Melting Taboos: Cosimo Cavallaro’s Chocolate Transgender Icon
In a world obsessed with making things last, is there something more honest about an art form that simply refuses to stay put? Artist Cosimo Cavallaro has always been…
WE LOVE ART
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FROM DREAMS TO MACHINES: THE MUTATING WORLD OF LUCIA SHUYU LI
The boundaries between reality, technology, and systems of power are central to multidisciplinary artist Lucia Shuyu Li's practice. Drawing from oil painting, installation, performance, and sound, her work examines…
GREEN ROOM CONFESSIONS WITH JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL
photos + story / Bri Ng Schwartz I climb three flights of stairs backstage at Broadway’s Lyceum Theater, the home of Cole Escola’s Oh! Mary. I catch my breath as…
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LIVIU ALEXA: THE MAN WHO PAINTS WHAT HE CANNOT WRITE
Romanian Liviu Alexa spent twenty-seven years as a journalist investigating corruption, organized crime, and the rot hiding in plain sight across deep-actors. He built the country's most-read Substack, Strict…
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Photos/CD: Aqua Rose @aquarosephoto x @mulletxbarbie Model: @mengtiian MUA: @mulletxbarbie MUA Assists: @_d_zoe_d_ Photo Assist: @chribun Production Assist: @stephrommelt
THE ARCHIVIST OF NOW: INÈS TRAFFORD IS PROTECTING ART HISTORY BEFORE IT’S HISTORY
story / Mikel Corrente In the art world, attention usually focuses on artists, curators, collectors, or institutions. Yet many of the decisions that determine how a work is preserved, interpreted,…
WEAR THE ERA: HOW GABRIELLE UY IS TURNING TOUR MERCH INTO CULTURAL ARTIFACT
At 24, Gabrielle Uy is quietly rewriting the rules of music merchandise. Born in Manila and now based in New York, Uy operates at the intersection of music, fashion, and…
SAMANTHA SUTCLIFFE ON MEMORY, ANONYMITY & THE LIE OF THE LINEAR LIFE
Photographs by Samantha Sutcliffe @Samanthasutcliffe In conversation with Vodka Vida @Vodkavidanyc Co-Producer / PR @Verapr.co Raised in the quiet contradictions of suburban New Jersey and shaped by the restless…
Heather Nigro: Rock, Revelation, and the Power of Image
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XPXnnruVkVM Photographer + Creative Director: @heathernigro Producers: @moxxiiphoto @johncrhoffman Lighting Director: @brendan_thomas_miller Stylist: @heathernigro Assistant Stylist: @ve.jay PA: @blaiseykin Make-up: @makeupbysarahgt Hair: @robertbradleyhair BTS: @projektdav Heather Nigro understands presence—the kind…
THE PRICK OF DESTINY
Photos / Aqua Rose @aquarosephoto Model+Stylist/ Eric Donovan @hellodono MUA/ Brandon Spear @spearmakeup
Ingeborg Kolstad Moves With Purpose Across Stage and Screen
From the grand stages of Oslo to sacred ground in Manhattan, Ingeborg Kolstad has carved a path that speaks to both technical mastery and emotional authenticity. Her leading roles…
THE TOURISTS
Photos / Carolina Castel'branco + @slutforcarbz @ccb.stylingStyling / Carolina Castel'branco + @slutforcarbz @ccb.styling Starring / Haley Castel'branco @abrantina + Luis Ogando @importasederepetiroapelidopf