Elisa Wouk Almino

2 weeks ago | courant.com | Elisa Wouk Almino

By Elisa Wouk Almino, Los Angeles TimesThe sight of a suitcase has historically inspired dread in me. I grew up moving every few years with my family, so suitcases were ugly reminders of the moves ahead for us. And the suitcases themselves were ugly: padded with textured black fabric, soft on one side, hard on the other, the malleable side bumpy and uneven with toiletries that had been stuffed in at the last moment. Zippers would get stuck, the neon bows (tied on the handles) dirty.

2 weeks ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Elisa Wouk Almino

The sight of a suitcase has historically inspired dread in me. I grew up moving every few years with my family, so suitcases were ugly reminders of the moves ahead for us. And the suitcases themselves were ugly: padded with textured black fabric, soft on one side, hard on the other, the malleable side bumpy and uneven with toiletries that had been stuffed in at the last moment. Zippers would get stuck, the neon bows (tied on the handles) dirty.

2 weeks ago | thenewstribune.com | Elisa Wouk Almino

A Rimowa luggage store in New York City in 2016. (Richard B. Levine/Levine Roberts/Newscom via ZUMA Press/TNS) Richard B. Levine TNS The sight of a suitcase has historically inspired dread in me. I grew up moving every few years with my family, so suitcases were ugly reminders of the moves ahead for us.

3 weeks ago | latimes.com | Elisa Wouk Almino

The sight of a suitcase has historically inspired dread in me. I grew up moving every few years with my family, so suitcases were ugly reminders of the moves ahead for us. And the suitcases themselves were ugly: padded with textured black fabric, soft on one side, hard on the other, the malleable side bumpy and uneven with toiletries that had been stuffed in at the last moment. Zippers would get stuck, the neon bows (tied on the handles) dirty.

2 months ago | latimes.com | Elisa Wouk Almino |Julissa James

This year at Frieze L.A., artist Lauren Halsey is sharing the seeds and vision behind her much-anticipated Summaeverything Community Center, opening in South Central in 2028. The space will bring art and education to local communities, and is a natural extension of Halsey’s art practice, a love letter to the neighborhood she grew up in.