For Anita Tension, Burlesque Is a Place to Test the Limits of Beauty and Belonging
Meet Anita Tension, the New England-based performer who uses ‘feral burlesque’, costume engineering and queer spectacle to challenge beauty standards while building new spaces for creative access and exchange.
Gen Z Filmmaker Givan Onuaguluchi-May Is Expanding the Frame for Black Stories
With SPACE and his feature project LIFE INSURANCE, the young filmmaker is pushing for Black characters to exist across romance, horror, comedy and everything in between.
The Blushes Bring Glitter and Grit to the Alt-Rock Scene
In a moment shaped by rising misogyny, attacks on LGBTQ rights and a deepening war on the poor, The Blushes are making songs and shows that give people somewhere to put their rage.
Artist Paul Anagnostopoulos Paints Queer Desire Into the Classical World
In his newest series, Catasterism, the NYC artist revisits Dionysus and Ampelos through queer semiotics.
Aunty Beast’s Magical World of Creatures
Meet Aunty Beast, the Pennsylvania artist who creates creatures with a life of their own.
Artist Cristian Mera Builds Collages That Feel Both Timeless and Immediate
Meet the Calgary-based artist shaping collage through memory, music and an instinct for composition.
Motion, Marked by Hand: Step Inside Natz Blank’s Living Frames
Meet the Hamburg-based artist shaping animation through material, process and the visible trace of making.
Retro-Futurist Artist Roger Mattos Creates Intimacy on a Cosmic Scale
Meet the São Paulo artist building cinematic collages that hold love and longing in suspension.
Nashville-Based Music Duo ‘Writ3rs Block’ on Music, Instinct and Community
How Zoe and Blane turn instinct, emotion and connection into songs that bring people together.
The Art of Remembering: Inside Justin Yoon’s Painted World
Artist Justin Yoon discusses nostalgia, memory and queer Asian identity, and how fleeting everyday moments shape the dreamlike worlds inside his paintings.
Staying Tender In a Harsh World: A Conversation with Cassidy Rae Marietta
Artist Cassidy Mae Marietta discusses her work and how to stay tender and embodied through all seasons of life.
How Mexican Artist Tuxamee Turns “Bad Taste” Into Something Sacred
Meet Tuxamee, the Mexican artist who leverages so-called "trash"—namely, bad taste, kitsch, barrio + queer aesthetics—as the raw material for his work.
When the System Offered No Answers, Ashley Showalter Drew Her Own
How an Oklahoma-based artist uses drawing as a recovery tool.
Honoring the Work that Moves Us: Inside Aimee Stevland’s Portraits of Excellence
Artist Aimee Stevland discusses her Portraits of Excellence series, honoring Black cultural icons through art, reflection and allyship—and how disability reshaped her creative process.
Rootwork: A Conversation with Nathalie Standingcloud
Through her practice of cultural revival tattooing, Nathalie Standingcloud helps clients reconnect to their heritage, honoring lineages interrupted by assimilation and silence.
In Her Paintings, Grief and Grace Share the Same Breath: The Artwork of Sueey Gutierrez
Healing and heritage in Sueey Gutierrez’s work.