In Chantal Akerman’s Final Work, Two Tragedies Come Into Focus
“This is a hard, bitter book, full of feelings most people lack the courage to acknowledge.”
Spike Lee’s Wild, Wonderful World Of Jews
In various Spike Lee Joints, Jews have been scapegoats, turncoats, victims, allies, bystanders, exploiters, and friends.
For Garry Winogrand, All Great Photography Had To Be Jewish
Winogrand was the Augie March of American photography.
The Astronomical Force And Zen Cool Of Leonard Cohen
Even in his most harebrained projects, Cohen couldn’t help being cool.
What The New Left Could Learn From The Old Left
This may be the least exciting book ever written about taking to the streets, but I don’t mean that as an insult.
For An Art Rebel, Martha Rosler Proves Surprisingly Orthodox
Rosler seems to have converted to an inflexible sect of conceptual art, which sounds suspiciously like the thing she thought she was fleeing.
Before He Was A Genius, Stanley Kubrick Was A Wunderkind
Kubrick was, by most accounts, a nervous, quiet kid. He was also sharp and undeniably gifted with a camera.
Mandrakes, Dragons, Jews — And Other Monsters Of Medieval Times
“There’s a cavalcade of medieval monster artwork that lays bare the era’s anti-Semitism.”
The Melodramatic, Bloated, Indulgent Brilliance of Luchino Visconti
Visconti’s last films are a kind of middle finger raised at his critics.
