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Chris Ofili’s colorful paintings, on display at the New Museum in an exhibit titled “Chris Ofili: Night and Day,” reveal his jarring approach.

Experts reflect on Sandy, future planning

Fashion inspires Halloween costumesExhibit proves shocking, thrilling

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By ALEX GREENBERGERArts Editor

“Chris Ofili: Night and Day,” the New Museum’s retrospec-tive of the controversial British artist, opens with a shock to the system, the kind that makes it easy to forget that the rest of the exhibition even exists. Ofili’s work should not be sur-prising anymore — the almost two-decade-old, acrylic-on-linen paintings strewn with map pins, glitter and resin featuring blaxploitation-like heroes are known for their shock value.

In a classic moment in New York art history, former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani temporarily pulled city funding from the Brooklyn Mu-seum after it showed Ofili’s “The

Holy Virgin Mary” (1996) in its 1999 show “Sensation.” The work of art, like any of the paintings in this gallery, is still sensational today. It depicts a familiar person-age — the blue-robed Virgin Mary, shown with her left breast ex-posed, depicted just as any Renais-sance painter might have done it. It is not outlandish, however, to say no Renaissance artist would have painted the Virgin Mary as a black mother figure.

Few other painters in the history of art would have been so daring as to underline Mary’s sexuality by juxtaposing her with collaged porn images of black women ex-posing themselves. Fingers are ready for insertion while a reli-gious figure sits ready for her por-trait. This is not your grandma’s

religious art.Then there is the elephant dung,

which at this exhibit replaces Mary’s breast and is thankfully scentless. The painting is propped against the wall instead of hung and, like all others in the gallery, it sits on two big balls of dung. Dung is a running motif in Ofili’s work, and it is used to defile his black subjects, who engage in all sorts of unspeakable activities. Though these works use it for shock value, his later red, black and green paint-ings, produced for the Great Britain pavilion at the 2003 Venice Bien-nale, use it as a more poetic means by incorporating dung into the gar-ish, colorful compositions.

Ofili’s influences are sometimes

By LAUREN CRADDOCKStaff Writer

As Halloween approaches, high fashion costumes are proving to be easy to create and fun to wear. What better day than Hal-loween to be avant-garde in style? The nostalgic trend-setter is al-ready contemplating which faux Manolo Blahniks to wear as Car-rie Bradshaw, or which oversized sunnies will best present Anna Wintour. Although they are fash-ion icons, costumes for Bradshaw and Wintour are dated and pre-dictable. To stay fashion-forward for Halloween, make a high-fash-ion statement with one of these simple looks.

One TV show character many are obsessed with is Olivia Pope of the ABC series “Scandal.” The trendy po-

litical crisis manager is said to be the new Carrie Bradshaw. The charac-ter’s style is the buzz of the industry and inspires ready-to-wear fashion. Played by Kerry Washington, Olivia evokes presidential chic. To pull off this costume, find the cross between elegant, trendy and office-appropri-ate. A beige coat, fall gloves, trousers and high heel pumps would do the trick. Add in a watch and tote bag — the bigger the designer the better — for accent. To differentiate between the average business woman walk-ing down the street, commit to be-ing Olivia with side bangs, a blowout and an air of independence.

If you are feeling extra chic this Halloween, look to those who are responsible for worldwide trends. Instead of Anna Wintour, a unique

By CHRISTINE WANGStaff Writer

Today marks the two-year an-niversary of Superstorm Sandy hitting New York, yet some are not sure the city is entirely prepared to deal with another storm. Klaus Jacob, a profes-sor at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Obser-vatory, spoke at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner building on Oct. 28 about disaster preparedness and resiliency in a changing cli-mate. While he cited many ex-amples of positive changes and mitigation projects, Jacob said the city has ultimately fallen short of its goals.

“I think in our attempt to re-ally make a difference in our present situation and econo-my, we’ve fallen short in find-ing a long-term solution and resilience,” Jacob said.

The event included a panel discussion with Nupur Chaud-hury, senior project manager at Rebuild by Design, and Katherine Greig, senior policy adviser at the New York City

Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resilience. The event was mod-erated by John Gershman, pro-fessor of public service.

Jacob said the effects of Hur-ricane Sandy were as bad as the predictions he and a team of colleagues made a year be-fore Sandy hit: parts of the city flooded within 40 min-utes, it took three weeks for infrastructure services to be restored and transportation infrastructure alone sustained $10 billion in damage.

After observing the mitigation measures the city took, how-ever, Jacob said he noticed that there were ways to prevent such disastrous consequences. For ex-ample, putting up plywood wa-ter barriers and removing sensi-tive subway signal and control systems were effective forms of damage prevention. Jacob added that the latter method in particu-lar saved the city two weeks of recovery time and billions of dol-lars after Sandy.

Jacob also said although many

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“House of Leaves,” Mark Z. Danielewski’s wild novel, is a fake nonfiction book about a docu- mentary made by a man whose house kept growing. This is only a simple way of explaining the novel’s structure — the book’s frame narratives con-cern people finding books about books and films about films. On each narrative level, there is a frantic exploration of insanity, which Danielewski portrays by having the book randomly explode into visual po-etry. The narrators lose their minds as they get lost in the depths of the house, whether experienced directly or indirectly. Readers will have similar experiences be-cause of Danielewski’s chilling prose — a style that is both disorienting and engrossing in equal measure.

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Alex Greenberger, Arts Editor

Filling the gap that has been empty since the era of “Twin Peaks” and “The X-Files,” the latest grip-ping series to hit television is Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s “American Horror Story.” The show is pre-

sented as an anthology, with the same cast members being the only commonality between the otherwise stand-alone storylines. From a family living in a haunted house with the ghosts of its former inhabitants to patients trapped in a 1960s mental institution, the show sways between fascinating and terrifying. Set in 1950s Florida, the latest and fourth season, features a band of freakshow misfits and a murderous clown, all characters that may inspire Halloween costumes this year.

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Of course, there are many Halloween-themed movies that need to be watched this time of year (“Halloweentown,” we’re looking at you). If you want to branch out from Disney Channel and ABC Family fare while still keeping things PG, return to the spooky glory that is 1985’s “The Goonies.” There are creepy attics, skeletons galore and, most impor-tantly, plenty of booby traps. Even three decades after they originally hit the big screen, Goonies never say die.

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This Halloweekend, take a trip back to your childhood with “Goosebumps.” Gather your friends, make a fort and turn off the lights, open up any of the

novels in R.L. Stine’s horror series and be prepared to be terrified. Rediscover the roots of your fear of dolls in “Night of the Living Dummy,” or relive the torment of Carly Beth when her Halloween mask got stuck to her face in “The Haunted Mask.” If you are looking to revisit your childhood and also pregame, play one of the many “Goosebumps” TV show drinking games that you can find online.

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By ELIZABETH GURDUS

Contributing Writer Climate change is expected to hurt

the U.S. economy, said associate ad-ministrator for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Policy Joel Beauvais. Beauvais spoke about the relationship between econom-ics and climate change, as well as the EPA’s Clean Power Plant, at NYU School of Law’s Greenberg Lounge in Vanderbilt Hall on Oct. 28.

The event was sponsored by the Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU Law. During the event, Beauvais explained his view that the ongoing environmental pub-lic policy debate ultimately rests on economic arguments.

“The heart of the debate on the future of U.S. climate policy is not the science,” Beauvais said. “It’s ac-tually not the technology; it may not even be the policies that we’re talking about here today. From the immortal words of campaign strategist James Carville, ‘It’s the economy, stupid.’”

Beauvais said the economy and climate are interdependent. He said the EPA’s efficiency in battling cli-mate issues while maintaining eco-nomic stability.

“We’re not taking action on cli-mate in spite of the economy, we’re taking action on climate because of the economy,” Beauvais said.

Focusing on the potential eco-nomic effects of implementing more climate policy, Beauvais compared the EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan to the Clean Air Act of 1990. He noted that when the latter passed, leading industry groups offered dire

predictions of its impact. “When the Clean Air Act amend-

ments were enacted in 1990, the pundits claimed that it would result in economic ruin: in the words of one leading industry group, a quiet death for businesses across the coun-try,” Beauvais said.

Beauvais said the Clean Air Act helped cut air pollution by 70 per-cent and is projected to produce $2

trillion in savings by 2020.He also acknowledged the im-

portance of performing extensive regulatory impact analysis on the proposal. He said the development in the financial estimate of the dam-ages caused by carbon emissions continues to play a strong role in the steps the EPA has taken toward climate policy implementation in recent years.

“Central to this effort, as Ricky highlighted, is the social cost of car-bon, an estimate of the monetary value of the damages associated with carbon emissions,” Beauvais said.

Beauvais discussed the details of the Clean Power Plan’s impact anal-ysis, drawing the conclusion that not only would the benefits out-weigh the costs, but the plan would lead to creating a more produc-

tive economy, driving invest-ments and helping businesses involved in energy efficiency flourish. He also mentioned that the plan could ultimately cost less than originally antici-pated, based on past retrospec-tive analyses.

“The market and policy fly-wheel is already spinning,” Beau-vais said. “The Clean Power Plan is specifically designed to build on that momentum.”

Burcin Unel, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Integrity who attended the event, said the points raised by Beau-vais were effective arguments against the opposition to cli-mate regulation.

“We need to take action now, and I think this is a good way to go,” Unel said. “Most of ev-ery debate is about the econ-omy, the heart of politics is about the economy, so always the economy is driving these arguments. Some may argue that regulation will kill jobs, but the economic impact of cli-mate change is exactly why we need to take action now.”

CAS sophomore Isabelle Bank said Beauvais’s speech convinced her that the Clean Power Plan was an effective way to combat pollution.

“I definitely liked Mr. Beauvais’ speech, and I really like the Clean Power Plan,” Bank said. “It’s definite-ly cool how much it can actually do for the environment.”

Email Elizabeth Gurdus at news@nyunews.com.

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EPA speaker discusses economic e!ects of climate policy

NYU Law hosts climate panelBy STEPHANIE GRELLA

Staff Writer

Environmental and economic professionals gathered at the NYU School of Law to discuss the recent regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act and offer the NYU com-munity an opportunity to foster connections with professionals in law and economics.

The panel was held on Oct. 28, hosted by the Institute of Policy Integrity and moderated by Richard Stewart, faculty direc-tor of the Frank J. Guarini Cen-ter of Environmental Energy and Land Use Law. The speak-ers discussed rate-based ver-sus mass-based approaches to regulating greenhouse gases. A mass-based approach regulates greenhouse gases by providing a total number of tons that can be emitted, while a rate-based model regulates the amount of greenhouse gas that can be emitted per hour.

The panel included several policy experts, including Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Jackson Morris, di-rector of the Eastern Energy for Natural Resources Defense Council, who spoke about the benefits of regulating emissions

by mass. “It’s a very attractive propo-

sition to look at a mass-based approach because you don’t have to recreate an entirely new system,” Morris said. “You simply need to adopt smart policies that then will determine whether or not the economic benefit is positive or negative for your state.”

Diane Simon, an interna-tional student from France and a recent business man-agement graduate from CUNY said she was impressed with the issues discussed.

“I had a perspective about Americans as being less in-volved in terms of sustainabil-ity, and I’m happy to see that many leaders are willing to make these things happen,” Si-mon said. “It’s really important that more local people, like those in business or in the mili-tary, also advocate for climate change, and not only those from the U.N. or Green Peace.”

In his keynote address, Whitehouse promoted a more universal awareness of upcom-ing climate change policies, proposing a possible tax on carbon. Whitehouse said 2016 presidential candidates will need a strong climate platform

to win.Derek Sylvan, communica-

tions director of Policy In-tegrity, said he was excited about this year’s workshop, as Policy Integrity has been re-cently addressing energy and climate issues.

“A lot of us felt that regulat-ing greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act has the chance to be one of the more transforma-tive public policy issues,” Syl-van said. “I think we were able to get a lot of people here with knowledge about these issues, and we’re hoping it’s some-thing that will contribute to policy discussions at NYU and in New York.”

Simon added that he felt the panel was productive because it gave people with widely vary-ing views on climate regulation a chance to have a conversation.

“There is a real need to see the points of view from people who are creating these poli-cies,” Simon said. “I believe in the invisible hand, but it cannot manage everything, so this event is important in seeing what is done. This is a good step.”

Email Stephanie Grella at news@nyunews.com.

plans may collectively benefit the city, people do not want to elevate their homes and reduce their value.

Hannah Kates, Wagner gradu-ate student, said people who do not want to leave homes during times of disaster must be pre-pared for potential dangers.

“To a certain extent, if people don’t want to leave the area they’re in, that they have to assume some risk that they’re taking on by staying,” Kates said. “The city has to ulti-mately kind of decide what their stance is going to be regarding this conflict. Like

whether they prefer people liv-ing in a higher elevation and then having some kind of sys-tem in place where the people who decide to stay are assum-ing the risk on their own.”

Shawn Sippin, Wagner graduate student, said he was surprised by the range of views on the issue.

“I think that, the biggest thing that struck me was the bringing together of three completely different perspec-tives and creating a dialogue between them,” Sippin said.

Email Christine Wang at news@nyunews.com.

Left to right, John Gershman, Nupur Chaudhury, Katherine Greig and Klaus Jacob speak at a panel about disaster preparedness.

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costume for the year is Grace Cod-dington. A former Vogue model and now its creative director, Cod-dington is responsible for creat-ing the Vogue look on every page of the publication. Her signature style includes big red hair, a red lip, neutral color clothing and minimal eye makeup. Coddington is simple, so a white button down and black trousers would work well. An added bonus: unlike a Wintour costume, flats are appropriate.

Some of the most entertaining costumes for Halloween come in groups. Charlie’s Angels, the Spice Girls and the cast of Bridesmaids are all crowd-winners for Halloween. For the trendy couple’s look, the perfect pair is Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Although acting as duplicate Michelle Tanners would be fun, the modern-day twins are symbols of high fashion. Their style put into a costume embodies bohemian chic. Oversized knitwear in black or neu-tral colors, along with massive sun-glasses, creates this look. For hair, try the twins’ signature style with either bohemian waves or a low pony.

An easy Halloween costume is a favorite fictional character, Blair Waldorf of Gossip Girl. Preppy and feminine, the New York socialite is both recognizable as a costume and wearable for day activities. Essen-tial characteristics of the costume include a skirt or dress with lady-

like print, a fitted blazer, tights, flats and the signature headband. Blair’s style is a classy emblem for the ultimate New Yorker.

Email Lauren Craddock at bstyle@nyunews.com.

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Embody Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones with natural makeup and a bold braid. PHOTO BY RACHEL LIQUINDOLI

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Makeup to perfect, complement costumes

By AMBER HUNTERContributing Writer

The right Halloween makeup can mask the wearer with an unrecog-nizable facade and put the finish-ing touches on the perfect costume. With Halloween just a few days away, it is time to break out the brushes, powders and paints to truly transform into a different character.

Wednesday Addams is the perfect guise for those looking to embrace their moodier side this Halloween. To imitate her pallor, use a founda-tion one or two shades lighter than normal and don a mauve nude lip-stick that casts a gray tint on your lips. Wednesday appears without eye makeup, but you can amp up the grunge factor with some black eyeliner and mascara. Part your hair — or black wig — down the middle and tightly braid it into two pigtails to finish the look.

Pay homage to HBO’s “Game of Thrones” by embodying the char-acters of Khal Drogo or Daenerys Targaryen. For Drogo, make sure to braid your long black hair and art-fully arrange your beard. For those lacking Drogo’s locks, wear a wig and fake beard. Create smokey eyes

by filling in the lids with black kohl liner and smudging outward. Blend in the liner with black eyeshadow and bring it down into the lower lash line. While an eyebrow scar is not necessary, it adds an undeniably Dothraki touch.

Unlike Drogo, everything about Daenerys, Drogo’s beau, is light. Skip the foundation and use con-cealer where necessary. For the eyes, use a nude matte eyeshadow, brown eyeliner and a swipe of brown mascara. Fill in the brows with a heavier hand, but keep it nat-ural by using a light powder. Add a pink stain to the lips and cheeks for a pretty but natural flush. The fin-ishing touch is a white-blonde wig with intricate braids.

Edward Scissorhands, perhaps one of Tim Burton’s most memorable characters, is also a great option for Halloween. A pale, white face foun-dation is necessary for this look, as well as a shaggy black wig. Eyebrows can be covered with two or three lay-ers of a nontoxic glue stick, a layer of powder to set and a dab of con-cealer on top. Use a gray eyeshadow with purple undertones all the way around the eyes and, with a dark purple lipstick, fill in the center

of the lips. Finish off the look with some store-bought scars.

Rather than a Disney princess, embrace the other side of the spec-trum with Maleficent. Start off with a pale base and then go in heavy with the contour. To achieve the look of heavily sculpted cheek-bones, use a gray contouring pow-der or cream rather than a bronze

one. To imitate Maleficent’s pout, first line and fill in the lips with a red liner before dabbing your lip-stick on top. This guarantees a pre-cise and long-lasting lip color.

To ensure your makeup lasts through the night, use foundation and eyeshadow primers as well as a finishing spray. If you plan to take photos, wear a foundation

without SPF to avoid unwanted shine. Whether it be a barbaric Dothraki soldier or a villainous witch, the transformative power of makeup is the extra touch to successfully embody another char-acter for All Hallows Eve.

Email Amber Hunter at bstyle@nyunews.com.

By FRANCESCA CONLINContributing Writer

It is that time of year again, and thanks to the Gregorian calen-dar, Halloween has finally fallen on a Friday. That means there is absolutely no excuse for not dressing up.

Choosing to purchase a costume for Halloween also means that you have to fork over some cash. On a college budget, however, it is hard to justify spending money on a costume. Luckily, with a plethora of thrift shops around every New York City borough, it is easy to find a costume, even at the last minute.

No Relation VintageTalk about an enlarged version

of your grandmother’s closet, No Relation Vintage boasts a massive inventory, with pieces including workman’s overalls, ’60s mod dresses and shell suits. Although it looks as if it is right out of the Mid-west, No Relation is conveniently located in the East Village and boasts cheap prices, making this a one-stop shop you cannot miss.

204 First Ave.

Urban JungleIf you are feeling adventurous,

take a trip across the East River to Urban Jungle in Williamsburg. You will walk in to find skateboards and toboggans hanging from the ceiling, but do not let that distract you from the numerous camou-flage jackets, basketball jerseys and various hats, including som-

breros. You can assemble a com-plete costume with items from here for roughly $30 or less.

118 Knickerbocker Ave.

Beacon’s ClosetWith locations in Greenpoint,

Manhattan, Bushwick and Park Slope, Beacon’s Closet offers a variety of items in each location because of the diverse crowd that flocks there to sell clothes. You will experience the thrill of the find when shopping for a Halloween costume there as you scour the racks to find a $5 Harley Davidson T-shirt next to a vintage pair of Prada slingbacks.

Manhattan Location: 10 W. 13th St.

Housing WorksHousing Works never disappoints

when it comes to finding a costume for a themed occasion. There is at least one in every neighborhood, and the clothes, shoes and acces-sories range from brands like Ann Taylor to Louis Vuitton. You can find a great Halloween costume at an extremely discounted price, and when you shop at Housing Works, you also help a great charity that benefits the city’s homeless as well as those affected by HIV and AIDS.

245 West 10th St.

All of these thrift stores have great inventory, but choosing an outfit can be a bit overwhelming. Here are some easy tips to best uti-lize your thrifting skills.

Margot Tenenbaum: Search at

No Relation Vintage and Urban Jungle for options for this look. All you need to replicate Gwyneth Paltrow’s famous look from “The Royal Tenenbaums” is a polo dress (even a men’s extra-large T-shirt will do the trick), a red barrette, loafers, a pair of pink gloves (you can cut one of the fingers off your-self) and a faux-fur jacket. Grab your bag and a cigarette and you are ready to head out — Richie Te-nenbaum, her father, not included.

Freudian Slip: Stop by Beacon’s Closet for some vintage slip dresses, if you do not already have one. All you need to do is make a sign with string attached that reads “Freudian Slip” and wear it over your newly purchased slip dress. Pair it with any pair of heels and you have a witty costume at little or not cost.

Foxxy Cleopatra: If you are a fan of the ’70s trends that are making a comeback, you might opt for purchasing a pair of bell-bottoms and a gold bralette or shirt that can tie to emulate Queen Bey in her role as Foxxy Cleopatra Brown in “Austin Powers in Goldmember.” A store like Housing Works will definitely have items like these, as well as the jewelry and shoes to match. Big hoops and platform heels have never been more fun to wear, especially as a Halloween homage to the queen herself.

Email Francesca Conlin at bstyle@nyunews.com.

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By ZANE WARMAN

Contributing Writer It has been years since Cat Ste-

vens rattled anyone’s cage. One would think there is no need for him to explain himself, yet the reclusive 66-year-old chose to set the record straight on “Tell ’Em I’m Gone,” the third album since his musical reincarnation as Yusuf Islam in 2006 and his first in five years.

“Tell ’Em I’m Gone,” released on Oct. 27, follows the path other albums of its ilk have set, mingling new songs with ar-rangements of classics. Yet Yu-suf and Rick Rubin’s nuanced production gives it a more dis-tinct identity than his previous modern offerings. The twangy guitar and overdriven electric pianos fit into a developing canon where aging rock icons reach deeper into American blues roots. The album lacks the irresistible chemistry of Robert Plant and Alison Kraus’ “Raising Sand,” but it is not as trivial as Bob Dylan’s “Together Through Life.”

The standout quality is Yu-suf ’s ability to articulate his unique experiences, utilizing this musical tradition — far re-moved from the sounds people often associate with Islam — as a means of expressing his faith.

The personal struggles bleed into Yusuf ’s songwriting more than ever. The narrative of “Ed-iting Floor Blues” is the first time he addresses his long-run-ning miscommunication with the media with lyrics like, “We got down to the truth/But they never printed that.” These mo-ments are proof that he has ev-ery right, as well as all the skill, to play the blues.

Compared to modern folk al-bums, the 36 minutes of “Tell ’Em I’m Gone,” may seem bite-sized. But the album’s length belies its emotional depth. Yusuf revisits his singer-song-writer chops. His cover of Ed-gar Winters’ “Dying to Live,” a highlight, could have easily been included on “Tea for the Tillerman.” The song refer-ences his beliefs and busts out his trusty soapbox. “I used to

serve the empire on which the sun set never, now times have turned/We thought our white skins would save us, then we got burned,” he croons on “I Was Raised In Babylon,” one of the songs which attests to his commitment to his beliefs.

Yusuf is in his finest form when he strays from conven-tion, a tendency he is not al-ways above. The melodrama prevails here and there, and when it does it weighs down the entire experience. The al-bum-closer “Doors,” for exam-ple, is presented as an anthem for new beginnings, yet its su-perficial, feel-good hopefulness comes across as a show-closing song in a Broadway musical.

As a whole, “Tell ’Em I’m Gone” has a full helping of ru-minations. It is hard to tell if it will be a tentpole for Yusuf ’s career because it is a portrait of old age — telling stories, recounting wisdom and toying about stylistically to stay rel-evant. Yusuf is emerging from his solitude to make long-over-due statements, and although they do not light a fire under-neath as they might have done before, his new album cannot be missed.

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put front and center. In one particu-larly memorable painting, he rei-magines Rodin’s “Thinker” as some-thing like a black stripper, making it more Gauguin than Rodin and cri-tiquing the ways artists commonly depict black subjects. Unfortunately, Ofili’s inspirations become more obvious and his work becomes less risqué as the exhibition progresses.

The beautiful 64-part “Afromuses” installation aside, “Night and Day” becomes less involved with ideas of racism, black images and ideology as the show continues. It also becomes less interesting. Though Ofili’s “Blue Rider” paintings depict that time of night when things are just barely visible, they lack any interesting sub-text. They may recall the Rothko Chapel in their bluish darkness and installation style and they may be well-crafted, but they are plain. Only one painting, “Iscariot Blues,” in which a banjo player fails to no-tice a hanged man swinging among the leaves near his porch, has any lasting effect.

“Night and Day” climaxes with

Ofili’s newest work, which is not memorable either. These thinly painted works about Trinidadian nightlife — Ofili has lived in Trinidad since 2005 — have little substance to their decidedly Cubist style. Still, they feel fresh, which is more than could be said for most artists’ work.

The New Museum’s exciting show

is proof that Ofili cannot be pigeon-holed into being a black artist who makes art about race. It may be less interesting when he leaves the topic he is known for, but “Night and Day” is nothing less than thrilling.

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Chris Ofili utilizes various motifs, like color and sexuality, and combines them in his works.

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By ALEXA SPIELER

Music Editor With five studio albums un-

der his belt at age 37, Gavin De-Graw released his greatest hits album, “Finest Hour: The Best of Gavin DeGraw.” After the album’s release on Oct. 17, De-Graw spoke with WSN over the phone to discuss his new tracks and what the future holds for the “Soldier” singer.

From an outsider’s perspec-tive, a collective release of greatest hits may seem pre-mature for DeGraw. He said he made the album primarily to release his two new tracks, “You Got Me” and “Fire.”

“I’ve been so excited about this new song, ‘Fire,’ I just wanted an excuse to get the song out there,” DeGraw said. “I was afraid that it would’ve lost its momentum and that ex-citement ... I needed any excuse that I could get to get the song out there.”

For the creative process, De-Graw found himself working with the likes of Harry Styles of One Direction and Max Martin, whose name has been attached to a number of hit projects. Martin produced “Fire,” as well as the unreleased version of De-Graw’s “In Love With A Girl,” which is also featured on “Fin-est Hour.”

“Max is legendary,” De-Graw said. “Before I met him, I thought that he was an old man. When I initially met him, I couldn’t believe how young he was. He had already written so many hits and, in a way, had already reached legendary sta-

tus, but he was this young guy.”The success that DeGraw

witnessed in working with someone as young and pre-cocious as Martin led him to collaborating with Styles, which ultimately worked out favorably. The pair worked together on “Not Our Fault,” which did not make it into the final track listing, despite DeGraw’s intention to include it on “Finest Hour.”

“We got into the studio and he was as nice as can be and respectful,” DeGraw said. “He’s a talented writer. It’s a song that I’m very, very proud of.”

With a greatest hits album in his discography, DeGraw con-tinues to look toward the fu-ture. He is interested in other aspects of the industry, includ-ing publishing.

“I’m very interested in cat-aloging and writing other people’s songs,” DeGraw said. “There’s so much great talent out there.”

His goals do not all rest in his artistic endeavors, however. Despite enjoying creative proj-ects, which keep his mind en-tertained, he wants to try new ventures that have nothing to do with music.

“I don’t really think very of-ten as far as five-year plan,” DeGraw said. “I think for the most part, I just want to be happy. I think that’s the key, to be happy and to stay happy. It can’t all be about your career, it has to be about your life.”

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Stand-your-ground not applied consistentlySTATE POLICY

By RICHARD SHUStaff Columnist

The reputation of stand-your-ground laws precedes them. They have been under scrutiny ever since Feb. 26, 2012, when George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watchman, followed Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teenager, through multiple streets, leading to a confrontation that left Martin dead. Critics of stand-your-ground laws ar-gue that they enable violent individu-als to provoke fights and then get away with murder. Some also argue that the laws enable prejudice and rash deci-sion-making to kill innocent people.

With situations involving women, however, the opposite seems to be the case. In 2012, after South Carolina woman Whitlee Jones killed her boy-friend Eric Lee when he was beating her, the judge struck down her stand-your-ground defense. In another in-stance that took place on Aug. 1, 2010, Florida woman Marissa Alexander shot her gun at the ceiling in an attempt to scare off her husband, Rico Gray, who was in the process of strangling her. Her stand-your-ground defense was also thrown out. The precedent established by these cases is clear:

stand-your-ground laws do not ap-ply to women who are threatened by their partners.

We must ask ourselves who stand-your-ground laws are really meant to protect. The Tampa Bay Times com-piled a database of over 200 stand-your-ground cases in Florida immedi-ately following the killing of Trayvon Martin. In the majority of these cases, the victim was unarmed, the defen-dant was in pursuit or the defendant could have retreated to safety. Most stand-your-ground laws include pro-visions specifying that the defendant must have no other way out. Often-times, these qualifications are not met. Whether or not the defendant is ac-quitted is entirely left to the discretion of the judge.

What matters in many stand-your-ground cases, unfortunately, is how well the confrontation fits into a very

narrow cultural perception of what violence looks like. The stranger ap-proaching with malice in his eyes is surely a threat, but a close relation or a domestic partner seems less menac-ing. Judges tend to rule based on these cultural perceptions. They understand the threat that a man feels when en-countering a hooded black teenager in the middle of the night. However, they do not understand the threat of a woman’s abusive husband.

But when women are 16 times more likely to be killed by a man they know than by a stranger, and when police brutality and institutionalized vio-lence are becoming more and more common, it is time to rethink what violence is supposed to be. Regardless of whether the law itself is just, the unfairness in its execution necessi-tates serious examination. As it stands now, the stand-your-ground law feeds off of dangerous gut-based percep-tions of what constitutes deadly vio-lence and whether or not it can be avoided. Without regard for fairness, the law punishes the inculpable and feeds the confrontational.

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New York City officials announced the launch of a review of suicides and self-harm in jails using a $400,000 grant from the Department of Justice on Oct. 28. Officials say the review will take the “sentinel event” approach, which tries to deter-mine the cause of events. This approach is appropriate for the issue of jail suicides, given that procedures for preventing such suicides are not always followed. The need to follow sui-cide prevention procedure is especially important in prisons, because the environment is conducive to self-harm and the demographics of inmates tend to be those that are most sus-ceptible to suicide. Given that New York’s jail suicide rate is already lower than the national average, this review gives the city the opportunity to lead the nation in addressing an issue that has persisted for years.

The National Institute of Corrections’ suicide training guide explains that jails increase the risk of suicide because they di-minish personal control and remove inmates from social sup-port networks. Furthermore, inmates are isolated and do not have access to proper mental health resources. It is easy for citi-zens to take their access to mental health support for granted and ignore the adverse situations that inmates face. In addition, jails house high suicide risk demographics including young men, mentally ill individuals and substance abusers. The guide notes that these factors, when coupled with the shame of incar-ceration and fear of other inmates, have caused jail suicide rates to be significantly higher than the norm.

The review, which is expected to last three years, is expected to address current procedures and the communication between the Department of Correction and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Communication is a pivotal element in addressing these issues because prison conditions are often hid-den from the outside world. Earlier this summer, Jose Bautista attempted suicide in his cell on Rikers Island after he was un-able to post bail. Correction officers quickly stopped Bautista, handcuffed him and proceeded to beat him until he needed sur-gery. This is only one instance of how prisoner abuse often goes underreported and procedures are ignored.

New York City is the epicenter of social progress, so it is reas-suring to see it live up its progressive image. More than that, the suicide review is a reminder that the city has not given up on an often forgotten population, though it might sometimes seem like it has. The United States has the highest incarceration rate of any developed nation. This has had serious consequences in overcrowded and underserved prisons. New York is taking steps toward a solution. While the review is unlikely to change much, it at least proves that the city government recognizes the issue and has taken the initiative to examine prison conditions.

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