Kyle Reyes

They say you feel it within the first five seconds. Before a single course is fired, before a drink is poured or a menu even touches the table, there’s a distinct hum that hits you the moment you walk through the doors of Eleven Madison Park. It’s an atmospheric shift — the sound of a high-performance machine calibrated so precisely it barely registers as noise at all.

Over the weekend, Los Angeles City College’s VAMA Gallery played host to a new exhibition spotlighting the work of emerging Filipino artists. Curated by Edmund Arévalo, “Tambayan” narrates the timelines and perspectives in the Filipino diaspora, while questioning issues of cultural assimilation, traditions, and surveillance.

1 of 4 2 of 4 3 of 4 4 of 4 171 Hypes Featuring the likes of Jahlil Nzinga, Maceo Eagle and more. New York’s Padre Gallery is set to unveil a new group show, entitled, “In Bloom.” The exhibition centers around the themes of growth, process, and self-identity amongst a promising cast of upcoming and established artists. The exhibition is curated by Roosi, a South East Asian art collective that seeks to dismantle the traditional barriers of entry into the art world.