This volume accompanies the eponymous exhibit held at the House of World Cultures in Berlin, Germany, and New York City's Queens Museum of Art. The exhibit, which was curated by Merali (head of
the Department of Exhibition, Film and New Media at the House of World Cultures in Berlin, Germany), displayed a wide range of visual arts, including stills from film, united only by their
engagement with the Big Apple. Included alongside visuals from the exhibit are short interviews with many of the artists. Among the artists and filmmakers whose works were displayed are Marcel
Duchamp, William Pope, Tehching Hsieh, Kim Jones, Helmut Newton, David LaChapelle, Ang Lee, Jim Jarmusch, Frank Capra, Woody Allen, Nick Broomfield, Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, Brian De Palma,
and Mario Van Peebles. Distributed in the US by Consortium. Annotation 穢2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
