Tucked between the intoxicating fumes of spiced tagines at Zerza Moroccan Kitchen and neat rows of dried Japanese goods at Ni Japanese Deli is Mo Kong’s presentation “Lounge of a Prophet” at Cuchifritos Gallery + Project Space. The close proximity of Asian and North African delicacies awakens ancient, reductive myths about the Orient inside the contemporary food bazaar that is Essex Market on Manhattan’s Lower East Side where the gallery is located bringing forward the show’s main critiques.Beneath the exhibition space’s yellowed light, Kong has constructed what appears to be a modernist curio
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Sustainable sleepwear brand More Sunday, launched in 2017, has been a DTC brand exclusively selling through its e-commerce site for the last four years. But that will change come March 14, when multi-brand sustainable retailer Tiare Rose officially launches.
“I couldn’t say no,” said Danielle Wu, founder of More Sunday, of signing with Tiare Rose. She had planned to focus on DTC and marketplace sales, but decided to “experiment with” Tiare Rose, as it closely aligns with her vision and mission for the company.