Once a much-loved karaoke bar, the iconic neighbourhood space in New York’s Chinatown has undergone a warm yet minimal transformation that goes by the name of Lalito. With chef Gerardo Gonzalez at the helm, along with his Australian partners Ben dos Remedios and Mateusz Lilpop, Gonzalez brings together a menu packed with Mexican American fare inflected with standout flavours from around the globe.
A meeting of the minds between Lauren Cassar, founder of local design label Mirador, and photographer and RUSSH regular Victoria Zschommler has resulted in At Land, At Bloom – a pop-up exhibition and store space in Sydney’s Paddington.
Immerse yourself. Leather ateliers Fleet Ilya create ultra covetable pieces bridging high fashion and eroticism. To showcase their ready-to-wear accessories, home décor and leather art, Fleet Ilya has taken over an industrial space in Dalston, London, for an interactive brand experience, with a selection of installations and new pieces available to purchase. The pop-up will run ’til November 30 from 4pm to 8pm daily, so get on down there while you can.
The way you do anything is the way you do everything. Model and artist Kid Plotnikova knows this to be true. When she’s not in front of the lens or behind a canvas, you will find her immersed in the city’s diverse culture at any one of her favourite spots.
On what is already the most anticipated day of the working week, the National Gallery of Victoria has launched Friday Nights at the NGV, a musical roster of local and international performers to complement the gallery’s two major exhibitions, David Hockney: Current and Viktor&Rolf: Fashion Artists. Sydney-based indie five-piece and RUSSH favourites, Dappled Cities, will take to the stage in the Great Hall this Friday, December 2, to offer a taste of their forthcoming album as well as a few old favourites; a slice of those sweeping melodies, vocal harmonies and 70s beats that captured us from their first single.
The quiet observer. Self-taught photographer Elizabeth Looker’s captures convey a deep relationship with her subject, as though she’s known and waited for them, and this moment, for years.
Let there be light. Photographer Derek Henderson joined forces with ManiaMania to capture the label’s coveted crystal collection.
Everything is illuminated. Japanese contemporary artist Tatsuo Miyajima presents the first major retrospective of his art in the Southern Hemisphere at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. The exhibition will span key works across his impressive career, including sculptural works, room-scale installations and performance films. Step into the light.
On the rise. The platform that launched the likes of Alexander Wang and Hood by Air, MADE brings its fresh brand of culture to Sydney for the first time this weekend. MADE Sydney presented by Mercedes-Benz will fuse fashion, art, music and skate for a weekend of showings, pop-up retail venues, DJ sets from the likes of Pelvis and Otis Prinz, the premier of The High Life: Slim Aarons and luxury Parisian streetwear label Faith Connexion’s runway show.
With pop art scenes and those iconic swimming pools – artist David Hockney’s influence has travelled far beyond his discipline and into the realms of fashion, film and our cultural makeup.
