New York Stories

Wall Street Movie trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufNMfPwcZi8&playnext=1&list=PL898884B75E130C4D

Madoff Victims:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/04/madoff-victims-list-relea_n_164097.html

Madoff Penthouse

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2009/09/madoffs_penthouse.html#

Madoff interview

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/16/business/madoff-prison-interview.html?ref=bernardlmadoff

On May 7 an exhibition opened in Chelsea  showcasing 50 of Robert Mapplethorpe’s photographs.

The curatorial approach is pretty original; they asked one resident of each of the 50 states to pick a photograph and explain why.

FOR EXAMPLE: “An Illinois resident picked for its expression of “the human desire to hold something ethereal that cannot be held.”

Hand in Fire, 1985. Copyright Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation.

I decided to print this image from our trip to the gallery not only because I like it, but because it seems to fit well with the theme of this class.

For our discussion this week, I thought you’d like to see Patti Smith live:

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And here’s some of Robert Mapplethorpe’s photography.

I came across these two NY1 commercials about being a “real new yorker”. The first video reminded me of the discussion during class about being nonchalant when spotting a celebrity around the city.
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