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The Odalisk Diaries

Navid Sinaki was born during a war that most people watched on television. As a gay man under relentless oppression of Iran, he found that he didn’t exist. It wasn’t until his family fled the the...

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A Conversation with Cecilia Elguero

Cecilia Elguero is an Argentinian-born, Brooklyn-by-way-of-San-Francisco multimedia artist. Her work spans from sculpture to installation to jewelry design; yet her comforting, thoughtful, and warm...

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WC Gallery: Javier Piñon

The artist Javier Piñon grew up in Kingwood, Texas, a suburban enclave of Houston that, in the 1970s, billed itself “The Livable Forest” to attract families fanning from the oil-fueled metropolis....

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BOY TOY

Photography by Ignacio Lozano Model is Luca Guarini

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At Home With … Judith Henry

Who: Judith Henry, Artist Where: Williamsburg, Brooklyn What: 1-Bedroom Townhouse with Artist Studio WC: How long have you lived in the space? JH: In 2006, I sold my loft in Soho where I had lived for...

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R. Robot

Painter R. Nicholas Kuszyk is plagued by robots. Dancing cartoonish robots, robots that form their own subculture. Robots unable to make an audible sound. Robots that, he feels, resemble humans more...

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At Home with … Jared Geller

Who: Jared Geller, Producer at hitRECord Where: Williamsburg, Brooklyn What: 1 Bedroom Railroad Apartment WC: How long have you lived in the space? JG: Pretty sure it’s been ten years. WC: What did it...

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Grounded

The girls at Domestic Construction have never been ones to rest on their heels. With the passing days come new inspirations, new projects and an ever-growing mountain of fabrics and potential design...

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TEO

When Mateo Lynch was only sixteen, he found himself launched into notoriety due to the success of his soundtrack for the popular Spanish language show, Esta Sociedad (This Society). The track quickly...

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A Night in the Tombs

11:15 PM “Hey motherfucker! We’re going to kick your ass!” This was the first thing I heard before being shoved up against the wall and handcuffed by two undercover cops while I was standing outside...

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The Journey Within

With over 300 yoga studios in this city, yoga has become an ingrained practice for New Yorkers. This ancient art brings an awareness to our bodies, minds and hearts that is irreplaceable. Beyond the...

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NIGHT DREAMS

Photography by Sarina Evelyn Cass  

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Community Service

It was my final semester of high school, the last hurricane season I’d ever spend in South Florida and the skies were an endless toilet-hued white. I had just undergone my final transition from...

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Set and Setting with the Psychic Ills

Since 2003, the Psychic Ills have created a sound based on repetition and noise. The band’s songs drift and hover, with parts melting into each other, often starting with one anarchic theme that is...

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WC Gallery: Jen Mann

Spirit animals and cosmic powers are just a couple of the concepts dissected in the dreamy, nature-filled universe created by Canadian artist Jen Mann. While studying printmaking at Ontario College of...

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SKINT

Bands often brand themselves as “collectives,” though rarely expand beyond the production and performance of music. The Brooklyn-based experimental dance and music group Skint is an exception, however....

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A Moment with Suzanne Rae

The models stood in a row along a faux wall fabricated from black curtains. Hung from a garment rack along the wall was a placard listing the contents of each girl’s wardrobe and the contents...

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At Home With … Suzanne Rae

WC: How long have you lived in the space? SR: 5.5 years WC: What did it look like when you originally moved in? SR: The space is basically a white box. For the first year there was very little...

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BABY GIRL

Jesse Treece‘s collage work is a ongoing examination on the power of juxtaposition. Using only scissors, glue, vintage magazines and books, the Seattle-based artist has discovered a way to craft...

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Confronting the Moment

It’s something we all do: examining a powerful moment shared with a close friend. The difference in this story is that most of us don’t plunge into that moment, examining it constantly for days on end,...

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