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A film portrayal of a pioneering aviator and best-selling author whose extraordinary public life had a deep impact on her inner world.
When artist Ricky Boscarino bought a dilapidated hunting lodge in the forests of Sussex County, he did not anticipate the journey he and the house would undergo. 36 years later, the house is Luna Parc, a whimsical 5,000 sq. foot museum, atelier, and home resembling something out of the mind of PeeWee Herman or Tim Burton. Meet the madcap artist behind New Jersey's most iconic home.
Mime performances by the Japanese-born artist Yass Hakoshima, interspersed with video images reflecting his Japanese heritage
In the USSR, they rebelled against the regime by making fun of official state propaganda. In Cold War-Era New York, they were crowned Soviet Pop Artists, and entered every major museum collection in the West. Now, decades after the collapse of both the Soviet Union and their friendship, the dissident artist duo Komar and Melamid reflects on the artists’ unlikely takedown of an empire, as Russian totalitarianism rages once again.
In the 1980s, a three-story ark was built in Newark's devastated Central Ward. Self-taught artist and engineer Kea Tawana designed and constructed the massive boat by herself using salvaged materials from nearby 19th-century buildings. She worked on the ark for years before city officials took note and demanded its destruction.
In the 20th century, the once vast forests of the New Jersey Pine Barrens were vanishing. In 1979, a controversial ban on over-development became law, saving over a million acres. But today, the Pinelands face new threats from climate change and fire suppression. To help these forests survive, people are using new ways to manage them. Collaborating with nature is the key to Keeping the Pinelands.
