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THE INAUGURAL FILM of postwar queer cinema and a watershed event in the history of the American avant-garde, Kenneth Anger’s Fireworks of 1947 is an autobiographical account of the awakening of desire. Shot when the filmmaker was only seventeen years old,1 the film is the sadomasochistic fantasy of a young man, played by the teenage Anger, who dreams he is sexually assaulted by a gang of sailors. Like its young author, the film was precocious. Made in the immediate aftermath of World War II, j...

The Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, is pleased to announce its spring exhibition, Estelio, featuring work past and present of Puerto Rican artist Mónica Félix.As part of the Great Hall Exhibition series, the exhibition continues a commit

A news release from New York University (NYU) announced that the Institute of Fine Arts will present “Estelio,” and exhibition by Puerto Rican artist Mónica Félix. “Estelio” will incorporate both in-person and virtual experiences, including the online exhibition opening on March 24, on view on the Institute of Fine Art’s website www.ifa.nyu.edu until June 23,…

I was asking for something specific and perfect for my city, Whereupon lo! upsprang the aboriginal name[1] Now I see what there is in a name, a word, liquid, sane, unruly, musical, ...