Serves 4 | Prep Time : 45 minutes For Avocado Cream 2 ripe avocados pitted and peeled 1/3 cup sour cream 2 tablespoons lime juice 2 tablespoons cilantro finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon salt For Chipotle Mayo 1 cup mayonnaise 2 chilies in adobo sauce chopped 2 tablespoon adobo sauce For Tacos 8 medium eggs 1 cup cheddar cheese 1 …
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Two Hours at Tina Kim Gallery. | Yiso Bahc x Seoyoung Chung x Beom Kim.
ina Kim Gallery is pleased to present Two Hours, an exhibition curated by Hyunjin Kim featuring work by three seminal contemporary South Korean artists: Yiso Bahc, Seoyoung Chung and Beom Kim. Comprised of 42 works made between the late 1990’s and the early 2000’s – a period of dramatic change in South Korea as the country established a civilian government and …
NEW MUSIC. | “WILDFLOWERS” | CAGED ANIMALS.
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THE DAILY SPLICE. | ADAM HALE.
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Hung Out to Dry. | Sally Gall.
n her series of clothesline inspired photographs, artist Sally Gall transforms a menial chore into a work of art. There is already something graceful and soothing about shirts, blouses, table clothes and bedsheets billowing gently in the wind. Utilizing angles, Gall heighten this allure, creating images that resemble abstract paintings. The series also has a devilish appeal, as some of the …
NEW MUSIC. | “PRIMA DONNA” | VINCE STAPLES.
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NEW MUSIC. | “WRKWRKWRK[WTT]” | PROD. BY KNXWLEDGE.
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NEW MUSIC | “LOVE SOMEBODY” | TA-KU & WAFIA.
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