FORCED PERSPECTIVE

By Noah Cousineau
Graphic designer Noah Cousineau discusses the omnipresent force of brands through his exhibition “Forced Perspective.”




Created by Kaden Bard Dawson, Eve Fortenberry & Lily Moskowitz
A photo series.

SOFT BINDS: APARTMENT-STYLE ART SHOW WEAVES COMMUNITY 

Words by Lily Moskowitz & Images by Kaden Bard Dawson 
Ten Brooklyn-based artists tie us in knots with their community-curated exhibition of yarns, silks, tangles, and threads. 

A PROPOSED PERSPECTIVE ON ART CURATION

Words by Destiny Montoya
Oftentimes art created by women is lumped together with other art created by women and tied pristinely with a vague, pink string of feminism.

SPLENDOR AT HOME

Images by Omar Soto

Meet the neighborhood hunks, aunties, punks, and the mother and daughter who are joined at the hip. Welcome to splendor at home: A satirical repurposing of the American suburban glamor aesthetic, reimagined by black, brown and queer bodies. 

ARACHNE

Words by Lily Moskowitz
A Photo Series: Spiders & Schizophrenia in the Cyberspace. Tangle in the web of bodies.

IN MEDIAS RES

Words by Lily Moskowitz
Haphazard voyeurism, crimson velvet queerness, and pregame boudoir. Get ready with the ENVY Dolls! Named after the Latin phrase for “in the middle of the action,” this series captures the particular intimacy in the act of dressing up.

PLEADING INSANITY

Words and images by Anitah Diggs

The art community of Phoenix has already warmly appreciated the paintings of local artist Shoriegh Willaims in her previous exhibitions. Now, with a studio opening that brought the city out, Shoriegh Williams is building upon the community space and tattoo shop she’s created. We got to talk with the artist following her studio opening celebration to see what is next for the space, and all about what leads someone to plead insanity.

FOR THE LOVE OF LA RAZA

Photos by Jesus Lopez
A collabrative photo series by local Phoenix arists dedicated to Chicano, Cholo and lowrider culture.


Paintings by Rubeen Salem
Meet the New York based artist exploring sensual portraiture. 

HAVE A HAPPY HORNY DAY
Images by Saint Sissy, Interview with HauteFagg

Here’s to wrapping up BRAT summer and welcoming FREAK fall!
As Christopher Sherman would say, have a happy horny day!

IN TEXT CITATIONS 

by Lily Moskowitz
A mini narrative of visual poetry.

FASCINATION AND THE TEENAGE DREAM

Words by Destiny Montoya

We all try to live in the world’s we build for ourselves in our heads. Our dreams are our realities and our fantasies are what keeps us dreaming. You are my dream, and I am fascinated by you. I find myself by looking through you, then writing it down. These poems are an insight into my teenage heart and all that was chosen to fill it, break it, and pick it back up again. Chosen by the dream, I invite you inside dear reader. - anaya elise spears



Words by Anitah Diggs
While Phil is adamant about his alone time being an integral part of his creative process, forging bonds within his community and maintaining family ties is also another vital component. Currently based in Phoenix, Arizona, but originally from Philadelphia, Phil’s work commonly references themes surrounding his upbringing, making available his private joys and tribulations across the media he uses.

GRAIN

Images and Words by Casey Stewart
Shot & edited entirely on iPhone, GRAIN by Casey Stewart is a photo series supersaturated with acidic hues and splashed with distortion. Dissolve into their static-electric dreamscapes.

A JOURNEY INTO THE INFERNO

Words by Anitah Diggs
When he’s not being the generous host of Fruity Poetry Night, or gracing the face of the Afternoon Studios Instagram, poet Eric Cadette is crafting written works that leave us all entranced in self reflection, or longing for love, or both!

ALL THE WAYS WE GET HOME

Words by Anitah Diggs
How do we transfer our memories to physical objects, creating portals of our lived experiences within our belongings? Multimedia artist Ellier English takes us  through their project “All the Ways We Get Home,” in an exclusive conversation to tell all about how they relocated some of the sentimentalities of their memories into clothing and objects of their surroundings.