Michelle Armas

On his new album “Lost in Love, Found in Pain,” Japanese musician, actor and humanitarian Miyavi does something he’s never done before: he shifts his focus away from the guitar, the instrument that has long been his armor. In doing so, he shows a side more vulnerable and exposed.
In Japan, the Osaka-born artist first made his name in the visual kei movement — a 1990s rock scene defined by its goth-glam aesthetic and rock n roll theatrics — playing guitar for the band Dué le Quartz. Today, he’s j...

In Chiba, a quiet revival is taking shape, where creatives are reimagining Japan’s forgotten kominka — traditional folk homes — inviting people to slow down, reconnect with the land and question what it means to live.
Perched on a hillside in Chiba, the whimsical heritage home of artist and craftsman Kazunori Hamana offers visitors a respite from the hum of Tokyo. For one day, thanks to the Lento initiative, visitors traded crowded metros for rice fields and untamed forests, discovering a piece...

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Welcome to the first issue of AMOR Magazine, a student-run publication dedicated to exploring the contemporary art scene at San Diego State University.
AMOR, which translates to "love" in Spanish, embodies our deep admiration for the arts. As a publication, we are committed to spotlighting rising talent that thrives on campus. SDSU has been the birthplace of limitless creativity and its students have fearlessly pushed the boundaries of art.

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“Do-un-do” is the name of a clay sculpture showcased in the student art gallery in the upper level of Art North at San Diego State University.

On a white platform, there are four clay hands clasping thickly woven braids. The plaque underneath reads the name of the piece and the name of the artist, Sarah Garcia. There is no description.

Garcia is a Master of Fine Arts student, ceramics artist and mother of a daughter named Frida, who is 13 years old.

She wears a braid that cascades down her ba

On April 8, the air bubbled with excitement around the Mediterranean gardens at San Diego State University as students woke up early — even with some missing their classes — to experience a rare spectacle in the sky: the solar eclipse.

While San Diego was not in the path of totality — the area where viewers could see the sun fully covered by the moon — that didn’t stop astronomy students and professors from lugging out their telescopes. By hosting a watch party for students, staff and faculty a

On March 13, the U.S. Congress voted to ban TikTok if its China-based company, ByteDance, doesn’t sell the app to an owner who satisfies the U.S. government.

During a live hearing, U.S. officials agreed that TikTok poses a national security risk. Two-thirds of the legislation was in favor of the bill being passed.

A few days prior, President Joe Biden expressed his plan to endorse the legislation. When reporters questioned him about the bill, Biden said “If they pass it, I’ll sign it.”

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