Mary Mattingly constructs and occupies "Triple Island" (2013), an outdoor sculpture overlooking the East River. “It is a kind of proposal for a different way of working and living,” says the artist in our “New York Close Up” film. “To me, that means communally sharing resources– it's food, water, and power– and how can that be done in a very minimal way.” A self-described apocalyptic thinker, Mattingly views the project as an experimental model for an imagined future where environmental degradat