Jim Carrey, right, with Dana Vachon, the co-author of Carrey’s novel, “Memoirs and Misinformation,” photographed on an iPad screen, connected from his home. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times) ...

Jim Carrey has been turning heads recently with a slew of paintings that lean on the genre of political satire. While many see the 56-year-old’s shift from comedy icon to activist painter ...

Jim Carrey at his gallery show in Los Angeles, “IndigNation: Political Drawings by Jim Carrey, 2016-2018,” on Oct. 21. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) By Jessica Gelt ...