Where Art Meets Endurance

Art Where Art Meets Endurance Words by Teneshia Carr Images Courtesy of Matteo Prandoni/BFA.com Last week at The Rockaway Hotel in Queens, a new kind of Summit took shape: paintbrushes and performance, banners and boldness, goals and gallery walls converged. …

Myth and Marble

Art Myth & MarbleBvlgari, a major patron of Fondazione Torlonia, unveils  “Myth & Marble” at the Art Institute of Chicago Words by Kate Ambrose Images Courtesy of Bvlgari In the world of fashion, the past is never just the past—it’s …

DEMI SINGLETON

CultureDEMI SINGLETONCoat – Stella McCartney Demi Singleton Is On The Rise Words by Kerane Marcellus   The actress is a sum of her experiences. From her first interactions with the arts—dancing and playing the cello at four years old, singing …

Breaking Barriers: The Debut of the Dewdrops

CULTUREBreaking Barriers: The Debut of the Dewdrops Words by Guidelle Desinor Images Courtesy of Erin Baiano and Rachel Neville In the world of ballet, tradition often reigns supreme. Now, with broken barriers and conventional narratives challenged, Alexandra Hutchinson and India …

Black Surrealism is Alive and Well in ‘The Vince Staples Show’

CULTUREBlack Surrealism is Alive and Well in ‘The Vince Staples Show’ words by JoliAmour DuBose-Morris photos courtesy of Netflix    This past February, viewers looked inside the West Coast rapper Vince Staples’s chaotic lifestyle in just five mini-episodes. These episodes—ranging …

SAMUEL DE SABOIA

Art SAMUEL DE SABOIA On Loving Art Words by Samuel de Saboia If you took art away from me, I would stop breathing. Isn’t that love? The first time I could not create filled me with the pain of many heartbreaks. …

COMPTON COWBOYS

CultureCOMPTON COWBOYS As told by Compton Cowboy Randy Savvy Images by Rhys Frampton I am the nephew of a woman named Mayisha Akbar, who is the founder of a ranch. She started an organization back in 1988 called the Compton …

Johel Pereira

Art Johel Pereira “Wife Beater” : Photographer Johel Pereira Explores the Cultural Meaning Behind a Generational Tank Top Words by Joli DuBose-Morris Images Courtesy of the Artist The term and phrase, wifebeater, if said on its own, imposes such a negative …

GISELA MCDANIEL

Art GISELA MCDANIELHealing through Art Gisela McDaniel Words by Matthew Burgos Images Courtesy of artists and Pilar Corrias Gallery in London One’s journey towards healing may lead them away from the person they were before. The tremors of change shift …