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''Mondo New York'' is a 1988
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directed by Harvey Nikolai Keith. The documentary film was inspired by the 1963 movie '' Mondo Cane''.


Overview

''Mondo New York'' examines the lives and activities of Manhattan
performance art Performance art is an artwork or art exhibition created through actions executed by the artist or other participants. It may be witnessed live or through documentation, spontaneously developed or written, and is traditionally presented to a pu ...
ists, and features Joey Arias and
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. A number of
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denizens appear in various sketches, each linked by a young woman's exploration of the city. Other performers include Charlie Barnett, Joe Coleman, Phoebe Legere,
Karen Finley Karen Finley (born 1956) is an American performance artist, musician and poet. Her performance art, recordings, and books are used as forms of activism. Her work frequently uses nudity and profanity. Finley incorporates depictions of sexuality, ...
,
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,
Veronica Vera Veronica Vera is an American human sexuality writer and actress. She is best known for the films '' Times Square Comes Alive'', Gerard Damiano's ''Consenting Adults'', ''Mondo New York'', and ''Rites of Passion'', as well as her work with phot ...
, Frank Moore, and
Ann Magnuson Ann Magnuson (born January 4, 1956) is an American actress, performance artist, and nightclub performer. She was described by ''The New York Times'' in 1990 as "An endearing theatrical chameleon who has as many characters at her fingertips as Lil ...
. The film was produced by '' Night Flight'' creator Stuart S. Shapiro.


Reception

Michael Wilmington of ''
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'' stated ""Mondo New York" (Times- rated Adult for offensive language and repulsive situations) has some small value as an uncensored record of these highly regarded and controversial performance artists. But, mostly, it's a movie which expects us to react like the bored voyeurs eyeballing the geek while the blood spurts from his teeth." Jonathan Rosenbaum of ''
Chicago Reader The ''Chicago Reader'', or ''Reader'' (stylized as ЯEADER), is an American alternative weekly newspaper in Chicago, Illinois, noted for its literary style of journalism and coverage of the arts, particularly film and theater. It was founded by ...
'' mentioned "Director Harvey Keith and producer Stuart Shapiro take a walk on the wild side through the seamier byways of New York life in this documentary inspired by the 1963 Mondo Cane. It features cockfights, junkies, street hookers, habitues of S and M clubs, and a number of outre performance artists—Ann Magnuson beating a dead horse, Karen Finley decorating herself with raw eggs and glitter, Joe Coleman biting the head off a mouse while nearly exploding himself with firecrackers, and Dean Johnson performing in drag with his band, the Weenies (1988)."


See also

*'' Kusama: Infinity'', a 2018 film.


References


External links

* 1988 films 1988 documentary films 1988 independent films Mondo films Documentary films about New York City Documentary films about entertainers Films set in Manhattan American independent films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{arts-documentary-film-stub