Commissioned to paint a vast canvas celebrating the triumphant Battle of Lepanto; the free-spirited Galactia creates instead a breathtaking scene of war-torn carnage. In her fierce determination to stay true to herself; she alienates the authorities and faces incarceration. Her younger lover Carpeta is approached to take over and seizes the assignment for himself.Howard Barkers Scenes from an Execution makes sixteenth-century Venice the setting for a fearless exploration of sexual politics and the timeless tension between personal ambition and moral responsibility; between the patronrsquo;s demands and the artistrsquo;s autonomy.Art is opinion; and opinion is the source of all authority.This edition includes a new essay by Howard Barker; entitled The Sunless Garden of the Unconsolled: Some Destinations Beyond Catastrophe.
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