Casa Borrega, the funky and eclectic Mexican restaurant that Hugo Montero and his family opened on historic Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard nearly a decade ago, has closed. The restaurant’s last day was Friday, May 6, Montero wrote in a farewell Facebook post that evening after the service. “It was a privilege to meet you, [a] … Read more
Shinji, Asuka, and Rei share a rare moment of happiness in a new poster promoting an upcoming Evangelion art exhibit. evangelization released new art of its five Eva pilots. Shinji, Asuka, Rei, Mari, and Kaworu are reunited in a new poster for the upcoming evangelization Crossing Expo, a massive display of art, production materials, and … Read more
OWhen evangelical Americans began talking about Donald Trump as God’s chosen president, the religious phrasing around his leadership – miracles, destiny, calling – sparked something in the memories of Lynette Wallworth, the Australian virtual reality filmmaker Emmy Award-winning. As a young woman, she had been drawn into a Pentecostal community and had come to have … Read more
For much of his career, artist Donald Baechler, who died of a heart attack at the age of 65, was the victim of mistaken identity. Having grown up in Manhattan, New York, in the 1980s alongside painters Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring, and represented by the same dealer, Tony Shafrazi, and because his work, like … Read more
On June 9, 2011, when artist MF Husain died in London, he was miles from home, the land he spoke so fondly of in all his conversations. Friends remember how badly he had wanted to return home in the years before his death, but the threat of violence that drove him into self-imposed exile in … Read more
We’ve seen some great designs so far in 2022, but we’ve also seen terrible design failures. From an ill-placed joystick to an unintentionally gory logo and oddly missing movie title, we’ve seen plenty of oversights and mistakes, even from Apple – usually the epitome of polished design. . Whether it’s product design or logo design, … Read more
Salamishah Tillet, Henry Rutgers Professor of African American Studies and Creative and Critical Writing contributing to The New York Times, won the Pulitzer Prize in criticism on Monday for what the judges called “scholarly and elegant writing about black stories in art and popular culture. Judges wrote that his work “successfully bridges academic and non-academic … Read more
Image by Ivane Katamashvili A new exhibition in New York pays homage to the work of pioneering artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, as well as the vibrant nightlife that inspired him. “Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure,” which will be open until September, features more than 200 works by the famed neo-expressionist, most of which have never been seen … Read more
To inaugurate his new New York gallery, David Kordanksy presents a slice of Los Angeles through a solo exhibition of the work of Lauren Halsey. The American artist’s practice has been constructed using found, crafted and handmade objects, which are combined to maintain a sense of civic urgency and a fluid imagination – offering a … Read more
The first lot, a work by American conceptual artist Mike Bidlo, “Not Picasso (Bather with Beachball)”, estimated between $60,000 and $80,000, went for $1.3 million including fees. Collector Peter Brant, seated in the third row, bought the third lot, “Fourteen Stations, No. XI” by Francesco Clemente, for $1.9 million, on an estimate of $80,000-120,000. Then … Read more