O & A With WaleStylez: NYC Ghosts- A Photographic Essay

By Walter Rutledge

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WaleStylez aka Adewale Adekanbi is a photographer who has a special affinity for New York City. NYC Ghosts focuses on places with a past, that are forgotten and outlooked; on the verge of decay a ghost of their former form and function. A fan of  black and white silvertone prints he pays homage to the genre. Continue reading

(Repost) 4/1/14 O&A NYC DANCE: Martha Graham – Appalachian Spring and Rite of Spring

By Walter Rutledge

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The recent all too-short season of the Martha Graham Dance Company at New York City Center was a resounding artistic success. The company performed two programs of Graham classics and stunning new works by Nacho Duato and Andonis Foniadakis. The Saturday March 22 evening program included two Graham classics Appalachian Spring (1944) and Rite of Spring (1984).  Both works reinforced the fact that Graham was not only as a master craftsman, but also as an artist with a strong sense of classic form, structure and design. Continue reading

Paul Taylor’s Marathon Cadenzas

By Walter Rutledge 

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Paul Taylor’s Marathon Cadenzas, his 141st work, premiered on Friday, March 14 at the David Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. The ensemble work for twelve dancers was inspired by the 1969 Sidney Pollack film They Shoot Horses Don’t They?, which depicts a depression era dance marathon. Continue reading

A Video Preview of the Herb Ritts Supermodel Photography Exhibition

By Walter Rutledge

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The Edwynn Houk Gallery,745 Fifth Avenue, will present an exhibition of rare, vintage photographs by celebrated American photographer Herb Ritts through March 22. The exhibition focused exclusively on the five models in his iconic work, Stephanie, Cindy, Christy, Tatjana, Naomi, Hollywood, 1989. Continue reading