About
Kira Nam Greene’s work explores female sexuality, desire and control through figure and food still-life paintings, surrounded by complex patterns. Imbuing the feminist legacies of Pattern and Decoration Movement with transnational, multicultural motifs, Greene creates colorful paintings that are unique combinations of realism and abstraction, employing diverse media such as oil, acrylic, gouache, watercolor and colored pencil. Combining Pop Art tropes and transnationalism, she also examines the politics of food through the depiction of brand name food products, or junk food. Recently, Greene started a figurative painting series spurred by the 2016 Presidential Election, Women’s March, #metoo movement and ensuing crisis of conscience, this new body of work aspires to present the power of collective action by women.
Category Archives: Restaurants
Restaurant Review: Fat Radish
I have a new favorite restaurant in Manhattan in Lower East Side called Fat Radish. I have been going to this restaurant every few weeks since they opened on Orchard Street about a year ago. The space is tight but attractive … Continue reading
Lunch at John Dory Oyster Bar
Last week, I went to John Dory Oyster Bar for a decadent lunch to celebrate with an ex-New Yoker friend, who was in town during the summer break from his Ph. D studies in Iowa. As an inveterate gourmet, my … Continue reading
Eating in San Francisco
Ben and I went to San Francisco and Los Angeles to visit family and friends, and of course to sample some delicious foods in California. Overall, we ate very very well both in restaurants and at homes. I was particularly … Continue reading
Dinner at Vinegar Hill House
We had dinner at Vinegar Hill House in Dumbo after the deinstallation of my exhibition at A.I.R. Gallery. I was thrilled to find this restaurant last year short after it opened when we were tooling around on our bicycles in … Continue reading
Sake Oyakodon at Sobaya
We went to see Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson at Public Theater last night despite the miserable weather. I am going to post a full review of the play soon, but for now, I have to say the musical was one … Continue reading
Brunch with Taylor at Maialino
Taylor and I had a lunch at Maialino, Danny Meyer’s newest restaurant at Gramercy Park Hotel for Taylor’s birthday. As usual for Danny Meyer’s restaurants, the service was impeccable (knowledgeable, prompt, warm and no attitudes). He really knows how to … Continue reading
Manju
Neither Japanese nor Koreans are known for deserts, and I would always go for a killer chocolate cake than one of the rice cake confections, but sometimes chewy manju is just the thing, like after the other night after a … Continue reading
Spring in New York
The spring weather is finally here in NYC if not spring itself. I have been holed up in my studio getting ready for my solo show at A.I.R. Gallery next month (hence neglecting this blog far too long…and more on … Continue reading
Vegetable Soup Cure All
Okay, so it was Ben’s birthday yesterday, and we went to Daniel for a 3 course dinner to die for. For appetizers, he had mosaic of capon, foie gras, celery root with pickled daikon, mâche and pear confit. I had … Continue reading
Korean Chinese better than American Chinese?
I had dinner at Shanghai Mong, a Korean-Chinese restaurant on 32nd Street with Ben last night. It’s the only Chinese place on the strip of all Korean restaurants. I normally go there to eat Jajangmyeon (also spelled jjajangmyeon; 자장면; 짜장면), which … Continue reading