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The Shark’s Fin
A Battle in Images
Political posters and propaganda on view at LACMA shed light on a tumultuous period in Germany’s history, when art served as a catalyst for change.
In the fall of 1918, as soldiers returned home from war and the Western world turned inward to begin its slow recovery, a new fight broke out in Germany. In late October, as Germany’s defeat appeared imminent, disillusioned sailors in the German Imperial Army mutinied, setting off a series of worker strikes across the nation. The country fell into turmoil, and by November, Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated power and fled, leaving a flimsy German Republic in … Continue Reading ››
Larry Sultan’s Porn Stars, Mezuzahs, Migrant Workers, and Jewish Mothers
In the late photographer’s first career retrospective, the ‘aroma of daily life’ lives forever
Over the course of 35 years, Larry Sultan, the late contemporary photographer, photojournalist, and teacher, turned his lens on subject matter as diverse as his parents, migrant workers, and porn stars, challenging photographic conventions at every turn. Through a striking use of natural light, unexpected composition, and an enthusiasm for mining humor from everyday life, Sultan created photographs that are visually arresting and ripe with narrative possibilities. Among the works in the current retrospective, Larry Sultan: Here and Home, now on view at the Los … Continue Reading ››
San Francisco museum finds 200-year-old DNA in African works
De Young’s research could improve authentication by identifying the species of trees used
A collection of Sub-Saharan African sculpture from a private US collection has undergone DNA analysis to identify the species of tree used to create the works. The process could be used to authenticate pieces and to provide scholars with more information about the cultures that made them.
The longtime African art collector Richard Scheller, a leading biochemist and an executive vice-president at the biotech corporation Genentech, is working with Lesley Bone, the chief curator at the De Young … Continue Reading ››
Is Chaim Soutine the Great Overlooked Jewish Painter of Modernity?
A new gallery show helps reassess the Lithuanian-born artist’s important work—and reveals it as anything but tragic
On a quiet block in Chelsea, nestled among dozens of contemporary art exhibitions, a small but ambitious show has just opened seeking to give one of the great modern masters his due. Life in Death: Still Lifes and Select Masterworks of Chaim Soutine , on view through June 14 at Paul Kasmin Gallery, is the first in a series of exhibitions the gallery will present meant to re-contextualize the work of Lithuanian-born artist Chaim Soutine.
Soutine’s … Continue Reading ›› John Buffalo Mailer’s Fave Antique: The Typewriter His Dad Used to Write “The Naked and the Dead”
John Buffalo Mailer is a renaissance man of sorts, an actor, playwright, editor, and author who lives and works in his native Brooklyn. The youngest child of noted writer Norman Mailer and Norris Church Mailer, Buffalo Mailer has written several screenplays, including "Hello Herman," produced a documentary adaptation of Naomi Wolf's "The End of America," and collaborated with his father on a book of interviews. Most recently, Mailer starred as a young incarnation of his father in Matthew Barney’s epic film "River of Fundament."
Buffalo Mailer lives in a two-bedroom apartment teeming with books and … Continue Reading ›› Peek at artist Dotty Attie’s “mountain man with dementia” home decor in Gramercy
Dotty Attie is an artist who, since the 1970s, has been exploring issues of gender identity, politics and culture through thought-provoking works that reimagine famous paintings and photography, combined with original texts. Last year she was inducted into the National Academy, and her work was the subject of a solo exhibition at PPOW Gallery in Chelsea.
For three decades she has lived in a four-story 1848 townhouse in Gramercy, where her sons grew up and where her studio is today. An avid collector, Attie’s home is teeming with eclectic tchotchkes and great vintage finds. Her favorite part, though, is a wall in her … Continue Reading ›› An ice water deluge and dead pigeons: comedian Judy Gold’s roommate horror stories
Emmy Award-winning actress and stand-up comedian Judy Gold has appeared on "Celebrity Wife Swap," “Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off” and “Chopped All-Stars." A former writer and producer for "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," she is also the creator of two one-woman plays, "The Judy Show—My Life as a Sitcom" and "25 Questions for a Jewish Mother."
Gold has lived on the Upper West Side for 30 years, arriving in the city after graduating from college in New Jersey. She now rents a two-bedroom in the West 90s with her family, but before that, she had … Continue Reading ›› Professional organizer Lisa Zaslow shares the secrets to staying clutter-free
Getting organized in a New York City apartment is a nightmare. No matter how much of a minimalist you are, there's never enough space, and once things fall into disarray, summoning the mental energy to whip your place into shape can feel impossible.
Lisa Zaslow, the founder and organizational guru behind Gotham Organizers—who's been featured on HGTV, Martha Stewart Radio, and Fox & Friends, and in the New York Times and Real Simple magazine—has made a career out of helping New Yorkers confront these problems, with a service that offers hands-on in-home or office … Continue Reading ››
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