Exploding heads for explosive times

“Everyone is an Alienígeno,’’ by Enrique Chagoya, in the show “From the Head and the Heart,’’ at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, Conn., through Nov. 10.

— Courtesy of Shark's Ink, Lyons, Colo.

— Photo credit: Bud Shark.

The show takes on a wide range of political and social topics. The pieces are recent creations representing artists’ views on various issues, including immigration, gun control, LGBTQ+ rights and others.

Aerial view of Norwalk, on Long Island. The richest folks tend to live near the water, in such sections as Rowayton. Norwalk is also headquarters for some big corporations and still has some manufacturing. It’s not entirely affluent: It has its share of poor neighborhoods, too.