Hispanic Heritage Month arrives this year against a backdrop of nationwide immigration enforcement that has swept through agricultural regions across the country. ICE arrests have spiked following new enforcement policies under the Trump administration. While raids have been reported in California’s Central Coast, Ventura County, the San Joaquin Valley, and Oregon’s Willamette Valley, the enforcement […]
Robert Mango’s art lives in the space where the real and the imagined converge—a place of myth-making, dream-making, and surrealist logic. From his formative years in Chicago, he stood out at the School of the Art Institute, where he quickly became, as he puts it, “the darling of the teachers there” because he had “a […]
Two weeks ago, we were blessed enough to travel to South America via wine palate. The largest exhibition of South American wines ever held in New York, it was organized by Patricio Tapia, founder of Descorchados, the ‘panoramic’ wine guide comparable to our “Wine Spectator” or Robert Parker; it is known for capturing the pulse of […]
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 […]
From within an Avalanche of rubble…. Cactus spikes form, erecting defensive stubble Where the dimples of a smile ought to reign, Gazans strain like the foreign Canary Pine trees dry out in Palestine. Brave men transform into solid sticks yearning to lift concrete Stones off beloveds’ bones … They cannot. Cage-like crosses of […]
APRIL 4, the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination. Everyone excited about JFK files finally coming to light & confirming what we all already knew, no real surprises about CIA inside job. BUT THE REAL SHOCKER WILL BE THE MLK FILES! It’s common knowledge that MLK, along with other Civil Rights leaders, were assassinated by our […]
Whether you walk on two legs or four, Ideal Glass Studios, was the place to be for the Rescue Dogs Rock NYC Fashion Show: Puppy Love. Produced by Chance Spiessbach of ChanceTV, it was an over the top amalgamation of high fashion, electrifying performances, and heartfelt philanthropy. The night featured models on roller skates clad […]
The Zang Toi show opened with a caftan-clad goddess strutting to Arabic music at the exquisite Park Avenue Christian Church, sacredly evocative of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. The production then quickly transitioned softly to Amanda Lear’s “Si tu savaus ma belle”, while reliving the transitory phases endured by the prominent luxury railway, the Orient […]
Artist Blakelee Pieroni’s Meta Betties project fractally brings together art, activism, and digital innovation, offering a forward-thinking approach to how performance and conceptual art can engage with blockchain technology. By addressing societal norms and advocating for social change, her work has discovered a powerful outlet in the digital world. Her roots as an artist are […]
“Art transforms boundaries and transforms spectators into advocates, and advocates into leaders. This initiative is deeply aligned with the UN sustainable development goals, embodying a shared vision for a just and sustainable future.” The exquisite “Ripples of Change” immersive art exhibit, appropriately hosted on Human Rights Day at Ideal Glass Studios, encapsulates all that matters […]