Takesada Matsutani at Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles

The Osaka-born, Paris-based artist's first California solo show opens tomorrow

by Kyle Raymond Fitzpatrick Artist Takesada Matsutani’s work is full of movement despite its minimalism. The art represents both an intellectual physicality and expressive groups of creations that were recently brought together at the Los Angeles’ Arts District outpost of international gallery Hauser & Wirth. The self-titled show is Matsutani’s first LA solo exhibition and features three distinct periods of the Osaka-born, Parisian-based artist’s work. …

Microsoft HoloLens + Rémy Martin’s “Rooted In Exception” Mixed-Reality Experience

A tech giant and an iconic cognac brand join forces to educate about distilling

by Kyle Raymond Fitzpatrick Cognac is perhaps the most luxurious of brandies. It’s a wine that few would choose to drink before it’s twice distilled and matured in French oak casks, where it transforms into a nutty, smooth and refined spirit. While the methodologies involved in creating cognac are timeless, there are new experiences related to consuming the drink, and Rémy Martin is eager to …

Museum of Ice Cream, LA

Downtown's Arts District serves as a temporary home for the photogenic monument to dessert

by Kyle Raymond Fitzpatrick From 22 April through 29 May, a warehouse space in Downtown LA‘s Arts District will stand as a monument to dessert: it is the temporary home of the Museum of Ice Cream. The Museum lies at the sensory intersection of sweet tooth and Instagram and is the highly anticipated West coast sequel to last summer’s New York showing. A few crowd-pleasers …