Chagall and The Crucifixion The Marc Chagall exhibit, Love, War, and Exile, currently on display at The Jewish Museum of New York, focuses on works from a relatively obscure time in Chagall’s illustrious career. Born in Russia on July 6th … Continue reading
Joshua Hirth
In my animation I attempted to relay the emotions and motifs of life/death, shadow, and mystery. I used a red plate as my backdrop throughout the entire animation, which to me acts … Continue reading
As I was watching Nosferatu I couldn’t help but think of how my grandparents would have reacted when watching it as children when it first came out in 1922. I kept on wondering if they were actually frightened by the … Continue reading
Oren Hod is an Israeli born videographer, actor, and entrepreneur. He currently lives in New York and San Francisco where he is working on creating a marketplace called VeedMe that connects videographers and companies. When he is not busy with … Continue reading
The New York Times article entitled “Legal Tussle Over Statue Turns Nasty” discusses a controversial legal battle regarding an ancient Cambodian statue. In March of 2011 a Cambodian sand statue depicting the god Duryodhana was intended to go up for … Continue reading
As I was reading Shostakovich ‘s “The Nose” I couldn’t help but think of the men and women who return home from war injured or missing limbs. As the Opera portrayed Kovalyov’s struggle to regain his nose all I could … Continue reading
Black & white & sludge all over, living the bug life @MetamorphosisBallet #RoachingAround #JewelAtJoyce #UnconventionalGenius … Continue reading
Art has been used as a mode of expression and individualism since its ‘invent’ many thousands of years ago. It has been used to portray love and hate, beauty and disgust and resonates with in each of us in its … Continue reading
A sizable part of my identity and what defines me is my religion. Throughout Kafka’s Metamorphosis I found myself comparing Gregor’s newfound identity as a cockroach to that of the Jews during his time. I was specifically reminded of the … Continue reading