When was the last time you saw an Asian American face in a fashion campaign? Was it months ago, or years? Or maybe even never before? Photographer Andrew Kung, […]
Category: Art
For 17-year-old Artist And Activist Jackie Liu, The Proof Is In The Painting
If you think back to your high school summers, chances are that you’ll remember sleeping in and probably eating too much junk food. But Jackie Liu isn’t your average […]
Take A Peek At ‘Kokoro,’ Oakley’s New Sunglasses Collaboration With Painter Meguru Yamaguchi
Although 2020 hasn’t been easy for anyone, the past few months have also seen people uniting all over the world for common causes, leading to some incredibly moving displays […]
Plug In With New Online Art Exhibit, ‘SLAYSIAN’
In these times of stress and social distancing, it can be easy to feel isolated from the rest of our community. Thankfully, the digital world hasn’t paused just because […]
In Times Of Crisis, Creatives Are Helping Light The Way
There is currently no vaccine for COVID-19, but coping with the distress and emotional turmoil after this pandemic is going to take more than an injection or a pill. […]
The 25th Annual L.A. Art Show Proved Los Angeles Is Still A Major Contender In Art Scene
Sometimes it’s packed with the latest in technology, sometimes filled with the automobile world, and other times the Convention Center hosts the L.A. Art Show, one of the largest […]
Come Enjoy Cultural Tradition At The Red Envelope Show
On a recent quiet night in Los Angeles, a crowd of people sat outside the Chinese American Museum underneath a clear sky intimately lit by a few red paper […]
Unconventional Wisdom: Asian Americans Take On Los Angeles Comic Con
There’s something special about an event that people attend for no one but themselves. For cosplayers, the Los Angeles Comic Con, formerly known as Comikaze Expo and Stan Lee’s […]
Looking For The Next Ali Wong Or Hasan Minhaj? Head To The 20th Annual APAture Festival
If you’re interested in Asian American art, music and performance, then look no further—the 20th annual APAture Festival has it all. A multidisciplinary arts festival presented by Kearny Street […]
Throwback: Sculptor Isamu Noguchi Is The OG Hapa Icon—And He Didn’t Even Have A Name Until He Was 5 Years Old
You know when you see a Noguchi coffee table. It’s comprised of three simple components: two vaguely boomerang-esque wooden pieces whose pointed ends touch, balancing an incredibly heavy triangular […]
Get The Most Out Of This Year’s Comic-Con With These 11 Events
For the past 50 years, Comic-Con International has been the ultimate haven for nerds everywhere. From July 18 to 21, over 135,000 attendees are expected to attend Comic-Con’s various […]
Artist Alison Zai Is Hoping To Make You Feel A Little Less Alone With Her Comics
In the primordial grime and goop of Instagram—a social media platform better known for cultivating bodacious “IG baddie” personalities—emerges a new kind of comic artist. At the forefront of […]
Throwback: Travel Back In Time To 1930s China With ‘Tintin And The Blue Lotus’
I was visiting my aunt in Little Saigon when I first saw her collection of “Tintin” comic books. A souvenir from her childhood in the real Saigon, they’d been […]
What Does It Mean To Be Human? Well, Ask Hueman
Allison Tinati’s alter ego, Hueman, is a reflection of the art she creates. The play on hue and human is “a celebration of diversity,” explains the Filipino American artist […]
Is Filipino Art Asian? Or Is It Western? Find The Answer At The PULO Project
With a wooden conch light installation surrounded by glittering jewelry and clothing at the entrance, the “PULO Project” in the Please Do Not Enter retail-concept space resembles a Parisian […]
