Our Town - May 9, 2019

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The local paper for the Upper East Side

WEEK OF MAY

THE ART OF LIBERATION

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PANCREATIC CANCER: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW The disease is on the rise in the U.S. But for those at highest risk, screening is an option. P. 6 Estelle M. Horowitz on strike with fellow union activist Danny Gerzog at Long Island University. Photo courtesy of Janice M. Horowitz

MY MOTHER THE SOCIALIST HISTORY How a young girl from Yorkville became a force in the NYC labor movement BY JANICE M. HOROWITZ

On May Day, I had the thrill of seeing my mother, Estelle M. Horowitz, honored at an exhibit of labor leaders of New York at the Museum of the City of New York. Estelle had been an unabashed young socialist in the 1930s, a time when she and countless other New York City children of Jewish immigrants yearned for something better. I saw photos of my mother I had long forgotten, along

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A DEATH BY BICYCLE

East Side playground. Photo: Tzuhsun Hsu, via flickr

Another tragic accident highlights the need for safety regulations. P. 8

AN UES PLAYGROUND SHORTAGE KIDS Comptroller Scott Stringer’s new study shows construction hasn’t kept up with a growing population — and existing play spaces aren’t being well maintained BY JASON COHEN

A recent study by Comptroller Scott Stringer revealed that the Upper East Side does not have a sufficient number of playgrounds. The UES has eight total playgrounds, or 4.3 per 10,000 children, compared to the UWS, with

21 playgrounds and 9.8 per 10,000 kids. Stringer’s office released a report on April 27, “State of Play: A New Model for NYC Playgrounds,” which said playground construction is failing to keep up with the growing population of children in several neighborhoods and there is inadequate playground maintenance. Stringer also found that New York City ranks 48th in playgrounds per capita among the 100 largest American cities. “As a lifelong New Yorker who spent a lot of time in his neighborhood playground in Washington

Heights and as a proud father of two young boys, this issue hits close to home for Comptroller Stringer,” said spokesman Eugene Resnick. “There is nothing more important than the health and well-being of our children, and our city is defined by how we treat our kids. Access to playgrounds should not be defined by your zip code. And every neighborhood should be a place where children can live, play and grow. This proposal will make our playgrounds a priority for not only our children, but for future generations.”

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Triple-Parked on First Avenue There have been a lot of complaints (myself included) about misuse of bike lanes, bike riders not obeying the rules, etc. However, in defense of the lawabiding riders, how are they supposed stay in their designated lane when trucks are allowed to triplepark? Traffic enforcers passed this mess on First Avenue (photo) and not a single truck was ticketed. Linda Garvin Upper East Side

No Update on Protected CPW Bike Lane Last summer I stood in tears on Central Park West. I was at the memorial service for Madison Lyden, the young woman killed while riding a Citi Bike next to Central Park. As she rode with her friends, Madison avoided a double-parked car in the unprotected bike lane, and was victim to the driver in the travel lane who hit and killed her. This tragedy was avoidable and it was a failure of planning that led to the death of this dynamic, lovely young woman.

Placard Abuse: A Personal Encounter Michael Garofalo’s article on placard abuse in the April 18-24, 2019 issue of The Spirit couldn’t have come at a more opportune time. On April 16, 2019 I observed a car parked in front of 122 West 73rd Street (a residential street) with a placard in the windshield. It was there when I arrived at 9:00 a.m. and was still there at least until 3:50 p.m. the following day. As a result, the street sweeper was unable to clean the street. And the ticket agent would not ticket it because of the placard. It also caused a potential obstruction to trucks trying to pass because of cars that had double-parked to allow the street sweeper to do its job. I called 311 that morning but nothing was ever done. I also notified Lori Williams at Gale Brewer’s office who was happy to take the complaint and forward it to the local community board. I wonder how many placards are still being used by persons who are no longer employed by the agencies that issued the placard.

I was proud to be a member of Community Board 7 when we responded promptly, calling on the mayor to commit to Vision Zero and his promise to make streets safer. We endorsed a bold vision for a twoway, protected bike lane. We acted with the support of our elected ofďŹ cials and the community. And yet, eight months later we have heard no update from the Department of Transportation. With the warmer months upon us, our neighbors are demanding safe access to Central Park. We can’t wait another year for traffic calming measures, including better bicycle infrastructure (fully protected), and pedestrian safety improvements (daylighting — visibility at intersections — sidewalk bulb-outs for shorter crossing distances, pedestrian head-start at major intersections and more). We must not be complicit in another traffic-caused fatality. We call upon city planners to deliver a life-saving redesign of Central Park West. Sara Lind Upper West Side

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CRIME WATCH BY JERRY DANZIG VIOLENT MUGGING ON SECOND AVE. A mugging turned violent when the victim tried to reclaim her belongings, police said. At 6:20 p.m. on Monday, Apr. 22, a 28-year-old woman was walking north on Second Ave. between East 93rd and 94th Sts. when a man wearing a hoodie and blue jacket approached her in front of 1812 Second Ave. According to the police report, the perpetrator grabbed her shoulder from behind and turned the victim around. He then snatched her purse. When she tried to take back her purse, the report said, the mugger punched her in the nose before riding off on a white bike, heading north. The stolen items included a pair of Apple AirPods valued at $160, a black Kate Spade wallet worth $121, an Amazon Fire Kindle tablet selling for $80, an MTA monthly MetroCard valued at $21, an Old Navy purse selling for $15, a New Jersey driver’s license and a TD debit card, making a total stolen of $397.

BARBER BURGLAR It seems as if one burglar may be planning to set up his own barber shop. At 4:38 a.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 17, a man entered the Shanntil & Co Barber Shop at 1211 Lexington Ave.

STATS FOR THE WEEK Reported crimes from the 19th precinct for the week ending Apr 28 Week to Date

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by breaking the front door glass. He was later seen on surveillance video ransacking the establishment and removing property. The stolen items included six Andis clippers valued at $2,000, fifteen pairs of scissors worth $4,000, fifty Hu products selling for $1,000, twenty Crew products tagged at $1,000, $1,000 in cash and two blow dryers worth $300. The cost of fixing the broken window came to $1,500, for a total loss to the proprietors of $10,800.

NICKED NECKLACE At 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 17, police said, the 47-year-old female manager of the Oui! jewelry boutique at 1031 Lexington Ave. was helping

other customers when a man entered the store and took an item from a store shelf before leaving without paying. The stolen item was a 14-karat gold and diamond necklace valued at $2,500.

TRASHMAN ARRESTED Police continued their crackdown on wayward garbage truck drivers. At 1 a.m. on Friday, Apr. 19, a police officer witnessed a 27-year-old man driving a green 2019 Kenworth garbage truck north on First Ave. between East 69th and 70th Sts. The officer observed a man standing on a step at the back of the truck, a moving vehicle violation. In addition, a computer check revealed that the driver was driving with a

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suspended license, the charge for which he was duly arrested.

TEENS ARRESTED AFTER TWO BAR INCIDENTS According to police, at 2:42 p.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 24, a 32-year-old woman was sitting in The Penrose bar at 1590 Second Ave. with her wallet on the bar when a 15-year-old male youth took the wallet when she wasn’t looking. Later, unauthorized charges turned up on the woman’s debit cards at multiple locations and bank ATMs,

police said. Then, at 5:20 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, the manager of The Penrose alerted a police officer that the same 15-year-old youth and another male youth were accosting customers, asking for donations to a sports team. The two youths were arrested. The 15-year-old was charged with robbery, fraudulent accosting and resisting arrest. The second youth, age 14, was charged with fraudulent accosting and, after he was found to be in possession of a scalpel blade, criminal possession of a weapon.

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When “Jeopardy� host Alex Trebek announced in early March that he had stage 4 pancreatic cancer, the disease hit the public’s radar, triggering the usual mix of garbled information and fear. So, just what is the pancreas, and who is at risk of developing pancreatic cancer?

The pancreas is a gland that sits behind the stomach and produces hormones that regulate blood sugar and digestive enzymes. When the cells that make up the pancreas grow in an uncontrolled manner, this can develop into pancreatic cancer.

Rare but Deadly Unfortunately, pancreatic cancer is on the rise. By some estimates, as soon as next year it may become the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., after lung cancer. However, the disease is still relatively rare: 56,770 new cases are expected in 2019, accounting for ap-

proximately 3 percent of all cancers. In comparison, 271,270 new breast cancers, 228,150 new lung and bronchus cancers, and 145,600 new colorectal cancers are expected in 2019. But the problem is that the symptoms of pancreatic cancer, which include weight loss, dark urine and abdominal pain, do not usually appear until the later stages, making it quite difficult to treat. Eighty percent of all cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage, and at that point there is only approximately an eight percent chance of surviving for another ďŹ ve years.

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Screening Options Once we have information about genetic risk, we can talk about whether someone is a candidate for pancreatic cancer screening. Even without doing genetic testing, some people with multiple affected family members (such as a mother and maternal grandfather) may be candidates for screenings. Current consensus-based guidelines suggest that those at the highest risk may consider annual screening, with either magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). DNA testing also has the potential to help patients with pancreatic cancer. Recent studies have found that from 4 to 20 percent of pancreatic cancer patients carry mutations that can be passed down to other generations. Identifying these mutations can help patients fight pancreatic cancer, because they might respond differently to certain chemotherapy protocols and other targeted treatment therapies that are now being used for some of the BRCA1/2 mutation carriers, as well as Lynch syndrome patients. It can also provide critical information to a patient’s family members who are considering genetic testing and/or screening for other cancers.

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gests that diabetes, including type 2, may also be a risk factor for, and a consequence of, pancreatic cancer. A recent study from the Mayo Clinic found that some pancreatic cancer patients had elevated fasting blood sugar levels, a marker of diabetes, three years prior to their cancer diagnosis. Researchers are now interested in whether a new diagnosis of diabetes should trigger a workup for pancreatic cancer. That said, the vast majority of cases of type 2 diabetes, which is on the rise in the U.S., are not related to pancreatic cancer; more studies are needed to determine which newly diagnosed diabetes patients should be evaluated for the disease. If you think you may be at increased risk for pancreatic cancer, be it a family disease or the recent onset of diabetes, be sure to keep an eye open for these symptoms: • Jaundice (yellowing of the eyes and skin) • Abdominal pain • Dark urine • Light-colored stools • Weight loss If you have any of these symptoms, please speak with your doctor. If you are concerned about your risk factors, especially if there is a family history of pancreatic cancer, don’t hesitate to ask us about genetic testing and whether you may be a candidate for pancreatic screening. Aimee Lucas, MD, MS is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at The Mount Sinai Hospital

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A DEATH BY BICYCLE BY BETTE DEWING

Donna Sturm, who was crossing 57th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues when she was felled by a cyclist who ran a red light, has died. Strum, 67, suffered traumatic brain injuries in the April 24 accident. If ever a “How long, dear Lord, how long?” lament applied. And it’s not only in New York City — my Sacramento-based late cousin’s foster daughter telephoned, “I thought of you today when TV news called for bicycles to stop running red lights.” To my knowledge, the April 25 item at the bottom of page 19 in the Daily News was the only print medium airing this grievous injury story. A photo showed the roped off

scene of the crime. But CBS and the News had conflicting addresses But that’s a quibble, because, as the victim’s employer said on CBS, “All we who work and live in the city do so at our peril because of bikes speeding through red lights at intersections, and going the wrong way. They should all have license plates for accountability. We pray for Donna’s recovery from this tragedy.”

Vision Zero for Bikes Would it were not all intersections, and not only prayers are needed but concerted action by Donna’s company, Verdura jewelry, to organize against these ubiquitous threats — a Vision Zero program related to bike inflicted injuries and deaths. Aside from my Pedestrians First

group effort, the only other such endeavor occurred 10 years ago when the wife of 51-year-old Stuart Gruskin formed a safe traffic foundation after his wrongful death by a wrong-way-riding food delivery bicyclist. And it was only because of the wife’s million dollar lawsuit against the restaurant, that there was media coverage of this death. Sadly, the foundation no longer exists, but Stuart’s mother forever mourns the terrible loss of her son. And consider that Donna Sturm may also have a mother, father and children, whom media often forget. Which also relates to what was intended to be a Mother’s Day column. Remember Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, an invaluable group, and how a comparable group, with fathers also, is needed to protest cyclists’ lawless riding. The mayor’s most admirable Vision Zero program came about only because parents grieving over children killed by cars de-

manded attention be paid. And if Donna Sturm and Stuart Gruskin had been children, infinitely more attention would be paid to cyclist’s habitual traffic law-breaking. And there would be registration and license plates for all city bicycles.

Speak Up! Ironically, few know that commercial bikes must have identifying plates and their company name on their jackets. But do they? The Department of Transportation has always resisted license plates and registration for noncommercial bikes, nor acknowledged the extent or the danger of bikes running lights, riding the wrong way, failing to yield, not to mention speeding. This safe traffic activist believes all city bikes should make a nice little sound — for riders’ safety, as well as others sharing these high density streets. Of course, pedestrians must obey the laws.

REFLECTIONS OF AN IVY LEAGUE ATHLETE BY STEPHAN RUSSO

The college admissions scandal took another explosive turn last week with the news that a Chinese family had paid the private college counselor William Singer $6.5 million to get their daughter into Stanford, claiming she was a competitive sailor. As I’ve followed the news, I confess to feeling a bit uneasy. I harkened back to my own admissions trauma in the late 1960s. I was a recruited athlete who, to this day, claims I never would have been become an Ivy League graduate if I were not really good at handling a lacrosse stick and scoring goals. My alma mater will remain nameless, but the vivid memories of that time trigger a certain level of anxiety and insecurity to this day. The college admission system’s inequity and unfairness are nothing new. I recently came across an article

from an old colleague who has written extensively on the college admission process. He doesn’t deny that aspects of the system are crooked and the pressure parents feel is off the charts. But he contends that the American education system remains the envy of the world and defends universities as they compete to admit a diverse class with the right number of oboe players along with skilled athletes. Besides, the failure to be admitted to one’s first choice hardly destines one to failure. Life is long and the path to personal fulfillment has many twists and turns. As a parent of two thirty-somethings, I can attest to that. I still believe that a college degree is the most powerful social justice equalizer. I was a middle-class kid who grew up on Long Island and was oblivious to the turmoil of the times. My personal and political transformation

would catch up with me a few years later when I left the confines of suburban living. My father was a dressmaker — in the rag business as they would say — who never attended college and escaped from the Brooklyn sidewalks to give his children “a better life.” He had little knowledge of the higher education world beyond completing high school. Yet when recruiting letters began to come in, my parents didn’t hesitate to support the idea that I might find a school that would be beyond my reach. They arranged for a private SAT tutor every Saturday so I could raise my scores. I took the exam three times with little change in results. My guidance counselor looked at my list of schools and said I was wasting my time. But I knew the school where I wanted to go ever since I had seen their lacrosse team play a game at Adelphi University. I loved the color of their

The author as a freshman in 1970. Photo courtesy of Stephan Russo

uniforms and dreamed of donning that same jersey some day. I was a good high school player on a County semifinal team if not a star. The college coach expressed interest in me and arranged to meet with my parents. I will never forget when he sat down in my living room and began his pitch. He was bit of a goofy

As usual, I urge concerned readers to contact elected officials and community boards listed in this paper’s Useful Contacts column. No more ignoring bike violations. We must talk about it, a lot, and when out on the streets, speak firmly but politely to the offenders. Use words like “Red-light runner!” “Wrong way!” and “Off the sidewalk please!” This would make a real difference. Remember: “All it takes for evil to triumph...” And I am most grateful for Susan Susskind’s safe travel help, and for contacting CBS TV. And how we need more community board members like Barry Schneider to support this still relatively unaddressed, unsafe and illegal behavior. And yes it relates to Mother’s Day, because a mother’s foremost concern is for her offspring’s’ safety and well-being -- one that lasts forever and ever. Amen.

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guy who wore a corduroy sports jacket and wool top hat. He said he’d love to have me at his school but I would have to raise my test scores. He encouraged me to apply early decision, said I wouldn’t be accepted early but would have a shot at regular admission. My response: “Coach, you get me in and I’m coming!” Well, he did get me in and the rest is history. Despite feeling that I didn’t belong (my long-haired freshman roommate took one look at me, with my crew cut, khaki pants and Brooks Brothers shirt when I entered our dorm room with a lacrosse stick and sneered), I ended up having a memorable college athletic career, and an intellectual experience which opened my eyes to the world beyond the locker room and deeply affected the life choices I have made. There were others in my high school class with more stellar academic credentials who weren’t admitted and were resentful that the sports angle gave me a leg up. But they, too, went on to have successful careers and happy lives. Isn’t that what really matters in the end?

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HELPING YOUNG SCIENTISTS SUCCEED SCHOOLS A gifted high school teacher is recognized for his unique ability to inspire his students BY MICHELLE NAIM

Vincent Joralemon teaches science at Frank McCourt High School on the Upper West Side. Among the challenging topics he covers with his students are genetic barcoding, bioengineering and neuroscience. But to hear him tell it, Joralemon isn’t exactly Einstein. “I don’t think I’m very good at science,â€? he said. “So I can understand where students who maybe don’t have a lot of experience in science are coming from.â€? Not very good at science? Tell that to the Society for Science and the Public, which recently awarded Joralemon a special grant to “mentor underrepresented and low income students and guide them in entering science research competitions.â€? Joralemon was one of just 60 teachers to receive the grant, out of applicants from 33 states and Washington, D.C. “He’s very passionate about conducting authentic research and rigorous scientiďŹ c experiments with students,â€? said Maya Ajmera, CEO of the Society, a non-proďŹ t organization that provides funding and support for underserved schools and teachers to enhance and further scientific research. “He’s really committed and passionate.â€? Since the program first launched in 2015, more than 2,000 students have worked with the Society’s Advocates, as the grant recipients are called. “Ninety percent of those students are lowincome, and seventy percent are of an under-represented ethnicity,â€? a spokesperson for the Society said.

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A Bond With His Students Joralemon, the only grant awardee from the New York City area, will receive a $5,000 stipend, an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington DC, and continued funding and support throughout the year as he continues to mentor his students and encourage them to meet the challenge of science competitions. (As one of eight “Lead Advocates,� he will also oversee groups of Advocates.) Frank McCourt High School primarily serves students from low-income or underserved backgrounds. “I don’t know what every student is going through,� Joralemon said. “But I try to make an environment in my class that students can bring their own experiences and solve problems based on their own experiences.� With his guidance, Joralemon’s students have created everything from a sensor that detects dislodgment of an endotracheal tube in neo-natal babies, to a lullaby-singing machine which starts if it senses a fussing baby.

Joralemon, who started his teaching career at Frank McCourt as he was ďŹ nishing his master’s degree in education, said the staff and administration really helped him get on his feet as an educator. He has forged close bonds with his students. He calls them “my kidsâ€? and spoke with pride about one student who stood out to him some years ago, “She could do anything, and she didn’t have crazy skills, she just believed in herself,â€? Joralemon said. “The thing I loved about her is, we never won anything, we just liked the process of it. And that’s the kind of lesson I take away.â€?

A Shared Vision Joralemon’s approach clearly resonated with the folks at the Society. “Our vision is that every young person in this country should know that they can be a scientist or engineer if that’s what they want to do,� said Ajmera. “We believe that competing in these science competitions [students will realize] ... ‘I can be a scientist.‘ or ‘I can be an engineer when I grow up.’�

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Thu 11 - Sun 12 REHEARSAL FOR TRUTH THEATER FESTIVAL: SPRING WEEKEND Bohemian National Hall 321 East 73rd St 7:00 p.m. Free bohemianbenevolent.org 646-422-3300 A showcase of emerging Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, and Slovak playwrights whose work reflects on current social and political issues. The plays have been translated into English and feature local New York performers and directors who will have the opportunity to try out the works onstage as part of the European Month of Culture. The program also includes a full Romanian production.

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BUSTER KEATON IN “SPITE MARRIAGE” (1929)

96th St Library 112 East 96th St 2:00 p.m. Free In this film directed, by Orson Welles, the spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved. nypl.org 212-289-0908

Library for the Performing Arts 40 Lincoln Center Plaza 2:30 p.m. Free This was Buster Keaton’s final silent feature and his last opportunity to work with a modicum of freedom before MGM clamped down on him with the arrival of sound. Little-seen and under-appreciated, this overlooked gem includes some of Keaton’s most famous routines, which he would recreate on stage and television into the 1960s. Guest piano accompanist: Makia Matsumura. nypl.org 917-275-6975

Fri 10 THE MECHANICS OF FLUIDS: BARTOSIK, KOTZE, NISHIMURA, SHICK ► 92Y 1395 Lexington Ave Noon $15 Award-winning choreographers, Kimberly Bartosik, Joanna Kotze, Mina Nishimura and Vicky Shick, renowned for their bright, thoughtful and challenging work, dance original zesty works and discuss. 92y.org 212-415-5500

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The Guggenheim 1071 Fifth Ave 11:00 a.m Reserve Online Celebrate Mother’s Day at The Wright and enjoy our new menu created for the occasion. Kids can decorate a cupcake to take home. Highlights from the menu include a lemon pancake with mascarpone cream and blueberries, crab cakes, and a free, special dessert just for mom. guggenheim.org 212-423-3500

Hunter College 695 Park Ave 7:30 p.m. Free The Hunter College Choir presents an All-Mozart program with free admission, featuring the Mozart Requiem plus other choral masterworks. The College Choir, full orchestra, professional and student soloists will perform under the direction of Maestro Michael Sheetz. hunter.cuny.edu 212-772-4000

LITPROV: TED CHIANG AND NATHAN ENGLANDER Symphony Space 2537 Broadway 7:30 p.m. $16 Led by Rakesh Satyal (No One Can Pronounce My Name), master storytellers Ted Chiang and Nathan Englander come together to read from their new books, “Exhalation” and “Kaddish.com.” First you’ll hear the author’s story as written, then comedians Rosebud Baker (Inside Jokes) and Michelle Buteau (Late Night Whenever), have five minutes to take the books’ themes and run with them. The catch? Our two brave comics haven’t quite done their reading. symphonyspace.org 212-864-5400

Wed 15 ▲POETRY OF CENTRAL PARK WALK WITH STEPHEN WOLF Meet at Naumberg Bandshell 6:30 p.m. $20 From its inception, Central Park was designed by Olmsted and Vaux as a work of art, free from “the incessant emphasis of artificial objects” and meant to be relished “through the eye.” Author and poet Stephen Wolf takes this guiding principle to include the mind’s eye, as well. Wolf is the guide for a unique contemplative walk through one special sliver of the park, which he first discovered in 1977 and has returned to countless times since. www.landmarkwest.org 212-496-8110

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THE ART OF LIBERATION A show in a gallery just blocks from the site of the Stonewall Inn captures the pain, struggle and triumph of a movement that changed the city and the country BY TEDDY SON

The new exhibit at the Grey Art Gallery at New York University commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, a series of violent clashes between members of the Greenwich Village gay community and New York City police. The Stonewall riots, as they are also known, kicked off on June 28, 1969 and are recognized as a turning point in New York and American history. As the gallery’s website explains, “Art After Stonewall, 1969-1989,” is the “first major exhibition to examine the impact on culture of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) liberation movement sparked fifty years ago...” The exhibit at the Grey Art Gallery focuses primarily on the 1980s, while a companion exhibit at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art concentrates on the 1970s. The show, organized by the Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio, and curated by Jonathan Weinberg, Tyler Cann, and Drew Sawyer, features three distinct themes: Things Are Queer; AIDS and Activism; and We’re Here!

Challenging Traditional Notions Things Are Queer “explores how the concept of queerness was developed as a way to resist categorizing people as straight or gay, female or male.” The section includes works by Diana Davies, Greer Lankton, Rink Foto and Arch Connelly. In Lankton’s “Ellen and Freddie,” two exotic-looking, gender-elusive dolls sit side-by-side on an upholstered armchair. The card describing the piece succinctly summarizes the main point of the Things Are Queer section, noting that the dolls “challenge traditional notions of beauty

IF YOU GO WHAT: Art after Stonewall, 1969-1989 WHERE: Grey Art Gallery, New York University, 100 Washington Square East; Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, 26 Wooster Street WHEN: Through July 20 Art after Stonewall, 1969-1989, at the Grey Art Gallery. Photo: Teddy Son

Keith Haring National Coming Out Day, 1988 Offset lithograph, 26 x 23 in. © Keith Haring Foundation

Adam Rolston I Am Out Therefore I Am, 1989 Crack and peel sticker, 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. Courtesy the artist

and gender.” Also in the section is the June 1989 issue of Homocore, the short-lived San Francisco magazine (1988-1991), with performance artist Jerome Caja on the cover, his skinny torso wrapped in belts. AIDS and Activism portrays the struggles of people whose lives were devastated by the AIDS epidemic, which had a major impact on a number of the artists featured in the exhibit. As the gallery explains, the artists of the 1980s “raised public awareness about HIV/AIDS through propaganda campaigns and public interventions.” Notable works here include Act Up posters and t-shirts with the famous SILENCE = DEATH slogan and iconic pink triangle splashed across them, and Adam Rolston’s crack-and-peel stickers

proudly displaying the phrase “I am Out, therefore I am.”

Get Used to It We’re Here! describes how, by the end of the 1980s, the LGBTQ presence had spread throughout the United States. The name is derived from the well-known slogan “We’re here! We’re Queer! Get used to it!”, which was chanted at demonstrations and LGBTQ rights event in the 1980s. This section is the largest of the three at Grey, with space in the main gallery and additional space dedicated to it in the lower level. Works on display include an excerpt from the White Face series by Lyle Ashton Harris, which explores the “contradictions of black queer identity in Reagan-era America.” Also on

display is Marlene McCarty’s “Love, AIDS, Riot,” a variation (on canvas) of Robert Indiana’s famous “Love” sculpture that substitutes the word F*** for the word Love. In addition to LGBTQ artists Scott Burton, Vaginal Davis, Catherine Opie, Andy Warhol and others, the exhibit features work by “straightidentified” artists like Alice Neel, Kiki Smith and Jean-Michel Basquiat, who engaged “with the newly emerging queer subculture” and addressed the struggles of their LGBTQ peers. As the gallery notes in its material about the exhibit, NYU faculty, staff and students have played important roles in “queer activism and the formulation of queer theory.” It seems natural that the Grey Art Gallery, just blocks from the site of the historic Stonewall events, is one of the settings for this important show.

Beyond Boundaries For this member of the NYU class of 2020, the exhibit at the Grey was the first time I experienced LGBTQ art up close. Coming from a relative-

ly conservative society, South Korea, I never had the chance to explore art created by openly queer artists. Even if I had, I doubt I would have given it much thought in the setting of Korea, where LGBTQ rights are slowly increasing, but still take a back seat compared with other issues. But “Art After Stonewall” has done a number on me. Studying the art more closely, looking at pictures and sculptures that I might otherwise have passed by, I began to decipher more intricate messages within. The struggles that these artists had to endure, the lengths they went to in order to get their work out, the pure freedom that they exercised when making this art. was palpable. Creating art gave them an outlet and a voice to portray their personal experience as freely as they could, with no boundaries whatsoever. The limitations society put on them did not apply in the world of art. It was their world, they made it, and someday the outside world would recognize it.

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Josh Strugatz, Vice President of Manhattan Redevelopment at Lenox Hill Hospital; Tony Hillery, Founder & Executive Director of Harlem Grown; and Mike Richter, former NY Ranger and President of Brightcore Energy pose with Harlem Grown students. Photo courtesy of Lenox Hill Hospital

Lenox Hill Hospital celebrated Earth Day recently by reopening “Victory Greens,” the city’s first hospital-based organic, edible rooftop garden. Children from Harlem Grown planted the first seeds of the season, and were joined by NY Rangers legend Mike Richter. Northwell Health has partnered with Harlem Grown, a local nonprofit that uses urban farming to alleviate generational poverty and food scarcity. In addition to opening Lenox Hill’s garden to the children, Northwell has

sent doctors, nurses and other staff to volunteer at the farms, read to children in their schools and host healthy teaching kitchens. “Victory Greens” opened in 2014, and was the first hospital-based garden of its kind in New York City. It is also meant to inspire healthy eating habits through events like cooking demonstrations and “snipping parties,” where staff members have the opportunity to gather their own herbs to cook with at home.

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public-private partnerships and nonprofit partnerships to build out 100 new Schoolyards to Playgrounds and another 100 through our Pavement to Playgrounds initiative. Ultimately, the comptroller and his staff found that the parks department and the city have not created enough playgrounds to keep up with the changing demographics and rising population. “While some communities enjoy dozens of playgrounds within walking distance of their homes, in others, parents must travel a signiďŹ cant distance to ďŹ nd suitable playgrounds for their children,â€? Resnick said. “To a large extent, these disparities are driven by a failure to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to changing demographics in our city. That’s a failure of planning, and the results fail our young children and families.â€? Meanwhile, Stringer’s report also found that hundreds of NYC Parks playgrounds were rated as “unacceptableâ€? by Parks Inspection Program inspectors due to multiple features being unsatisfactory, having a serious safety hazard or the playground having a failed cleanliness rating. “While NYC Parks has made tremendous strides to improve the safety and cleanliness of their facilities in the last several decades, there are still far too many playgrounds in disrepair,â€? the report stated. “Mov-

ing forward, the City should increase their budget for maintenance and operations, particularly in those neighborhoods where playgrounds have far too many “hazardous conditions.â€? Stringer called on the Parks Department to prioritize playground maintenance. However, the comptroller’s assertion that many playgrounds are unsafe or in bad shape is disputed by the Parks department. “It is a mischaracterization to say these sites are hazardous,â€? said Crystal Howard, Assistant Commissioner, Communications, NYC Parks. “Our Parks Inspection Program (PIP) is in place to ensure that our parks are safe, clean and hazard free. Hazards, as identiďŹ ed by our PIP inspectors, are speciďŹ c to conditions found in the park, they do not broadly categorize the park as a hazardous site — the cited issues range from plant thorns to cracks in pavement to hanging tree limbs.â€? Howard explained that the types of conditions NYC Parks categorizes as “hazardsâ€? through its PIP reports include: condom(s); graffiti— hate speech/biased/profanity graffiti; rodent holes; benches — sharp, damaged or splintered slat(s) and exposed reinforcement bar(s). When a condition presents a safety concern, according to Howard, it is reported and immediately repaired. If there is a broad hazardous condition, Parks closes the whole site.

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A STORE THAT’S OUT OF THIS WORLD Forbidden Planet is the jam-packed center of the pop-culture universe, conveniently located right here in Manhattan BY TEDDY SON

“Avengers: Endgame,” the final film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Infinity Saga, hit theaters late last month like a pop culture tsunami. Determined to see the original Avengers team up one last time, fans were breaking records for ticket sales even before the film opened on April 25. But cinemas weren’t the only businesses benefiting from the big event. Forbidden Planet, a store on Broadway at East 13th Street, directly across from the multi-screen Regal Union Square Stadium, has been a haven for pop culture fans, most definitely including Avengers people, for close to 40 years. And, thanks to a combination of “Endgame” mania and kids on the loose for spring break, April 24th was one of the busiest days in the store’s recent history.

We carry everything.” Forbidden Planet owner Jeff Ayers A Treasure Trove Which was just fine with owner Jeff Ayers, but he noted that the store is hardly dependent on movie releases. “We carry everything,” said Ayers, “pop culture, sci-fi, comics, horror, movies, graphic novel ... it’s really just anything. We’ve been like this since 1981.” He’s not exaggerating. Forbidden Planet is a treasure trove where fans of any pop culture genre can happily (and hungrily) prowl the merchandise for hours. Star Wars? Check. Harry Potter? Check. Game of Thrones? Check. Doctor Who? Jurassic Park? Superman? Check, check, check. On a recent visit, the front window held a life-size model of R2-D2, Luke Skywalker’s trusty astromech

droid, a bust clad in a Black Panther mask and a swarm of various figurines. Shelves and showcases filled with toys and action figures greet you as you enter the large, highceilinged space (the biggest location Forbidden Planet has occupied in its long history). There are Batman figures that cost hundreds and moveable T rex toys from Jurassic World for $50.

Buy It, Wear It, Read It, Collect It There are t-shirts for every taste hanging on the walls, from the familiar (hello again, Batman) to the literary (hey there, Edgar Allan Poe) to, well, whatever category a punked-up version of William Shatner belongs in. There is plenty of small stuff as well, including mugs, refrigerator magnets and key chains. Stranger Things and Game of Thrones appear to rule here, although they are still rivaled by the famed Superman logo, which is one of the easier things to put on a magnet. The back half of the store holds

racks and racks of comic books, graphic novels, board games and much more. Marvel and DC are plentiful, of course, but there’s also Fantagraphic, Drawn and Quarterly, lots of horror, anime, manga and horror manga. Even the 2004 teen phenomenon “Mean Girls” makes an appearance in book form, albeit as a rather late addition to the collection. There’s plenty to read, but this is no quiet retreat. “It’s fast pace,” said Ayers, “it’s high volume, it’s a lot of different things.” Indeed, people rarely just stop in to buy something and then leave. They browse the racks, bury their noses in a comic book or chat with store workers about “Endgame” or some other obsession.

Hard Work and Experience Forbidden Planet has regulars who have been frequenting the store for years, semi-regulars who know it’s the perfect place to find the perfect present for that comic book nut of a friend, curious passersby and tourists who want to experience the

American pop culture scene. The business reaches its peak of peaks, however. from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day. “You cannot walk in here,” Ayers said simply. This coming winter should bring a particularly large wave of customers, when the release of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” coincides with the holiday season. Like any Manhattan business, Forbidden Planet’s journey has not been totally smooth. The secret to its success, said Ayers, is experience. “We adapt, and we change. The place evolves to what we need. It doesn’t happen organically, there’s a lot of hard work in that, it’s something we’re experienced in doing.” Forbidden Planet has established itself as a leader in the pop culture business. It has built its reputation over the years, and should continue to do so for years to come. If Marvel’s Infinity Saga can claim an untouchable legacy, Forbidden Planet can do the same.

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MOTHER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 with her blue denim work shirt, with its red Young Socialist insignia on the pocket. That shirt, which she wore nearly ninety years ago, had nearly ended up in the garbage heap, until I realized it was an uncannily well-preserved slice of history, as well as a tribute to an extraordinary life. Estelle, who died a few years ago at age 96, was a member of the Young People’s Socialist League (YPSL) in New York City when the U.S. socialist movement was at its fervent peak. Her involvement — idealistic and passionate — set her on a path for life. My mother became a college economics professor, then a union organizer at her college and finally, the head of the United Federation of College Teachers (UFTC). When my family attended the exhibit, one of her former colleagues turned to my daughter and said: “Your grandma saved my job!” Like many in the 1930s, my mother’s interest in socialist causes started early, in her case, preternaturally so. She was just 12 and living in Yorkville, the German/Hungarian enclave on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, when the charismatic pull of Norman Thomas, the former Pres-

Estelle M. Horowitz’s denim work shirt with the Young Socialist insignia at the “City of Workers, City of Struggle” exhibition. Photo: Brad Farwell. Courtesy of the Museum of the City of New York.

byterian Minister and perennial Socialist candidate for President, lit up a passion in her. This was the Depression, and my mother’s father, a Yorkville tailor, was seeing his wealthy East Side clients less and less able to afford his custom-made suits. Thomas, meantime, a “silver tongued” orator, as his Princeton classmates put it, tall, imposing, and

dressed in three-piece suits, would rouse the crowds downtown like the best of them. The young Estelle traveled from her home in Yorkville to hear Thomas exhort the throng to bring on change for workers beaten down by filthy conditions, subsistence level wages and little job security. It didn’t take long before this 12-year-

old was standing on street corners handing out leaflets in support of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union (ILGWU). Within a couple of years, Estelle was a fullthrottle member of the YPSL and routinely attended Thomas’s rallies, wearing her YPSL shirt with pride. Decades later, in the 1970s, my mother, by then an economics professor at Pratt Institute, organized the Pratt faculty into a union. Even having become a professor was a feat in itself. Her parents had forbidden her to go to college, saying that if anyone in the family should go, it was her big-brained brothers, not a girl like her, no matter how smart she was. To get there, she forged her mother’s signature on the application and somehow convinced the local pharmacist to notarize it without ever witnessing her mother sign. At Pratt, Estelle negotiated the Institute’s first collective bargaining agreement for the faculty, making it possible for professors to attain a decent wage, along with robust benefits and job security through tenure. She also accomplished something radical for the time: she won for part-timers the same health benefits and chance for tenure as full-timers. From Pratt, Estelle was able to help other professors nationwide as head of the UFTC.

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Back in her YPSL days, as the Depression wore on, Estelle’s family was forced to move from their Yorkville brownstone, first to East Harlem and then to the Bronx. It was in the Bronx where Estelle and her fellow YPSLs would eat blintzes at Brighton Cafeteria on Simpson Street and exchange whatever news they picked up. They picketed for the ILGWU belt and leather workers, and sometimes, my mother said, they would wind up at far-flung storefronts they’d never seen before. Eventually, Norman Thomas’s rallies ebbed and my mother’s affiliation as a YPSL ended. But one day, decades after she first met him, Norman Thomas came to speak at Pratt, a tremendously moving moment for my mother. By this time, Thomas was suffering from crippling arthritis, and his eyesight and hearing were failing, but he still kept up his speaking schedule. He made a joke of his ailments: slowly reaching the podium, he said to his audience, “Creeping socialism!” I can just hear my mother responding back: “Creep On!” The exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York — “City of Workers, City of Struggle: How Labor Movements Changed New York” — runs through Jan 5, 2020. www.mcny.org/exhibition/city-workerscity-struggle

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The two local nonprofits waging a legal battle against the developers of the 668-foot building under construction at 200 Amsterdam Avenue fear that the controversial tower will be completed in spite of a March court decision that found the city’s approval of the project was “unreasonable and inconsistent with the plain language” of city zoning law. A state judge last week declined the tower opponents’ request for a preliminary injunction halting work on the project until the city completes

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its court-ordered reexamination of the building’s legality. Construction has continued at 200 Amsterdam Avenue since the New York County Supreme Court’s March 14 ruling, which vacated and annulled the city’s Board of Standards and Appeals’ earlier decision allowing the project to proceed, but stopped short of ordering an immediate halt to construction. The court’s ruling instead directed the BSA to reevaluate the case under new criteria that the plaintiffs believe will require the city zoning appeals agency to rule that the project’s zoning lot is illegal and that the site cannot support such a tall building. But the BSA is unlikely to hold a new hearing on the matter until June, and its decision could still be months away. In the meantime, work has continued on the planned 55-floor building, which

now rises nearly 30 stories over Amsterdam Avenue. Without a court order to stop work on the project, the plaintiffs claimed in a court filing requesting the injunction, “it is a near-certainty that the building will be finished” before the BSA issues its second ruling. Olive Freud, the president of the Committee for Environmentally Sound Development, one of the groups that filed the lawsuit, described the ruling as “quite disappointing,” but reiterated the plaintiffs’ contention that the developers should be forced to remove floors from the building if the BSA later finds that it exceeds its permissible height. “Waiting until June makes the building taller,” she said. “If they have to take it down after that it will be more expensive to take it down.” A spokesperson for SJP Prop-

Waiting until June makes the building taller. If they have to take it down after that it will be more expensive to take it down.” Olive Freud, president, Committee for Environmentally Sound Development erties, which is developing the project in partnership with Mitsui Fudosan, declined to address the building’s expected date of completion. The spokesperson wrote in an emailed statement that the company is “pleased that the court has dismissed the request” to issue a preliminary injunction. “We remain focused on making continued progress on construction to deliver this exceptional building to the neighborhood,” the statement continued. The Department of Buildings has ignored calls to revoke the project’s permits from local advocacy groups and elected officials, including Council Member Helen Rosenthal and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer.

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Kathy Schnapper relies heavily on her iPhone, using screen readers, voice technology and apps like Be My Eyes and Aira. Photo: Ali Pattillo

A NEW WAY OF SEEING ART How an art historian who went blind has learned to enjoy the city’s museums and galleries — thanks to technology that enhances accessibility for the vision-impaired BY ALI PATTILLO

Before you see her, you hear her. Her metal cane, swinging left to right to detect hazards in her path, clicks against the pavement. She pushes open the heavy wooden door and strides confidently onto the gallery patio, where an enormous bronze sculpture, an eight-foot rendering of a portion of Michelangelo’s “David,” lies on a slab of white marble. “Is that a head?” she asks, bending left to make out the figure. At 70, Kathy Schnapper is short, with graying shoulder-length hair. She wears tinted pink sunglasses, a black coat and a printed scarf around her neck. Her left eye squints towards the sun while her right droops. Every so often, she giggles when she bumps into something. New York State has 110,000 legally blind non-institutionalized people like Schnapper, according to estimates from the state Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired; nearly 1 million have vision disabilities. Losing one’s sight not only makes daily life more difficult, but can also limit access to the arts, performances, sports events and concerts. For three decades, blind art-lovers like Schnapper have lobbied for increased access and more fulfilling arts experiences. In response, museums are harnessing technology to accommodate the blind commu-

nity’s needs, creating innovative sensory supplements to visual art. With accommodations, Schnapper and thousands of other blind New Yorkers have found new ways to enjoy art. New York museums and performance centers have led the way in accommodating blind visitors. “It’s hard for me to explain my love for the arts, because for me it’s like breathing,” Schnapper says, sitting in her Chelsea apartment. “That’s what I did with my friends, although I often went to museums alone,” before losing her sight fully in 2016. “That was the rhythm of my life. If I wasn’t going to go to galleries or museums, well, what am I going to do?” Schnapper spent her life roaming the great New York City museums. At nine, she rode the subway from Brooklyn to the Natural History Museum or the Metropolitan, marveling at ancient Egyptian artifacts and Old Masters. After school, she took drawing and painting classes in Brooklyn, along with ballet. She grew up to become a historian and curator of 17th century Italian art. For more than 50 years, she spent most days staring at masterpieces by Picasso or Caravaggio, teaching at Pratt Institute and Rutgers University, curating exhibits and poring over historical documents. Art was her life. Then she went blind. “I was starting to lose it 17 years ago but I lost it very rapidly two years ago,” Schnapper says. “I literally woke up one morning and I couldn’t see anything.”

even a stroke, may have led to her blindness, but she has gotten few definitive answers from medical providers. She also has cataracts, which grew dense very rapidly, she says. Eye surgery did not improve her condition, as she’d expected; in fact, it further damaged her cornea. “There’s almost this fantasy that people who go blind suddenly get superpowers — they can hear better and smell better and touch better,” Schnapper says. “On the contrary: all the other senses get confused if you lose your vision.” At first, she found the adjustment difficult. “There were three or four days of abject terror when I did not go out of the house,” she recalls. In the first weeks, she grew disoriented walking around her apartment. “Could I make a meal for myself? What could I do? My mother lived in Florida; was I never going to see my mother again?” Schnapper wondered. “I sat down with myself and said, ‘I’m either going to end up in some kind of nursing home or I’m going to end up having a home attendant sitting in my apartment.’” She avoided both , perhaps because she was inspired by her mother and grandparents. “They were very independent. I knew I had to be independent,” she says. Over the past two years, she has regained some vision; she can see some shadows and points of light with her left eye. Now, her sight fluctuates day to day. Like others with limited vision, Schnapper has had to develop ways to navigate the world, down to the most basic tasks. She took mobility training and learned assistive technology from organizations like the state Commission for the Blind, Heiskell Library for the Blind and Baruch College’s Computer Center for Visually Impaired People. Schnapper relies heavily on her iPhone, using screen readers, voice technology and apps like Be My Eyes

and Aira to accommodate challenges like lighting her stove, putting outfits together or orienting herself in unfamiliar neighborhoods. She has also felt the need to return to museums, even as she wondered, “Why am I feeling this need to stand in front of something I can’t see at all? ... Why do I feel I have to come to this place?” Museum accessibility staff often hear similar questions. The answer is that a museum “is inherently a human experience, which is the power of storytelling,

The brain fills in what the eye cannot see.” Art historian Kathy Schnapper the power of creation,” says Ruth Starr, coordinator of accessibility, inclusion, and public programs at the Cooper Hewitt Museum.

“Playfulness with the Format” To facilitate the arts experience for all visitors, including the blind, museums and performance spaces use verbal description, touch objects and assistive technology. Verbal description entails tours in which specially-trained docents offer detailed audio depictions of works of art. Guides highlight details which the average viewer might zoom over — like the texture of a fabric or the exact color of a painted sky. A study from the Metropolitan Museum of Art showed that museum visitors spend an average of 27.2 seconds on a work of art. Verbal description takes much longer, at least eight to 10 minutes, but provides critical context for the blind. Touch objects, often derived from material samples or small-scale

models of an artwork, can be as basic as puff paint on a sheet of cardstock or as elaborate as the tutus used by New York City Ballet dancers. “Having a playfulness with the format, where when we’re able to incorporate touch ... and other senses with our tours, there is a translation that happens,” Starr says. Assistive technology, headsets and experiential exhibits also improve the experience. Artists and curatorial staff have designed exhibits which involve smell, sound and touch, like 2013’s “Rain Room” at MOMA. The immersive “environment room” featured falling water that paused wherever a person was detected, demonstrating that multi-sensory art experiences are fulfilling for all audiences. “I think the primary reason why folks who are blind or low-vision don’t come to museums is because they think there won’t be anything there for them; that it will be boring, that it will feel sterile and isolating,” says Chancey Fleet, assistive technology coordinator at the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library at New York Public Library. Madison Zalopany, coordinator of access and community programs at the Whitney Museum, calls awareness the first step. “It’s about saying, ‘Hey, by the way, this is inaccessible to people and you’re leaving a lot of people out.’” Schnapper still roams the halls of MOMA, the Met, the Whitney, the Cooper Hewitt and the Rubin. She visits galleries all over Chelsea and attends shows and lectures weekly. “Whether it’s music or dance or theater, great art invites you to come back,” Schnapper says. “Sometimes that’s the way you know something is great art, because each time you come back, you get more out of it.” When she looks up at a piece of art or experiences a performance, Schnapper explains, “The brain fills in what the eye cannot see.”

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