Gen Art Film Festival got it right. In its 15th year, the festival opened with two very good films – the short “Patrol” written and directed by AFI graduate John Patton Ford and the feature “happythankyoumoreplease” written and directed by Josh Radnor. In “Patrol,” a divorced father goes to great lengths to impress his young [...]
GEN ART, the NYC “hipster-hype” fest for all things culture is gearing up for another interesting year. At it’s launch party Wednesday evening, held at 7 for All Mankind’s West Broadway locale, emerging talent mixed with some established/recognized talent in art, film(TV) and fashion. Filmmakers and budding stars shared their “war” stories on what might [...]
With the close of the perennial photography show in the United States, AIPAD has a host of reasons to celebrate. The photography market is firm. Dealers of all types specifically mentioned and publicly showed that sales were present. For those feeling the old tried and true images are out of reach, dealers had numerous contemporary [...]
Uneven in pacing (slow) and plot development (cryptic), Andrew Bujalski’s third feature film “Beeswax” overcomes some of these problems thanks to the great performances from the non-professional actors and his continued ability to capture awkward, fly-on-the-wall moments amongst the well-educated twenty and thirtysomething set. Some of these awkward moments are better than others. When Jeannie [...]
In the film LUBIE LOVE, filmmaker Mason Hayutin has a love-hate relationship with the truck he drives across country. He loves being on the open road but he recognizes that the cost – financial and environmental far out ways the benefits. While Hayutin is passionate about the subject matter he has chosen to report on [...]
The preservation and the celebration of old works of film is an infrequent occurrence unless one lives in New York City, where its commonplace. For example, The Film Forum is well-known for screening movies such as “Paris is Burning” and “Annie Hall” regardless of their age and availability on DVD. Ditto the MOMA and Walter [...]
Art Basel Miami and it’s satellite show relatives came to a strong close Sunday. The winners this year seem to be the return of astute collectors. In years past, throgs of ooglers filled the halls of the main convention center. This year there was a continuous pace of the more established. As the pre-eminent contemporary [...]
According to Bloomberg TV, Art Hamptons held in Bridgehampton was under attended and marginal at best. From our beat on the street, theSaturday attendance was far from the claim that the “mini-Art Basel” wasnow summering near the vineyards. Sure Tesla Motors might have beenhawking it’s ware’s to a crowd proud of their Bugati’s, Aston’s and [...]
With the 5th anniversary of “9.11 upon us, how ironic is the fact that the photographer of Raising the Flag at Iwo Jima just passed away at the age of 93. Because of instant awareness, 9.11 is ever embedded into our psychic. Times were different sixty-one years ago. It took days and days for the [...]
“Trumpet Tree Leaf” by Howard Schatz has been selected by Communication Arts’ Photography Annual 47, “the most prestigious international competition for personal, editorial and advertising photography.” The photograph will be the cover image for CA’s current issue and was part of Schatz’s fine art collection featured in Botanica, published by Bulfinch in 2005. A select [...]
