A man’s voice recites lines from a poem as fantastical low-resolution images of cityscapes are projected on a screen in a darkened room. “When I couldn’t sleep/I learned to write,” we hear him say. “I learned to write/what might be read/on nights like this/by one like me.” The lines come from Leonard Cohen’s “The Only Poem,” and the visuals, by Jon Rafman, are a collection of processed found photos and landscapes from video games that take the words somewhere far away and transform Cohen’s crisp verse into the narration of a dream. This piece can be found in “Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything,” an exhibition celebrating the life and work of the singer-songwriter, who died in 2016 . It comes to the Jewish Museum on Friday after a run in Montreal . The lines from “The Only Poem” speak to the almost mystical bond between those who create art and those who consume it. When a transmission like the one described in the poem happens in pop music, particularly fertile ground for … [Read more...]

close Video Newsom will show Gen Z, millennials California is not what US 'should be like': Joe Basrawi Joe Basrawi, Today is America strategy director, says 'this next year' will display 'true side' of Gov. Gavin Newsom. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Well, it turns out California Gov. Gavin Newsom ’s supporters were right: The recall effort was a waste of state dollars – albeit only a tiny fraction of the money wasted by the state paying out about $20 billion in fraudulent unemployment benefits or $10 billion on a bullet train to nowhere. Recall supporters should have known that California is no longer the state of Ronald Reagan, Pete Wilson or even Arnold Schwarzenegger. Democrats now outnumber Republicans 2-1 in the state and hold every statewide office , supermajorities in both houses, every big city mayoral position, and every city council seat in L.A. and San Francisco. COLIN REED: FIVE REASONS THE CALIFORNIA … [Read more...]