ny times article - cardwell

This article discusses the new rules in NYC regarding shooting film and photos in public. These new rules make the environment for independent filmmakers and amateur photographers to shoot in public much more easily, with this lifted requirements of possessing a permit. What this represents is a relatively valiant effort made by the Bloomberg administration to make its rules more conducive to artists working in the city. This change is valuable to the art world, as it opens up the possibilities for artists to capture the public realm New York without intrusion, either from authority figures or inhabitants of the city. It forces the organism that is New York City to coexist with artists who are attempting, in turn, to interact with it. I think this in a way represents a political statement that speaks to uphold lawful integrity to issues of freedom of expression and civil rights.