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POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: cre808art
02 August 2020 1:08 AM | No CommentsAndrea "Drea" James is behind the Instagram account cre808art. She is a painter who divides her time between Hawaii and Long Beach, Calif.
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POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: 123KLAN
01 August 2020 2:33 AM | No Comments123KLAN has participated in past editions of POW! WOW! in Okinawa and across the United States.
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![According to Chai's website, the Korean American artist "[relishes] breaking the rules and mixing abstract elements into [her] work."](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/PowWowHawaii_Lauren-Hana-Chai_200214_0598-75x75.jpg "POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: Lauren Hana Chai")
POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: Lauren Hana Chai
30 July 2020 11:21 PM | No CommentsAccording to Chai's website, the Korean American artist "[relishes] breaking the rules and mixing abstract elements into [her] work."
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![The "Chapter 5: Reparation" collection from [ savoar fer ] featured a skilled usage of mixed materials.](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/savoar-fer-Fall-2019-Paris-Fashion-Week_190228_01-75x75.jpg "[ savoar fer ] Fall 2019 – Paris Fashion Week")
[ savoar fer ] Fall 2019 – Paris Fashion Week
15 May 2020 9:15 PM | No CommentsThe "Chapter 5: Reparation" collection from [ savoar fer ] featured a skilled usage of mixed materials.
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POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: Beyond (beyond.graffiti)
24 April 2020 8:19 AM | No CommentsBeyond is one half of the Dutch artist duo, Karski & Beyond. They specialize in the types of murals featured at POW! WOW! Hawaii.
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Asia Archive
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Meniscus Magazine’s Top 10 articles of 2019
Meniscus MagazinePosted on January 6, 2020 | No CommentsIn 2019, clearly film, food and travel – with a specific focus on Asia – were the top areas of interest for you, our readers. -
A look inside the Nakagin Capsule Tower – Tokyo, Japan
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 16, 2019 | No CommentsThe Nakagin Capsule Tower resembles two towers of stacked cubes. It is one of few remaining buildings from the Japanese Metabolist architectural movement. -
Jeju Noodle Culture Street (국수거리) gogi-guksu – South Korea
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on September 9, 2019 | No CommentsJeju Noodle Culture Street is a walkable stretch of 11 restaurants celebrating a dish unique to the island: gogi-guksu, or Japanese-style noodles with pork soup. -
At Tokyo’s Sushi Bar Yasuda, a chef returns home
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on August 31, 2019 | No CommentsSemi-retirement for Naomichi Yasuda is a basement in Tokyo, working solo and serving his personal style of omakase. Does he care what you think? Maybe. -
Minatogawa StateSide Town – Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 29, 2019 | No CommentsIn this former military housing complex, rusty U.S. Mail boxes teeter beside cool boutiques, and American vintage goods spill off the shelves next door to uniquely Okinawan culinary creations. -
Eifuku Shokudo (栄福食堂, “Tony Soba”) – Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 22, 2019 | No CommentsTony Soba serves some of the cheapest bowls of Yaeyama soba one can find in Okinawa, and doubles as an unabashed shrine to a forgotten actor. -
Japan’s first A&W? It’s in Okinawa.
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on May 25, 2019 | No CommentsIn a part of Japan that has embraced Spam musubi and taco rice, it's easy to see why the A&W brand has survived for more than 55 years there. -
Meniscus Magazine’s Top 10 articles of 2018
Meniscus MagazinePosted on January 2, 2019 | No CommentsThree reviews of Korean films made it to the list (proving the continued global influence of South Korean cinema) as well as three articles about food (proving that our readers are very hungry people). -
Bangkok’s Sushi Masato & Chef Masa’s favorite Tokyo restaurants
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 1, 2018 | No CommentsFood becomes an education at Sushi Masato, which serves dinner to 120 lucky patrons a week. Bonus: a list of Chef Masa's preferred places to eat in Tokyo. -
Minimalism and angles at Seoul’s Lotte Museum of Art
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on April 4, 2018 | No CommentsLocated in a quiet corridor of the Lotte World Tower, the opening exhibit by the late American artist Dan Flavin made ample use of the minimalist space.