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Above the Fold Saint Laurent’s Winter 2023 menswear show broadened the scope of modern elegance Saint Laurent’s latest presentation was a highlight of Men’s Week—but the clothing itself derived from the house’s long-standing innovation in the realm of womenswear. Housed... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Grand River’s “Kura” is an all-consuming embrace ...album or a piece for sound installation—is free composition. And, in the end, I’m composing an externalization of a feeling that I have. Everything that... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold For Hannah Traore, success is a communal experience ...she says, explaining that her gallery aims to offer an alternative to this common approach. “Artists should be able to choose whether they want to... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Conversations Pa Salieu is the driving force behind a new cultural narrative If art’s purpose is to chronicle life, Pa Salieu can give testament to living more than just one. Born in Slough, an industrial town 20... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Good artists borrow, great artists steal, and AI art generators get sued ...order to reconstruct images in their likeness, these companies have effectively been stealing and reproducing the work of artists without offering any form of compensation... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Nation of Language is the synth-pop time machine you didn’t know you needed ...comments echo this sentiment, comparing the band, which formed in 2016, to the new wave mainstays of their youth—songs that make you want to dance... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold “It’s perverse”: Pre-show musings with Charles Jeffrey Loverboy ...in a city best-known for its commercial fashion giants. Unsurprisingly, the show was a feat, as the designer managed to bottle up the artistic zest... by Jordan Anderson Above the Fold Baye & Asa’s ‘HotHouse’ interrogates the myths wedged deep into the national consciousness In their latest performance piece, the dancers employ a simple set for narrative flexibility, communicating a range of characters and places through their movement... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Daytripping: The irreplaceable soundtrack to MDMA Here it comes. We’re committed to this ride, to the end. Choices were made. Regret grips me. Why do I do this to myself? I... by McKenzie Wark Above the Fold “The Train You Always Hear But Never See” is a sonic interpretation of memory ...train, but her memory of it persists, “cranially imprinted in some sort of melancholy arrangement” that reminds her of home. That echoing impression is the... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold ‘Louvre Looks’ renders contemporary portraits of the eminent institution ...of whom are under 40—were given the space of a three-and-a-half-minute video to examine one of the world’s best-known art institutions, through their own lens.... by Jack Hjerpe Above the Fold The Aging Actress Renaissance is upon us ...60, won Best Actress for Everything Everywhere All At Once; Angela Bassett, 64, took Best Supporting Actress for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. It marks a... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Shawna Ferreira traverses the Portuguese coastline, capturing quotidian magic Shawna Ferreira’s practice is off-the-cuff. It’s intimate and exploratory, composed of video that feels a lot like portraiture: a woman adjusting her clothes on the... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold On the internet, no one knows you’re alive ...in the physical world is more difficult than ever, doing so online is shockingly easy. The phenomenon of online pseudocide is especially common in virtual... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Shoplifters or Security Guards: What’s the bigger financial burden? ...theft took place (a claim that was never supported by the city’s police department’s records, which documented only 23 shoplifting incidents from 2018 to 2021).... by Megan Hullander Conversations Tommy Pico and Carmen Maria Machado investigate horror as a reflection of the American psyche ...more questions. That, I find, is the best form of conversation, and it helps me feel less alone. Carmen: I’ve always understood my life through... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Indie romance author Susan Meachen faked her own death, committing social suicide in the process ...bullied by other writers the literary community. A self-described “wife, mom, meme, and friend,” Meachen was known for writing supernatural romances and running a 700-person... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold The internet is in its lying era Sick, disgusting, and unsettling are just a few of the many choice words directed at TikTok’s latest phenomenon—the “Celebrity Death” trend. You’ve probably seen plenty... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Christeene and Narcissister are exploring life’s profane pleasures ...a little more expressive when it comes through Christeene’s mouth,” Soileau says, “But it’s all coming from the same stank beliefs.” As a musician, Christeene’s... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Daytripping: A night at the club, and tears before bedtime 12:45 a.m. X: Are you coming to the club or not? M: It’s fucking freezing out—plus it’s a Friday, and it’s the holidays. X: So... by McKenzie Wark Above the Fold Michaela Stark transforms the corset from an emblem of conformity into a tool of liberation ...diversity. “Even if garments get graded up in size, the fit often doesn’t work, as you encounter different body types. For example, one size 14... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold To honor Vivienne Westwood’s legacy, rebel against it ...2016, to protest how it has been co-opted by the mainstream. These questions have been raised from within the movement, as well; one need not... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Rafael Domenech’s ‘The Medium is the Massage’ renders the art show a publication ...by the Institute of Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Senior Curator and Director of Programs Sarah Rifky and Assistant Curator of Commerce and Publications... by Megan Hullander At Large Chasing divinity in the Mojave Desert The closest I have come to seeing God in the desert (so far) was on Highway 395, south of Lone Pine, California—a December dusk in... by Ken Layne At Large In Pasco County, Florida—Nudist Capital, USA—the body politic is on fully display ...community’s greatest internal rift: the tension between residents who live in the nude for their health, and to fulfill a longing for nature, and those... by Craig Pittman Above the Fold John Cassavetes’s ‘Opening Night’ is young at heart ...Rowlands and Cassavetes in their late-40s, questions about aging were less nebulous, and the film became a testament to that which actors and non-actors alike... by Razzi Schlosser At Large Behind crumbling highways and ghost towns lies the mythological freedom of the American road ...Yet, amid a climate crisis, spiraling gas prices, and flagging economic prospects, demanding ‘walkable cities’ has become its own sort of subculture.” Communities of color... by Drew Zeiba Above the Fold Diesel founder Renzo Rosso imagines fashion’s new physical frontier ...the owner is Renzo Rosso—the Italian fashion mogul who co-founded the Italian denim label back in 1978—it all starts to make sense. Rosso and fellow... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold Unorthodox holiday albums that are actually pretty good If you’re a struggling artist, you might consider a Christmas album. Each year, come December, the holiday genre gives regular music a run for its... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Film families that are probably worse than your own ...men who spend their free time freeloading at weddings, but even a girl like Rachel McAdams isn’t worth the constant come-ons from her character’s treacherous... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Caitlin MacBride and Julia Weist question the institutional archive ...chairs and desks. She combs through museums’ archives, noting which sorts of things are deemed worthy of institutional ownership—and then, which are destined to make... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Daytripping: The collective catharsis of ravespace ...said, “You must come to the rave tonight, it’s one of the good ones. It’s called Fluffer.” That was how, as a freshly out, middle-aged... by McKenzie Wark Above the Fold Adam Zhu’s ‘Nice Daze’ makes art from the motifs of adolescence ...Nice Daze, a project that tracks seven years of his life on the Lower East Side. At 16, he began documenting the multi-generational network that... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Isabella Lovestory’s guide to K-pop ...“SO BAD” by STAYC “The best debut song of all time, mayhaps? Drum and bass K-pop. ‘STAYC GIRLS IT’S GOING DOWN’ [is the] best tagline.”... by Madison Bulnes At Large Raw eggs, pink pills, and embodied identity: Online communities create their own proof in a vacuum of truth ...of infinitely granular debates, without any coherent summary to cut through. Data is the antithesis of narrative. Effective narrative frames work to compress complex conflicts,... by Joshua Citarella Above the Fold The Genesis of East Village Drag: An oral history of the Pyramid Club ...for community and creativity for radicals and revolutionaries of all stripes. As a new generation of artists, musicians, and performers elevated the East Village to... by Miss Rosen Above the Fold The words that (apparently) defined 2022 ...resonating on a global scale. “People jump on these annual appraisals, gunning for those contenders that reflect their versions of reality.” Dictionary.com Woman: an adult... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Remembering Franz Kline, who championed expressionism and paved the way for minimalism ...files, photographs, artifacts, interviews, and books from his library, all compiled by Elisabeth Zogbaum, his close friend and executor of his estate. King Oliver, Crow... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Think the fashion month calendar is packed enough? Not so, says Pitti Pets ...warrant a harness on the house. Doggie design just might be the newest frontier in fashion. Can a sexy silhouette compliment the plump sausage body... by Megan Hullander Conversations Rick Owens and Ron Athey were born from the sociosexual underworlds of Los Angeles ...was, compared to the art-school version of it in London. LA seemed to be a city on the rim of the world, yet it managed... by Tim Blanks Above the Fold Ask Liara: A sex worker’s guide to living, loving, and fucking ...yes to every job that comes your way, for fear that none will ever come again. This is not true. There’s a reason why sex... by Liara Roux Above the Fold Daisy the Great is chicken soup for our eternally-adolescent souls ...has over 42 million streams on Spotify. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDm4vW56Nao At Daisy’s core is the friendship between Walker and Dugan, a Scorpio and a Leo. Their comfortable... by Maraya Fisher Above the Fold Is indie sleaze being revived, or simply redefined? ...After all, according to the dictionary, sleazy does mean “low character, dirty, cheap, or not socially acceptable, especially relating to moral or sexual matters.” Nothing... by Madison Bulnes Above the Fold The subversive queer subtext behind ‘The White Lotus’ ...Taylor, and now, Jennifer Coolidge. The White Lotus is defined by its subversion of expectations, and its second iteration of the show does that perhaps... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold The etiquette of art world gift-giving ...can do is act accordingly, in the Christmas spirit, if you will: It wasn’t a free download, it was a gifted download, and on and... by Morgan Becker At Large Anicka Yi’s paintings are living, autonomous creatures ...these living creatures, and we’re able to work in collaboration with them. Left: ArtMatr Machine Painting Tests. Right: UV Printing Tests 2. Hans Ulrich: Your... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Maïa Régis’s ‘KILOS’ transforms the canvas into a visceral stage The work of Maïa Régis is not limited by time or by place. The artist’s latest exhibition KILOS opened just last week at London’s Carl... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Hedi Slimane welcomes the indie revival ...atelier mirror to ensure the clothes responded well. Slimane’s devotion to music bleeds into the scenes around it, and his latest presentation finds new life... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Laurie Simmons makes art, not magic ...subverts expectations: from the trappings of gender and domesticity to the promise of advertising, and the superficiality of its fruits. We’re meeting to discuss Simmons’s... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Conversations Emma Corrin mines stories of unbridled, uncensored self-discovery ...that Marion could have some of Connie’s journey, and some of her fearlessness,” Corrin says. While Marion eventually comes around and atones for her actions,... by Tia Glista
Above the Fold Saint Laurent’s Winter 2023 menswear show broadened the scope of modern elegance Saint Laurent’s latest presentation was a highlight of Men’s Week—but the clothing itself derived from the house’s long-standing innovation in the realm of womenswear. Housed... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Grand River’s “Kura” is an all-consuming embrace ...album or a piece for sound installation—is free composition. And, in the end, I’m composing an externalization of a feeling that I have. Everything that... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold For Hannah Traore, success is a communal experience ...she says, explaining that her gallery aims to offer an alternative to this common approach. “Artists should be able to choose whether they want to... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Conversations Pa Salieu is the driving force behind a new cultural narrative If art’s purpose is to chronicle life, Pa Salieu can give testament to living more than just one. Born in Slough, an industrial town 20... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Good artists borrow, great artists steal, and AI art generators get sued ...order to reconstruct images in their likeness, these companies have effectively been stealing and reproducing the work of artists without offering any form of compensation... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Nation of Language is the synth-pop time machine you didn’t know you needed ...comments echo this sentiment, comparing the band, which formed in 2016, to the new wave mainstays of their youth—songs that make you want to dance... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold “It’s perverse”: Pre-show musings with Charles Jeffrey Loverboy ...in a city best-known for its commercial fashion giants. Unsurprisingly, the show was a feat, as the designer managed to bottle up the artistic zest... by Jordan Anderson
Above the Fold Baye & Asa’s ‘HotHouse’ interrogates the myths wedged deep into the national consciousness In their latest performance piece, the dancers employ a simple set for narrative flexibility, communicating a range of characters and places through their movement... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Daytripping: The irreplaceable soundtrack to MDMA Here it comes. We’re committed to this ride, to the end. Choices were made. Regret grips me. Why do I do this to myself? I... by McKenzie Wark
Above the Fold “The Train You Always Hear But Never See” is a sonic interpretation of memory ...train, but her memory of it persists, “cranially imprinted in some sort of melancholy arrangement” that reminds her of home. That echoing impression is the... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold ‘Louvre Looks’ renders contemporary portraits of the eminent institution ...of whom are under 40—were given the space of a three-and-a-half-minute video to examine one of the world’s best-known art institutions, through their own lens.... by Jack Hjerpe
Above the Fold The Aging Actress Renaissance is upon us ...60, won Best Actress for Everything Everywhere All At Once; Angela Bassett, 64, took Best Supporting Actress for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. It marks a... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Shawna Ferreira traverses the Portuguese coastline, capturing quotidian magic Shawna Ferreira’s practice is off-the-cuff. It’s intimate and exploratory, composed of video that feels a lot like portraiture: a woman adjusting her clothes on the... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold On the internet, no one knows you’re alive ...in the physical world is more difficult than ever, doing so online is shockingly easy. The phenomenon of online pseudocide is especially common in virtual... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Shoplifters or Security Guards: What’s the bigger financial burden? ...theft took place (a claim that was never supported by the city’s police department’s records, which documented only 23 shoplifting incidents from 2018 to 2021).... by Megan Hullander
Conversations Tommy Pico and Carmen Maria Machado investigate horror as a reflection of the American psyche ...more questions. That, I find, is the best form of conversation, and it helps me feel less alone. Carmen: I’ve always understood my life through... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Indie romance author Susan Meachen faked her own death, committing social suicide in the process ...bullied by other writers the literary community. A self-described “wife, mom, meme, and friend,” Meachen was known for writing supernatural romances and running a 700-person... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold The internet is in its lying era Sick, disgusting, and unsettling are just a few of the many choice words directed at TikTok’s latest phenomenon—the “Celebrity Death” trend. You’ve probably seen plenty... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Christeene and Narcissister are exploring life’s profane pleasures ...a little more expressive when it comes through Christeene’s mouth,” Soileau says, “But it’s all coming from the same stank beliefs.” As a musician, Christeene’s... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Daytripping: A night at the club, and tears before bedtime 12:45 a.m. X: Are you coming to the club or not? M: It’s fucking freezing out—plus it’s a Friday, and it’s the holidays. X: So... by McKenzie Wark
Above the Fold Michaela Stark transforms the corset from an emblem of conformity into a tool of liberation ...diversity. “Even if garments get graded up in size, the fit often doesn’t work, as you encounter different body types. For example, one size 14... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold To honor Vivienne Westwood’s legacy, rebel against it ...2016, to protest how it has been co-opted by the mainstream. These questions have been raised from within the movement, as well; one need not... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Rafael Domenech’s ‘The Medium is the Massage’ renders the art show a publication ...by the Institute of Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Senior Curator and Director of Programs Sarah Rifky and Assistant Curator of Commerce and Publications... by Megan Hullander
At Large Chasing divinity in the Mojave Desert The closest I have come to seeing God in the desert (so far) was on Highway 395, south of Lone Pine, California—a December dusk in... by Ken Layne
At Large In Pasco County, Florida—Nudist Capital, USA—the body politic is on fully display ...community’s greatest internal rift: the tension between residents who live in the nude for their health, and to fulfill a longing for nature, and those... by Craig Pittman
Above the Fold John Cassavetes’s ‘Opening Night’ is young at heart ...Rowlands and Cassavetes in their late-40s, questions about aging were less nebulous, and the film became a testament to that which actors and non-actors alike... by Razzi Schlosser
At Large Behind crumbling highways and ghost towns lies the mythological freedom of the American road ...Yet, amid a climate crisis, spiraling gas prices, and flagging economic prospects, demanding ‘walkable cities’ has become its own sort of subculture.” Communities of color... by Drew Zeiba
Above the Fold Diesel founder Renzo Rosso imagines fashion’s new physical frontier ...the owner is Renzo Rosso—the Italian fashion mogul who co-founded the Italian denim label back in 1978—it all starts to make sense. Rosso and fellow... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold Unorthodox holiday albums that are actually pretty good If you’re a struggling artist, you might consider a Christmas album. Each year, come December, the holiday genre gives regular music a run for its... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Film families that are probably worse than your own ...men who spend their free time freeloading at weddings, but even a girl like Rachel McAdams isn’t worth the constant come-ons from her character’s treacherous... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Caitlin MacBride and Julia Weist question the institutional archive ...chairs and desks. She combs through museums’ archives, noting which sorts of things are deemed worthy of institutional ownership—and then, which are destined to make... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Daytripping: The collective catharsis of ravespace ...said, “You must come to the rave tonight, it’s one of the good ones. It’s called Fluffer.” That was how, as a freshly out, middle-aged... by McKenzie Wark
Above the Fold Adam Zhu’s ‘Nice Daze’ makes art from the motifs of adolescence ...Nice Daze, a project that tracks seven years of his life on the Lower East Side. At 16, he began documenting the multi-generational network that... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Isabella Lovestory’s guide to K-pop ...“SO BAD” by STAYC “The best debut song of all time, mayhaps? Drum and bass K-pop. ‘STAYC GIRLS IT’S GOING DOWN’ [is the] best tagline.”... by Madison Bulnes
At Large Raw eggs, pink pills, and embodied identity: Online communities create their own proof in a vacuum of truth ...of infinitely granular debates, without any coherent summary to cut through. Data is the antithesis of narrative. Effective narrative frames work to compress complex conflicts,... by Joshua Citarella
Above the Fold The Genesis of East Village Drag: An oral history of the Pyramid Club ...for community and creativity for radicals and revolutionaries of all stripes. As a new generation of artists, musicians, and performers elevated the East Village to... by Miss Rosen
Above the Fold The words that (apparently) defined 2022 ...resonating on a global scale. “People jump on these annual appraisals, gunning for those contenders that reflect their versions of reality.” Dictionary.com Woman: an adult... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Remembering Franz Kline, who championed expressionism and paved the way for minimalism ...files, photographs, artifacts, interviews, and books from his library, all compiled by Elisabeth Zogbaum, his close friend and executor of his estate. King Oliver, Crow... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Think the fashion month calendar is packed enough? Not so, says Pitti Pets ...warrant a harness on the house. Doggie design just might be the newest frontier in fashion. Can a sexy silhouette compliment the plump sausage body... by Megan Hullander
Conversations Rick Owens and Ron Athey were born from the sociosexual underworlds of Los Angeles ...was, compared to the art-school version of it in London. LA seemed to be a city on the rim of the world, yet it managed... by Tim Blanks
Above the Fold Ask Liara: A sex worker’s guide to living, loving, and fucking ...yes to every job that comes your way, for fear that none will ever come again. This is not true. There’s a reason why sex... by Liara Roux
Above the Fold Daisy the Great is chicken soup for our eternally-adolescent souls ...has over 42 million streams on Spotify. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDm4vW56Nao At Daisy’s core is the friendship between Walker and Dugan, a Scorpio and a Leo. Their comfortable... by Maraya Fisher
Above the Fold Is indie sleaze being revived, or simply redefined? ...After all, according to the dictionary, sleazy does mean “low character, dirty, cheap, or not socially acceptable, especially relating to moral or sexual matters.” Nothing... by Madison Bulnes
Above the Fold The subversive queer subtext behind ‘The White Lotus’ ...Taylor, and now, Jennifer Coolidge. The White Lotus is defined by its subversion of expectations, and its second iteration of the show does that perhaps... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold The etiquette of art world gift-giving ...can do is act accordingly, in the Christmas spirit, if you will: It wasn’t a free download, it was a gifted download, and on and... by Morgan Becker
At Large Anicka Yi’s paintings are living, autonomous creatures ...these living creatures, and we’re able to work in collaboration with them. Left: ArtMatr Machine Painting Tests. Right: UV Printing Tests 2. Hans Ulrich: Your... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Maïa Régis’s ‘KILOS’ transforms the canvas into a visceral stage The work of Maïa Régis is not limited by time or by place. The artist’s latest exhibition KILOS opened just last week at London’s Carl... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Hedi Slimane welcomes the indie revival ...atelier mirror to ensure the clothes responded well. Slimane’s devotion to music bleeds into the scenes around it, and his latest presentation finds new life... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Laurie Simmons makes art, not magic ...subverts expectations: from the trappings of gender and domesticity to the promise of advertising, and the superficiality of its fruits. We’re meeting to discuss Simmons’s... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Conversations Emma Corrin mines stories of unbridled, uncensored self-discovery ...that Marion could have some of Connie’s journey, and some of her fearlessness,” Corrin says. While Marion eventually comes around and atones for her actions,... by Tia Glista