Plenty of writers have pondered what would have happend if the rule of Adolf Hitler had taken a different, perhaps even more horrific turn (Phllip Roth’s The Plot Against America comes to mind). The latest in this sort of “What If?” series comes from playwright Ariel Dorfman (most famous for Death And The Maiden, his meditation on vengeance), who has re-imagined the life of artist Pablo Picasso to have ended decades earlier, by the hands…

The visual arts scene around D.C. this week includes lots of new gallery and museum exhibits — keep reading for our picks. >> On Saturday, the long-awaited, 48th Annual Corcoran Biennial opens to the public. Curated by Jonathan Binstock and Stacey Schmidt, the Biennial (for the first time in years) includes several area artists as well as several international art stars. Look for the work of D.C. area artists Colby Caldwell, James Huckenpahler and Jeff…