Arts Group Opens Show of Slain Muralist’s Work
The recent slaying of a 37-year-old Los Angeles artist has prompted a Venice arts organization to open a showing of his work in his honor, while two suspects in the killing await preliminary hearings in Los Angeles County Jail.
Hitoshi (Tony) Yshida, a Japanese-born muralist and set designer best known in Los Angeles for his acclaimed 1989 mural, “Flight to the Angels” in Little Tokyo, was stabbed with a kitchen knife March 1 in what police described as a “domestic” dispute at a Hollywood apartment.
Two men who were visiting a roommate of Yshida’s girlfriend were arrested March 4 in the slaying, Detective Ron Venneman said. Zialcito De Castro, 30, pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder on Wednesday, and on Thursday, Carlos Pascual Jr., 37, pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
Directors of the Social and Public Art Resource Center, which is showing Yshida’s work, said he was known for his “futuristic symbolism.”
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