Atelier Bow-Wow

Reviewing Atelier Bow-Wow show at REDCAT for Art Asia Pacific.

Early verdict: A definite must-see (and not just see but touch and sit and rock and swing!)

The note-scribbling stirred quite an appetite. Mo was my guide at Orochon in Little Tokyo ("I like the #4, it's the right amount of spicy, and I like to add a cha-su slice and bamboo..."), which I've been dying to try after hearing her rave about their ramen time and again. I haven't been able to stop thinking about the spicy warm broth... (verdict: a must-eat)

Brokedown Baroque

Diana Al-Hadid, Spun of the Limits of My Lonely Waltz, 2006, Perry Rubenstein Gallery

One of the best things about working at the Getty is that inspiration is all around--beautiful weather (conducive to mid-day hikes with co-worker-friends), gorgeous landscape, aura of amazing art, and tomes upon volumes upon stacks of books and magazines that pique curiosity. Perusing the periodicals, I was reminded of the work of Diana Al-Hadid. I first saw Al-Hadid featured in ArtNews "Artists to Watch"; she reminds me of Jhumpa Lahiri or Zadie Smith--stunning young women with serious thoughts. (To see more of her work, click link.)

mini-belts

vintage mini-belt bracelets cinched upon my wrist.