Last night kicked off events for The New York Intellectuals Series at the packed Theresa Lang Student Center at the New School. Hosted by n+1 editors Keith Gessen and Mark Greif, the discussion featured Michael Walzer, the longtime editor of Dissent magazine and professor of political theory at Princeton. Walzer discussed Dissent’s beginnings at Brandeis, “where [...]
Author Archives: Sierra Feldner-Shaw
Daniel Perlin Builds a House
November 17, 2008 – 11:56 am
Ever look around at the frenzied construction of Bloomberg-era New York City and wonder how to turn it into art? On November 18th at Studio-X, multimedia artist Daniel Perlin will do just that, and in a novel way: using screws, glue, nails, sawhorses, an audio cassette and a laptop to question work and construction as [...]
Ben Greenman’s Postcard Project
November 11, 2008 – 5:07 pm
Brooklyn-based New Yorker editor Ben Greenman is looking for help with his new “highly fancy limited edition publication.” The book, Correspondences, is a collection of short stories written in epistolary form, and includes an unfinished story called “What He’s Poised to Do” that intentionally leaves gaps in the narrative.
“The Man is staying in a hotel. [...]
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
September 11, 2008 – 10:00 am
Much like it’s subject, Patti Smith: Dream of Life — a documentary about the legendary poet, singer and performance artist directed by Steven Sebring, now on view at the Film Forum — does not follow an expected path. Accompanying the singer and her friends and family through ten years of tours and travels, Sebring offers [...]
Rapid Response at Studio-X
August 28, 2008 – 12:19 pm
Tuesday night was the inaugural event for Rapid Response, a new series at Studio-X in New York that will be held through the fall, on the last Tuesday of every month. Billing itself as “an open and undetermined platform for quick response to events that have transpired over the last thirty days,” Rapid Response is [...]
