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Marcelo Bengoechea "I accept my brother's death, but I do not accept his art dying with him." For artist Marcelo Bengoechea, this manifesto is the driving force behind a global legacy. e mission has resonated far beyond his home in Encinitas, turning a profound personal tragedy into a celebrated artistic collaboration. In December 2004, a massive tsunami claimed the life of Marcelo's brother — internationally acclaimed photographer Fernando Bengoechea — while vacationing in Sri Lanka with his then partner, Nate Berkus, the celebrated interior designer. After years of navigating profound grief, the former Reef creative director emerged with a poignant collaborative vision: weaving his brother's most iconic photographs into tactile, multidimensional works of art. "ere is beauty on the other side of suffering," Marcelo says of the process. e works, most recently exhibited at Palm Springs Modernism Week, are featured in the private collections of Oprah, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, and Donna Karan, as well as the homes of Berkus and his elite clientele. La Jolla Historical Society La Jolla Historical Society continues to flex its might in the architecture sphere. e latest exhibition, Space Maker, explores the architects, designers, and creative practitioners rethinking the concept of space. On view: late architectural icons Russell Forester and Cliff May alongside living legends like architect Jennifer Luce; light-bending late artist Robert Irwin, and the formidable San Diego artist Kaori Fukuyama. Plus: artist-architect Miki Iwasaki, sculptor Christopher Puzio, and other mavericks. RANCH & COAST MAGAZINE MARCH 2026 83 OPPOSITE TOP Timeless, 2025, Wagner Humphreys, courtesy of the artist OPPOSITE LEFT Jane Avril, 1899, Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec, gift of the Baldwin M. Baldwin Foundation OPPOSITE BOTTOM LEFT Harmony, 2025, Tim Novara, courtesy of the artist OPPOSITE BOTTOM RIGHT Art of the 20th Century, photo courtesy of SDMA ABOVE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Fernando Bengoechea, Marcelo Bengoechea, photoraphy by Pepe Diaz; Marcelo at work, Naomi Detail 1, courtesy of The Studio at Fernando Bengoechea LEFT Diorama, 1986, Russell Forester, Collection of La Jolla Historical Society