James Kalm started seeing the work of Judy Glantzman on his lunch-time strolls through the East Village in the early 1980s. A brash group of impetuous young artists were challenging what had become the stale academic exclusivity of SoHo. They invented their own scene in the ratty neighborhood north of Houston Street and east of 2nd Ave. For a brief skuzzy moment, this area, and its band of extravagant misfits was the center of Neo-Avant-garde action and fashion in New York. But a perfect storm of tragic happenings brought this conglomeration of cultural production to a screeching halt. The stock market crash of 1987, the AIDS epidemic and a encroaching desire for rational conservativism changed this scene and made it a negative notation on ones resume,
Through it all Glantzman kept working, painting, and adapting to an ever changing art world. This survey covers 40 years of production and displays the breadth of her practice including; paintings, drawings, sculpture and collage. The artist also makes a brief appearance to discuss her past and new works and the challenge of living through what became the calamity of the East Village. A musical introduction is provided by Kei Otake. This program was recorded November 29, 2018.

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