“ I realize that coming from an Arabic culture – I can make use of my language and culture. To create something worldly – cosmopolitan. Living and performing in New York City – I am compelled to bridge Arabic and American cultures” An elegant embodiment of World Music herself— Nadwa Rifai is a Lebanese-born singer, actress […]
‘The 100-degree L.A. heat in October had me envying the crispy coolness of colors bursting from the east coast’s dying leaves. Craving nothing more than the feel of leather, fur, and toasty fires, a familiarity with NYC certainly could breed complacence; an unfamiliarity with L.A. could just as easily feed loss. L.A. propels you to drown […]
In her new current show Orchid Fever at 5-50 Gallery in Queens New York, Hayley Young‘s mixes painting, digital distortion and saturation create psychedelic and complex compositions. “I’d already been painting flowers and landscapes from travel photos, but I wanted to go deeper, ask myself why I was so drawn to those subjects. Living in […]
