National Museum of the American Indian
George Gustave Heye Center, One Bowling Green
Thursday, August 25, free, 6:00
212-514-3700
www.nmai.si.edu
www.prestonsingletary.com
Tlingit artist Preston Singletary will be at the National Museum of the American Indian on August 25 at 6:00 to talk about his stunning exhibit, “Echoes, Fire, and Shadows.” Running through September 5, the midcareer retrospective consists of more than fifty glass sculptures and a wall mural that trace the artist’s twenty years of making ornamental, ceremonial, and unusual glass-blown and painted objects. “I sometimes hope that people will view my work on other levels not associated with ‘ethnic art,’” Singletary explains. “At the same time, it is this inspiration that gives my work its power. I see my work as an extension of tradition and a declaration that Native cultures are alive and developing new technologies and new ways of communicating the ancient codes and symbols of this land.” Also on view at the museum are “Small Spirits: Dolls from the National Museum of the American Indian” and “Infinity of Nations: Art and History in the Collections of the National Museum of the American Indian.”
Based on the frightening novel by Ira Levin, Rosemary’s Baby is one of the greatest psychological horror films ever made. When Rosemary (Mia Farrow) and Guy Woodhouse (John Cassavetes) move into the fancy Upper West Side apartment complex the Bramford (the Dakota), ready to start a family, Rosemary slowly grows suspicious of Guy’s new friends, particularly the sweet old couple next door (Oscar winner Ruth Gordon and Sidney Blackmer), with good reason. Written and directed by Roman Polanski, Rosemary’s Baby works primarily because it is so believable, with recognizable characters and situations that never go over the top. The paranoid thriller, filled with truly scary scenes, has held up well over the years, so beware if you’re afraid of the dark. The film was scheduled to screen August 25 in Brooklyn Bridge Park as part of the “Movies with a View” series, preceded by Don Hertzfeldt’s short Wisdom Teeth and music from DJ Ming, but it has been canceled because of inclement weather. But people can begin voting now for the final presentation, a viewers’ choice that will close out the series on September 1 — and since you can vote for any New York film you want, Rosemary’s Baby is in the running.
