Taken from the window of 821 Sixth Ave, New York, NY, by W. Eugene Smith From 2002-2012 Sam Stephenson directed The Jazz Loft Project (JLP) at The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. In 2009 Alfred A. Knopf published his book, The Jazz Loft Project: The Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene Smith […]
Jem Cohen’s film “Chuck-will’s-widow” (multi-media)
There’s not much that could make me feel better about Gene Smith’s Sink than Jem Cohen’s short film based on it, “Chuck-will’s-widow,” and his words to introduce the film’s online premiere at The Paris Review Daily. The film premiered on screen at National Sawdust in Brooklyn in October. Jem’s work has influenced me for almost as long as […]