Even though his more social-commentaryish stuff is rougher-hewn than the studies, theyre what ultimately led him to the remarkable renown he enjoys today, with work mounted on the walls of such cultural arbiters as Mick Jagger and, um, Sly Stallone. But forget Sly for a moment these are striking images. Lifeless men in business suits, hideously adorned in what look like long, pointy dunce caps over their faces, sitting around in ugly gray places that look ready to suck the life out of them the moment they express any feeling. Or another work called Madonna & Child that looks like sacred iconography from a satanic version of Planet of The Apes. The Eaton Gallerys current A Painters Prints: John Alexander Retrospective is stirring enough that the whole things headed to The Smithsonian the moment it leaves here. Itll be at Eaton (435 Gardenia St., West Palm Beach) through January 26th. Admissions free, and the gallerys open from 10 a.m. 5 p.m. Visit www.eatonart.net, or call 561-833-4766.
Dec. 12-Jan. 26, 2007