Ricky D’Ambrose

Ricky D’Ambrose is a critic and filmmaker in New York City.

In the Wings of Reality

In the Wings of Reality In the Wings of Reality

Claude Arnaud’s biography of Jean Cocteau shows how the artist lived a life nourished by infinity.

Jan 23, 2017 / Ricky D’Ambrose

Instagram and the Fantasy of Mastery

Instagram and the Fantasy of Mastery Instagram and the Fantasy of Mastery

A “look” is a kind of instant style: quickly executed and dispatched, immediately understood and overcharged with incident. It is time for a new view.

Jun 29, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ricky D’Ambrose

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility

The singular cinematic achievement of Straub-Huillet.

May 27, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ricky D’Ambrose

The Sanitorium Vincent in France, one of several institutions where Max Blecher convalesced.

Romancing the Remains Romancing the Remains

A tubercular Surrealist describes his convalescence. What could go right?

Sep 24, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Ricky D’Ambrose

A Theater Without Qualities

A Theater Without Qualities A Theater Without Qualities

Immersive theater has no real style—except to fetishize its look.

Sep 30, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Ricky D’Ambrose

Overculminated

Overculminated Overculminated

In Zündel’s Exit, Markus Werner gorges on the limit point of madness.

May 13, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Ricky D’Ambrose

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