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The topic of water was on everyone’s minds last summer, and artists were no exception, as demonstrated by Studio Aiello’s over-the-top doris laughton: theSplatphenomenon2003. In it, Laughton used the shape a drop of water makes when it hits a hard surface to inspire scores of prints, photos, sculptures and a video. Her interest in hydrostatics was very fruitful aesthetically, so nearly everything in the show was successful visually — particularly the monumental outdoor pieces.