Bright Colors, Dark Subjects: Hew Locke’s Restless Contest

LONDON – One morning recently, a cavernous studio there was a regular scene of chaos in south London. Elaborate headboards covered several tables, loads of cardboard cut-out body parts piled on a pallet, and boxes filled with leopard print fabrics, faux fur, and gaudy faux jewelry. Sewing machines buzzed and hammers banged. Calmly overseeing the …

‘Atlantide’ Review: Restless and Reckless in the Venetian Lagoon

Those in need of right-brain fuel can find a source in “Atlantide,” a documentary-narrative hybrid film that offers a highly stylized window into Italian youth culture. The story is weak and almost without dialogue, the film is set in the blurred Venetian Lagoon where the locals live. They gather to swipe their phones, speed on …

‘Man from the Future’ Describes the Life of a Restless Genius

THE MAN FROM THE FUTUREThe Visionary Life of John von Neumannby Ananyo Bhattacharyaillustrated. 353 pages. W. W. Norton & Company. 30 dollars. The mathematician John von Neumann was an undeniable genius, whose many achievements included an important role in the development of quantum mechanics, computation, and the atomic bomb. As co-author of one of the …

‘Icahn: The Restless Billionaire’ Review: All On The Money

To the uninitiated, the term activist investor may sound like a stockholder is out on Wall Street with a strike signal and a reason. Carl C. Icahn, an excellent activist investor, pressure to buy stock in a company and make a change in management or strategy. First of all, the smiling documentary portrait “Icahn: The …