Tommy Hartung's Budget Guide to New York

Art21 — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:35:02 +0000

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New York Close Up

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What are the bare essentials an artist needs to live in New York? In this film, artist Tommy Hartung ventures out from his home and studio in Ridgewood, Queens to meet up with two friends—fellow artists Ronnie Bass and Georgia Sagri—in nearby Bushwick, Brooklyn. Along the way, Hartung chronicles his own path to becoming an artist: working as a cook out of high school, deciding to attend college to study art, and finding cost-effective places to live and make his work.

Tommy Hartung's Underground Movies

Art21 — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:05:11 +0000

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New York Close Up

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Art21

How little does an artist need in a moving image to tell a story? In this film, artist Tommy Hartung employs minimal means and materials to create animated movies, performing a series of experiments in his basement studio in Ridgewood, Queens. Hartung’s remodeled underground space functions as a workshop—or in the words of a friend, an “arena”—with colored lights, dioramas, and puppet-like characters.

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Tommy Hartung's Budget Guide to New York

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