Author Archives: jolanta

"You should say yes to every possibility. It’s simple, just go and try it. Film Section: THE TECHNICAL WRITER By Tarvis Watson   THE TECHNICAL WRITER       "You should say yes to every possibility. It’s simple, just go and try it. And then you’ll know," so says the dying Camille to Jessup, her […]

Screening at MoMA in January 2005, Chain (USA 2004), is the long awaited first feature length film from Jem Cohen. In a career that has made a study of the lapse of time, the meaning of place and the effect of both on the individual, Chain is an essay in cultural critique that pulls strands […]

The box is a miniature remake of the barracks of Tule Lake concentration camps in 1944, where the Yonemoto family had been incarcerated. It is built with slats, its inside covered with black tar paper. An image of DNA, sculpted by Norman Yonemoto, shines in the right-hand corner of a box—a DNA double helix, made […]

In celebration of the bi-centennial of Haiti’s independence, Haitian filmmakers Michele Stephenson and Guetty Felin have put together a one-time film festival to give homage to Haitian cinema. Films from Afar: An Interview with Haitian Filmmakers By Jessica Ann Peavy In celebration of the bi-centennial of Haiti’s independence, Haitian filmmakers Michele Stephenson and Guetty Felin […]

Alex Harsley purchased his first "real" camera, an Exacta XV, in 1959. Later that year he was employed as a messenger for the New York District Attorney. He soon acquired the position of photographic technician at the office. Harsley furthered his dedication to the photographic process by founding the Minority Photographers Group, in Harlem and […]

In DOWN TO THE BONE first time feature director Debra Granik gives us a window into Irene’s (Vera Farmiga) struggle with cocaine addiction… Film Section: "THE ENSEMBLE" DOWN TO THE BONE / DIRECTOR: Debra Granik By Rita Michel Debra Granik In DOWN TO THE BONE first time feature director Debra Granik gives us a window […]

I arrived at Schipol Airport early in the morning. Architecture Section: Red Eye, Red Light, Red Alert: Smirnoff Button Room, By Tia Blasingame         Red Eye, Red Light, Red Alert: Smirnoff Button Room,         I arrived at Schipol Airport early in the morning. Sleepless, I was exhibiting signs of […]

Jess Benjamin grew up on a cattle ranch in Cozad, Nebraska surrounded by prairie weeds, hay bales and miles upon miles of fencing. The 22 ceramic sculptures, all created during the past two years, were rooted in those vast plains, with the harsh rural landscape serving as her visual stimulus. Only the second woman to […]

"Who am I impersonating today? Which face do I wish to show to the world? The Guise of Disguise By Amelia Black     Session VII, Look 34, 1994, Lightjet photographic print, mounted on aluminum, Collection of Fergus Greer, Courtesy of The Michael Hoppen Gallery.     "Who am I impersonating today? Which face do […]