Monthly Archives: November 2011

The Artist Formerly Known as OSS 117

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

A black and white, mostly silent story of Hollywood at the advent of the talkies, “The Artist,” is told through light and pure emotion. The plot is simple: an A-list silent film star, George Valentin (Jean Dujardin), falls from the … Continue reading →

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1982-Now

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

The first time I photographed Keith Haring, he came to my studio.  It was May 1981 and he was still drawing in the subways–white on black, transforming empty areas that had not yet been covered with advertising posters.  I obscured … Continue reading →

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Democracy is in the Streets: Foley Sq. 11/17/11

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

OWS: 2 months.  The Struggle Continues.  La Lucha Continua.

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#OWS 2.0

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

After yesterday’s 1:00 am upheaval, protesters are back in Michael Bloomberg’s new and improved Zuccotti Park (all-nighters, upright, ok; sleepovers, a little lie down, not so much).  And although today in the steady rain, the occupiers’ numbers were quite diminished, … Continue reading →

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No. We Can.

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

Ohio voters overwhelmingly voted  no today on Issue 2 (whether to vote yea or nay on referenda sometimes can seem counterintuitive), rejecting Senate Bill 5 and overturning the legislation supported by Governor John Kasich which had stripped more than 350,000 public employees … Continue reading →

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Those Eyes

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

In “Charlotte Rampling: The Look,” the amazing German fashion photographer Peter Linderbergh says to the eponymous subject of  Angelina Maccarone’s documentary that he wouldn’t be able to look at her ”like this” without his camera. I know my cameras provide a … Continue reading →

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