DEI CUTS HAVE HIT THE VALLEY, LGBTQ ARTISTS ARE ON THE FRONTLINE ︎MEET CIERRA SOL: OWNER OF 11 ANGELS NAIL STUDIO ︎ IN HER SHELL, IN HER SEASON: A CONVERSATION WITH KJADE ︎

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Cierra Sol’s 11 Angels Studio Is A Love Letter to Art, Women and Healing

Interview with Cierra Sol, Photos and Interview by Anitah Imani
We chat with artist, nail tech and business owner Cierra Sol about her upcoming city project, what it’s like running a business centered around women, and how to remain spiritually grounded through it all.

DEI Cuts Have Hit the Valley, LGBTQ Artists are on the Frontline

Written by Twixx the Drag Queen
This year in Phoenix, LGBTQ artists have had programs defunded, disbanded, and edited beyond recognition in a heartless and systematic way.

In Her Shell, In Her Season: Inside KJADE’s Era of Gratitude, Solitude and Growth

Interview with artist and rapper KJADE, Photos and Interview by Anitah Imani
We met with KJADE during the height of Cancer season to reflect on her journey performing and touring “The Sound That Trees Make”, what home life and daily routines look like these days in her sanctuary, and the new projects that are ahead of her.

Serving The People Introduces Phoenix Chapter

Words by Destiny Montoya
Serving The People, a non-profit organization that hosts weekly in-person discussions for artists, will introduce a Phoenix chapter this July.

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LALALE: LEVITY, LORE, AND LEMONS AT PIPENCO SS26︎ WE CRIED AT THE CLUB︎ ISEDER’S ART DECO LOVE LETTER TO NEW YORK CITY ︎A (HORSE) FLY ON THE WALL AT OCEAN SAVAGE SS26︎

A (HORSE)FLY ON THE WALL AT OCEAN SAVAGE SS26

Written by Lily Moskowitz, Images by Kaden Bard Dawson
The New York based brand known for b&w, sport-meets-street design style, and gender-vague tailoring presents a masterwork of opposites.

LALALE: LEVITY, LORE & LEMONS AT PIPENCO SS26

Written by Lily Moskowitz, Visuals by Kaden Bard Dawson
Lorena Pipenco’s spring collection weaves a tale of Romanian folktale, fantasy-ridden knitwear, and sillhouettes larger than life.

WE ARE THE BLUEPRINT
ISEDER’S ART DECO LOVE LETTER TO NEW YORK CITY

Written by Lily Moskowitz, Images by Kaden Bard Dawson
Taylor-Paige Garvin and Sharon Mishiev’s SS26 collection is an absence-makes-the-heart-grow-fonder homage to the city’s spaces and faces.

WE CRIED AT THE CLUB
Written by Lily Moskowitz, Visuals by Kaden Bard Dawson
Carolina Guerreo’s first solo presentation for her chainmail brand, Cadena y Rosas, was not about the clothes but the people wearing them: thirteen of New York’s most iconic performers in pole, shibari, and burlesque.

SONIDDDO DEBUTS AT CLUB CONTACT ︎ VIVAPHX MUSIC FESTIVAL RETURNS AFTER A 7 YEAR HAITUS︎ TUNING INTO THE PALABRA SESSIONS ︎

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SONIDDDO DEBUTS AT CLUB CONTACT

Interviews with C75525, Robertitx, Veldts Song, Spiritoros, Dj Kill The Dj,and IRA.IRL
Words and Photos by Ellier English and Anitah Imani
We caught up with the DJ’s apart of the first installment of SONIDDO, a MDE (music dancing event) curated by Arizona DJ C75525.

WE DANCED AT PALABRA SESSIONS 004 WITH EMMA DJ
Photos by Casey Stewart and Justine Lavilla
ENVY went out to dance with Parisian DJ Emma DJ and Parker Correy at Palabra Sessions 004. The venue and halls filled with heavy vibrations that made the roof feel as if it trembled along with every breath and peaking moments of dancing and camaraderie. Did we see each other there?

VIVAPHX RETURNS
Words by Jacob Heinkel, Images by Anitah Imani and Ellier English
VIVAPHX returns after a 7 year haitus with intimate soundscapes in the desert.

TUNING IN TO THE PALABRA SESSIONS
Words by Anitah Imani
Palabra hosts music duo, nudo, for their first Arizona performance at the Palabra Sessions: Palabra’s new music series cultivating new, unique sonic environments to experience music across diverse genres in the heart of downtown Phoenix.

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EXPERIENCE THE TOWN OF SONOYORK: HEARTLOCK’S MEXICO ︎ SWAN GIRL PHOTO DIARY︎ FOR THE LOVE OF LA RAZA: A PHOTO SERIES ︎

SoNoYorK: Heartlock’s Mexico

Interview with Valence Heartlock
Photographer and filmmaker Valence Heartlock’s new show, SonoYork, breathe’s a new visual perspective into his hometown Sonoyta, a small Mexico border town.

FORCED PERSPECTIVE

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

SWAN GIRL PHOTO DIARY: APRIL

By Autumn Giselle Kidd
From the Roman catacombs to Palestinian mutual aid, Autumn Kidd extends the interiority of visual journaling to a new level.

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.

IN TEXT CITATIONS︎THE EVOLUTION OF THE “IT GIRL” ︎ SWAN GIRL PHOTO DIARY ︎HAVE A HAPPY HORNY DAY ︎

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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.

The Evolution of the “It Girl”

By Nina Dagaev
Taking a look at the rise and evolution of the "It Girl" and whether their cultural influence is waning.

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!

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