As with previous generation-defining tragedies, many can recite where they were or what they were doing when they heard our country was under attack. The carnage, heroism and sadness of that day still linger in the collective memory of America — an event that defined the beginning of a new stratum in the layers of […]
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In it for ‘Life’
Alexander Dinelaris’ 2009 drama, “Still Life,” is set in New York City among characters that not too long ago were known as “yuppies.” So how goes it with this socioeconomic group once so full of themselves? According to Dinelaris, they are dissatisfied, unfulfilled and suddenly have realized that time rolls on inexorably. As the Grim […]
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The Sweet Life
Purported to be a rom-com for those who dislike rom-coms, the 2003 work is unfortunately as generic and unremarkable as its title. That’s too bad, because I was an insta-fan of James Lorinz since his inspired turn in Frank Henenlotter’s notorious “Frankenhooker” of 1990. Here, now with a Pooh belly he hides beneath flame-embossed bowling […]
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Shadow play
While other photographers comb inner cities in search of gritty street imagery, Lynn Stern painstakingly constructs an abstract world of light and shadow in her small, New York City studio. She uses indirect light to create haunting, black-and-white scenes that defy modern expectations of the art form. “A lot of people in the photography world […]
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Sleeping beauty
Constructed of chrome rods and bound by cables, the sculpture snakes at 73 feet long. It made its debut last week, after traveling around the world for stops at the likes of New York City’s Museum of Modern Art. New York-based artist Kenneth Snelson made three such 3-D sculptures. “It’s a privilege to be able […]
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We Live in Public
Josh Harris is “the greatest Internet pioneer you’ve never heard of.” That’s true, despite the sheer amount of press he received in all his ventures, both online and off. That says a lot about how fleeting fame can be when tied to the Web, and the 2009 documentary “We Live in Public” — showing Wednesday […]