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Heather Benjamin’s Maiden Form

Don’t be fooled by the pink hues in Heather Benjamin’s curatorial debut “Maiden Form,” currently on view at Andrew Eldin Gallery. The last decade’s trend of all-girl group shows arguably only perpetuated the myth of the eternal feminine, seemingly fixated on the cis woman’s experience of erotica and menstruation. What makes Benjamin’s exhibition stand out is her selection of artists, who responded to her call for “meditations on femininity” with subversive and poignant work centred on their individual experiences.

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Clarissa by Annabell P. Lee

Los Angeles artist Annabell P. Lee is making an indelible impression with her signature hand-painted checkered designs. We’re excited to show her latest collection of hyper-saturated corsets and denim in this shoot styled and photographed by Lee herself, featuring Clarissa as model.

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George Rouy’s Leaking Visions of Red

Have you ever really seen a face in a dream? We supposedly remember our stronger dreams, ones wrought with sexual tension, sexual release. But at most, we can only place a person’s presence – shadowy, and blurred. Leaking Visions of Red, George Rouy’s current show at Anna Zorina Gallery, feels like a sexual dream, seedy, misty and strange

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Khotin’s Beautiful You

Khotin told me that the phrase ‘beautiful you, thanks for the smile,’ was scribbled on a note left anonymously on his windshield years ago, while he was parked outside of a bottle depot. His new tape, Beautiful You plays the same way, a tender and mysterious…

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Tzef and co. by Jasper Briggs for Pillow Talk

Photos by Jasper Briggs   Once a month in the penthouse of the Standard, Downtown LA, a group of people get together to communicate about sex and love. Pillow Talk is the name of the event, organized and hosted by Fiona Duncan—it’s designed to create and reinforce community. In May,…

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In the Stars with Kiera: Summer 2018

Contributing editor  Kiera McNally  forecasts what’s coming for you this summer.  ARIES Hey hey Aries this is the summer of playing the emotional stock market. As June begins, your portfolio will be through the roof. You will feel confident and exude pure magnetism. As you break down…

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Who is the Cutest Skater?

PRINTED IN ISSUE 18 Help us in our quest to find the cutest skater! Pick out your favorite, and let us know below (simply enter the name and hit submit!) The winner will be announced online June 18th, and will receive a prize! Photos by…

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Gran Turismo at Selena Gallery

Revisiting PlayStation’s 1997 car racing game Gran Turismo is both thrilling and nauseating, the only way I could describe it is as “accelerated nostalgia.” Is this what happens when you die? Gran Turismo is a fitting name for Cristina Tufiño and Jonny Negron’s duo show at Selena Gallery, a…

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Issue 18 NYC Release Photos

Photos from our release party at Mehanata Bulgarian bar in New York this past week shot by Travis Bass. Featuring DJs Daniela Lalita, Goodsafeperson, Sigrid Lauren, Taylore Moon, Ren G, D3ad6oy, as well as our lovely hosts Whitney Mallett, Patias Fantasy World, iceicebabyspice, Seashell, Logan Jackson, Travis Bass, Sam Lipp,…

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Chloë Sevigny X-GIRL

Published in Issue 18 Chloë Sevigny reunites with X-GIRL for their new look book shot by Monika Mogi.  Back when Kim Gordon and Daisy von Furth founded the androgynous, skater-girl brand, the actress and filmmaker was the original face of the brand, appearing in their…

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Interview with Quintessa Matranga

Garbage Doctor Snow Car An interview with the artist Quintessa Matranga about her solo show at The Loon, Toronto by Darby Milbrath Many associate winter with the snow, cold weather, and longer days, but the season also brings with it popular holidays and the transition…

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Chandler Kennedy

TEXT BY ARIELLA STARKMAN   I am running to catch up with my heartbeat, as if I need to be close to death for the speed of its rhythm to make sense. Some days I stop and look around at the stillness—what I see are…

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Space Break with Kate Howells

PUBLISHED IN ISSUE 17 BY KATE HOWELLS Jupiter, what a beauty. The curves, swirls, delicate shades of beige and brown. You don’t have to know anything about this planet to see that it’s gorgeous. But what makes Jupiter so beautiful is that it’s a gas…

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