Whereas Bacon’s main subject and primal obsession is the human figure, radically reshaped and engaged in an activity that, before 1969, was punishable in England – and quite often was punished – by criminal prosecution, social obloquy and jail. Because of the sorting out of the famously filthy mess that was Bacon’s studio at Reece [...]

But it turns out that the resident performers, a Takarazuka-style all-female acting troupe, lead double lives as the Imperial Fighting Troupe, psychic warriors who protect Tokyo from marauding demons and steam-powered robots. It concerns Iris, the youngest but most psychically powerful member of the Imperial Fighting troupe, who has not yet been involved in any [...]

The exhibition in the middle of California’s famed “Wine Country” will include artwork from Tak Toyoshima (Secret Asian Man) , Deb Aoki (Bento Box) , and the winners of Nichi Bei Times’ last two annual manga art contests. This collection of supplemental bits scattered across the length and breadth of the series is meant primarily [...]