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Photos: Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty Extends at Met through August 7
Alexander McQueen (British, 1969–2010), Corset, Dante, autumn/winter 1996–97, Lilac silk faille appliquéd with black silk lace and embroidered with jet beads, Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photograph © Sølve Sundsbø/Art + Commerce
On Sunday afternoon, I stood in line for over an hour for the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibition, the hottest ticket in town, in The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The breathtaking exhibition, on view in the Metropolitan Museum’s second-floor Cantor Galleries, features approximately 100 ensembles and 70 accessories from the late Mr. McQueen’s prolific 19-year career, and is a celebration of the fashion designer’s extraordinary contributions to fashion.
Alexander McQueen (British, 1969–2010), “Oyster” Dress, Irere, spring/summer 2003, Ivory silk organza, georgette, and chiffon, Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photograph © Sølve Sundsbø/Art + Commerce
Since opening on May 4, Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty has been drawing crowds, with the highest attendance of any public opening day for a Costume Institute exhibition; that attendance was second at the Met only to that of Vincent van Gogh: The Drawings in 2005. More than 180,000 people have seen the show. Set to close on July 31, the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibition has been extended until August 7.
Vicky Shen’s “Adultolescence” screens at the Ray Stark Family Theatre at USC School of Cinematic Arts on June 6
USC film school graduate, Vicky Shen, humbles the “Tiger Mom” controversy with her new film Adultolescence, which she wrote, produced, co-directed with Zoe Bui and starred in. Check out Adultolescence, which recently played at the LA Asian Pacific Film Festival, at the free screening on Monday, June 6 at the Ray Stark Family Theatre at USC School of Cinematic Arts, The screening will be followed by a Q&A.
Adultolescence tells the story of Lea May (Vicky Shen), a Chinese-American artist suffering from post-college career ennui, who returns home to live with her parents (Jeanne Sakata as Mrs. May and Michael Yama as Mr. May) after having been disowned by her strict, immigrant mother.
Ms. Shen used the story of stagnation for one twenty-something to reveal larger themes of the economics of emotions for post-grads, boomeranged back home after college. The film also blends the dual identity of American-born children of immigrant parents.
“This film’s greatest asset is demystifying the TIGER MOM debate by revealing that there is no unifying rulebook when it comes to Asian parenting and garnering an interesting portrayal of an Asian mother by humanizing the individual, rather than making her a stereotype,” said Ms. Shen.
Don't Miss the 14th Season of Shakespeare by the Sea - Free Admission!
Don't miss the 14th season of Shakespeare by the Sea with 40 free performances at 21 parks in 19 LA and Orange county cities in Southern California. Once again, admission is free to this season's performances. The season opens June 9, 2011 with the romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing, and one week later on June 16, with the opening of the ultimate family drama The Tragedy of King Lear. Performances continue through August 12.
All
performances
are
in
the
evening
starting
at
either
7:00pm
or
8:00pm.
Audiences
are
encouraged
to
gather
with
friends
and
family
early
to
dine
picnic-style
under
the
stars
to
make
the
most
of
this
classic
entertainment
experience.
Learn
more
at
www.shakespearebythesea.org
or
by
calling
310-217-7596.
This season’s performances under the stewardship of founding member and Producing Artistic Director Lisa Coffi, are sponsored by Orange County Community Foundation, Union Pacific Railroad, Newport Beach Arts Commission, Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe, and Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
Cities
on
this
year’s
tour
include:
Altadena,
El
Segundo,
Hermosa
Beach,
La
Crescenta,
Laguna
Niguel,
Lakewood,
Long
Beach,
Manhattan
Beach,
Newport
Beach,
Playa
Vista,
Rossmoor,
Rowland
Heights,
San
Pedro,
South
Pasadena,
Torrance,
Whittier,
and
two
different
parks
in
Rancho
Palos
Verdes.
See
production
schedules,
full
location
information,
and
times
at
Shirley Fong-Torres 1946 - 2011, noted cooking personality, author, and SF Chinatown culinary school and tour operator of "Wok Wiz"
Friends
and
family
honored
Shirley
Fong-Torres'
life
at
memorial
services
in
San
Francisco
on
July
24.
Her
life
and
vivacious
personality
touched
people
worldwide
with
her
books,
television
appearances,
and
her
Wok
Wiz
company's
daily
guided
walking
and
culinary
tours
of
San
Francisco's
Chinatown
and
North
Beach.
Shirley
was
born
November
16,
1946
in
Oakland,
daughter
of
Connie
and
the
late
Ricardo
Fong-Torres,
and
was
a
graduate
of
U.C.
Berkeley.
She
was
a
teacher
in
Texas
and
California,
a
chef,
and
after
working
in
marketing
for
Levi
Strauss,
she
created
Wok
Wiz
in
1985,
offering
tours,
as
well
as
cooking
lessons.
Her
business
drew
rave
reviews
and
quickly
grew,
and
she
built
a
staff
of
tour
guides
to
meet
demand.
She
wrote
such
books
as San
Francisco
Chinatown:
A
Walking
Tour,
The
Chinese
Kitchen,
Wok
Wiz
Chinese
Cookbook,
and The
Woman
Who
Ate
Chinatown.
Shirley
wrote
articles
for
many
food
and
travel
publications
and
frequently
appeared
on
radio
and
television
including
The
Food
Channel,
History
and
Discovery
Channels,
and
inflight
for
Hawaiian
Airlines,
Qantas
Airlines
and
JetBlue.
She
was
active
in
many
community
groups
and
often
served
on
the
board
of
the
San
Francisco
Convention
and
Visitors
Bureau.
She
had
homes
in
San
Francisco
and
Pacifica.
Photos: Playwright David Henry Hwang in rehearsal at the Goodman Theatre for World Premiere of Chinglish
Playwright David Henry Hwang during a rehearsal for the world premiere of his new play Chinglish, directed by Leigh Silverman, in the Healy Rehearsal room at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. © 2011 Lia Chang
Tony Award winner and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly) is having a banner summer in Chicago, where three of his plays are being produced.
Playwright David Henry Hwang adds new pages to his script during a rehearsal for Chinglish in the Healy Room of the Goodman Theatre in Chicago on June 5, 2011. © 2011 Lia Chang
From June 14-July 17, the Silk Road Theatre Project is presenting the Chicago premiere of Hwang’s semi-autobiographical Yellow Face, directed by Steve Scott at The Historic Chicago Temple Building in collaboration with the Goodman Theatre; from June 18-July 24, the Goodman Theatre is presenting the world premiere of Hwang’s Chinglish, a razor-sharp new comedy about the challenges of doing business in a culture worlds apart from our own, directed by Leigh Silverman in the Albert Theatre; and from August 11-September 4, the Halcyon Theatre is presenting Hwang’s Family Devotions, a comedy where chaos ensues when three generations of an Asian-American family welcome their patriarch from Communist China, directed by Jennifer Adams at the Greenhouse Theater Center.
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