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Month: May 2018

ARTISTS SUEJIN JO AND JAMIE MARTINEZ ON THE ALLURE OF THE TRIANGLE

Triangle Dialogues Through May 26th, 2018 Chashama: 485 Madison Avenue, New York City Artists Suejin Jo and Jamie Martinez have teamed up for a show, "Triangle Dialogues," highlighting their shared investigation of the triangle in their abstract painting. Besides the subject matter of their artwork, Jo and Martinez share another trait: both are immigrant artists.…

TIMESTALKS TO HOST PUSSY RIOT & MARINA ABRAMOVICH IN CONVERSATION ON MAY 14TH

TimesTalks: Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova & Marina Abramovich May 14th, 2018, 7:00pm Florence Gould Hall: 55 East 59th Street, NYC Tickets HERE Following the success of the recent TimesTalks Festival, the program of live performances and conversations has announced its next event, this time hosting Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova and performance artist Marina Abramovich. The two…

IOWA PASSED THE MOST RESTRICTIVE ABORTION BILL IN THE UNITED STATES. NOW WHAT?

On May 4th, Iowa governor Kim Reynolds signed one of the most restrictive abortion bills in the United States. Dubbed the "heartbeat bill," the new legislation would ban abortions after six weeks, the point at which doctors can detect a faint heartbeat in a fetus. However, many women don't even realize they're pregnant at six…

FEELING WITH EMPATH DAVID SAUVAGE

Call them psychics, mind-readers, hacks or just particularly sensitive, but empaths such as David Sauvage believe their uncanny ability to sense the emotions of others isn't simply a hallmark of compassion, but a unique trait that merits scientific research. Sauvage, a New York-based self-proclaimed empath, used to work as a commercial director, branding videos for…

TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2018: GET THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS

This year's Tribeca Film Festival announced the winners of its competition categories as the week-long event came to a close on April 29th. "Diane," a drama written and directed by Kent Jones (and produced by Martin Scorsese) lead with three awards including the prestigious prize for Best Narrative Feature. The Nora Ephron Award honoring a…

BILL COSBY’S CONVICTION & THE FUTURE OF THE #METOO MOVEMENT

On April 26th, a jury found Bill Cosby guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand, the former director of operations for Temple University’s women’s basketball team, in 2004. Cosby intially met Constand in 2002 through a mutual friend. Before the assault, the two shared a mentor-mentee relationship. In 2005, after confiding in her mother…

PHOTOGRAPHER KIKE ARNAL ON DOCUMENTING THE LATIN AMERICAN TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY & HIS NEW BOOK, ‘REVEALING SELVES’

At the core of his work, photographer Kike Arnal tells stories that many choose to gloss over or ignore. His previous series have explored subjects such as the impact of cluster bombs on on civilians, the wealth gap in Washington D.C. and the Christian community in Bethlehem, Palestine. His most recent book, "Revealing Selves: Transgender…

BAILEE MADISON: ACTRESS, WRITER, PRODUCER, DESIGNER

From appearing in the 2007 cinematic adaptation of beloved young adult novel "Bridge to Terabithia" to starring in this year's blood-soaked horror flick "The Strangers: Prey At Night," Bailee Madison has been acting for over a decade, a notable feat considering she's only 18-years-old. Besides acting, Madison also writes (her book, "Losing Brave," was published…

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