Archive for November 17th, 2005

I just left midtown and apparently there was a suspicious bag that had been unattended for a couple of hours. So the cops broke out the yellow tape and blocked traffic while they waited for the fire trucks to show up. 42nd St was completely empty between Broadway and 8th, which was strange and oddly peaceful.

DAVID CRONENBERG DIRECTOR’S DIALOGUE
Tuesday, November 29, 8pm

“We know that many of you missed out on our first David Cronenberg event, so we’ve invited him back, this time to speak one-on-one with a special guest interviewer (TBA) about the themes and ideas that have shaped his career and his unique cinematic vision, from THEY CAME FROM WITHIN to A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE.”

Tickets: $20 general public ($17 students, $15 Film Society members)

One of the things about living in this city is that there is art everywhere. I was reminded of this when I went to Max Fish, a regular ‘ol bar in the Lower East side, and saw three paintings on the wall as good as anything in a gallery.

Anders Olson, the artist, has bravely chosen three very personal and raw pieces to display. The first impression I had was that they were very different styles and techniques, one of the front room pieces looks like a collection of photographs while the one hanging in the back has a more symbolic and dreamlike feel to it. But upon closer inspection I realized that they were a series of self portraits, using a layering technique in different ways to convey the different aspects of the artist.

Below are a couple pictures I was able to get (right click and choose view image for a bigger size), but nothing compares to going down there and seeing it for yourself.