The East Village Eye celebrates its fifth year “dredging up fascinating people, their ideas and their art, exposing outrageous circumstances and enjoying the cruel but delicious humor of the world’s situation”. The issue compiles articles and interviews engaging with a wealth of influential individuals, traversing New York’s cultural landscape. An interview with feminist powerhouse Barbara Kruger, following her exhibition at Annina Nosei Gallery, provides an invaluable insight into her practice. An excerpt from Richard Hell’s The Voidoid further develops the mythology of Theresa Stern, a character devised by Hell and bandmate Tom Verlaine. Penelope Spheeris discusses her film Suburbia, and the influence of the punk scene on her work. “Pioneering indie filmmaker” Amos Poe examines his 1984 crime drama Alphabet City. A conversation between painter Bill Rice and writer Gary Indiana, founding members of the New York Theatre of the Obvious, sifts through their history together. Works from Mike Robinson and Futura 2000 are featured.