An Essay on Artist Tom Torluemke Tweet By Kevin Freitas Ring-a-ring-a-roses, A pocket full of posies; Hush! hush! hush! hush! We’re all tumbled down. “Though it seems at times as if nothing could rout him out of the inertia in which he is entrenched, it is quite possible that he may one day be shocked into a greater state of […]
Spotlight Chicago, IL: Tom Torluemke, “Ring around the Rosie”
THE BOX – the SWEAT box, that is…
Tweet Living in “the Box” A Brief History and Overview of El Cajon, CA By Kent Manthie Living in El Cajon is very different from living in San Diego, that’s for sure. Anyone who’s familiar with the various parts of San Diego County knows that out here, in the east part of the county, down in the valley, so to […]
Saigon Cool: Posters, Tattoos and “Chicken Girls” + Interview with Punk Rocker and Bar Owner Ben Burns
Saigon Cool: Posters, Tattoos and “Chicken Girls” + Interview with Punk Rocker and Bar Owner Ben Burns Reviewer Goes Abroad Tweet By Katherine Sweetman Should you ever find yourself in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (aka Saigon), I have four recommendations: 1) Shop at Lotus for vintage propaganda posters where you can get the originals and/or smaller prints of real Vietnamese agitprop […]
Art Fair Vital Necessity and Dirty Whore
Miami Art Scene Tweet Art Fair Vital Necessity and Dirty Whore By Katherine Sweetman Each year thousands of patrons (65,000+ this year) make the pilgrimage to Art Basel Miami Beach and/or the countless other happenings, satellite fairs and parties that intentionally overlap this weekend of art-flavored events. This was the 10th year for the Miami fair that’s billed as “the […]