David D'Arcy
This impressive show of more than 32 works concentrates on what Isamu Noguchi could do with stone, sometimes just leaving it in abstract forms, either raw or polished, often imagining it (and cutting it) into what were meant to be essential shapes.
A trio of worthwhile docs at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival tour a city, stroll beneath the surface of the world, and stride through an inspirational life.
“Art is anything you can get away with,” said Marshall McLuhan. Three films that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival suggest that he was right.
As always, the festival supplied some revelations, plus films from countries now prominent in the news.
Two art exhibitions in New York should be seen multiple times. Each will deepen your appreciation of a great artist. Neither is mobbed with visitors. Each, in this wildly overpriced city, is absolutely free.
Three films that stood out at this year’s annual festival at the Museum of Modern Art and Film at Lincoln Center.
In Berlin, the closest thing to a consensus on “Kontinental ’25” was that the film didn’t measure up to Romanian director Radu Jude’s customary standards. My view is that the critics didn’t look hard enough.
A review of two fine backstage (or offstage) comedies at the Berlinale — “Blue Moon” and “Koln 75”.
Two heartfelt documentaries about the Hamas attack and hostage-taking have premiered at this year’s Berlinale and have been received respectfully, even welcomed.
Films can transform the way that their subjects are seen, sometimes by just making a subject visible. That was the case with three films which were among the best that I saw at Sundance this year.
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