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Welcome to the mind-scratching, head-bending, ball-banging world of BEGAT!
Finally, a book that belongs on your coffee table and/or in your bathroom, and vice versa. It even fits easily inside ANY pocket, that’s properly sized. It’s just that versatile! Bloated with hilaresy (heresy that’s really, really funny), Begat is an art book lovingly jammed inside a book about the same book. What book? Hicks surgically removed all references to religion from the Gospel of Matthew (New Testament) to reveal a world filled with elves, cannibalism, pubs, meth, raves, pot fields, country music, a starship, explosions, etc. Oh my!…
Observations
“Writing in the great traditions of Kurt Schwitters, William Burroughs and Mad Magazine (not to mention Mad Libs), Warren Hicks’ ‘Begat’ is an affectionate, irreverent, unapologetically juvenile, textual desacralization designed for maximum enjoyment.”
EXcERPTS
[Preface] …We were not allowed to wear shorts on church sanctioned trips. Sex! Sex! Sex! No! No! No! Church camp was inhumane. July in Oklahoma is hotter than a metal bucket full of fried monkey balls wrapped in an electric blanket underneath a giant, angry hairdryer.
To ensure that no sexual thoughts were generated at camp, we had to wear jeans while playing sports in the blistering sun. Obviously, there was no swimming pool. Swimsuits? Oh, hell no! Chlorine can’t wash away those sins.
When I was 12, I was kicked out of the car at the gate to this camp for the first time. All my friends went to normal camps that had swimming pools, canoeing, basket welding, ritual orgies, etc. The good stuff. Anyway, blah, blah, blah. I won the “Most Christ-like” award. Miracles do happen! Suck it, sinners!…
About
***** URGENT SIDEBAR *****
According to the Bible, true believers should forgive me if they find this book offensive, because that is what Jesus said they should do. I’m being serious! Read it!
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artifacts
Wow! Objects!
EVENTS
The first exhibition of BEGAT. A feast for the eyes!
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Who wrote this garbage?
Warren Hicks (the author) is a multidisciplinary artist and writer. Begat: According to Matt is his first book. Hicks works out of his studio at the _______ in downtown _______, ____.
Born and raised in _______, ____, Hicks studied _______ at _______ State University. Prior to graduation, he fled _______ under cover of darkness to _______, ____ to explore opportunities within the _______ industry. After twelve years of free _______ and _______ passes, he and his wife _______ relocated to _______, ____ in ____. Hicks briefly returned to _______ before launching his art career at the ripe age of ____. Hicks' work has been shown throughout the U.S. and Beijing, China.
Check out his “art” website! www.warrenhicks.com