You’re never alone in Berlin. Some can say the city is your date, but actually the city is full of so many dates that most times you get confused or simply overbooked. Tall, short, ripped or bearish; blond, dark or ginger; Mediterranean, American or Eastern European – because everyone is so convinced that Berlin is the new place to be,
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Justin Violini isn’t famous for shooting furry boys, but guess what? There was an exception. And this exception comes right at ya. Meet Simon.
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It’s ok to feel sad in the city, especially when that city is London. Cloudy skies, grey buildings and mean (and lean) men might be bringing you down. Local or tourist, just follow these five steps and dry those eyes sailor, you’ll be fine: Quit Quit smoking, quit your job, quit Facebook, quit bad friends, quit fast food…go out and
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Have you met Jimmy? He’s been around for about 4 issues now and doesn’t plan on going anywhere. JIMMY is one of a few zines from LA focusing on queer culture while stroking a hairy chest. The zine’s creators Jimmy (quite egocentric to call the zine after yourself, don’t you think?) and Brent Freaney. After they reached out to me and
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It’s beyond doubt that only strong feelings tay beyond destruction if people are involved – hatred, love, envy. However, William Miller wasn’t driven by any of those while creating his collection of Ruined Polaroids. It was all due to circumstances, chance and maybe even luck. Enough ranting, I think he put it best in his own words: “These are Polaroid pictures run
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Friday night saw my first ever visit to the Guggenheim Museum in NYC. The head honcho museum that spans worldwide in Venice, Bilbao, Berlin, and Abu Dhabi. Showing was a retrospective of recently deceased sculptor John Chamberlin that I was able to privately view that night. The rotunda featured his many sculptures consisting of recycled car parts. The main event
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Tumblr can be a major pain in the ass sometimes (don’t ask), but it can also lead to finding amazing acquaintances with artists from around the world. My friend Julio Torres is one such artist who comes from an unusual sector of the world. In the region of Baja California, Mexico lies the boarder city of Mexicali. There Julio is apart of
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Last night I watched an excellent lecture (twice! first watched, then went to bed last night listening just to the audio) by London artist James Bridle. The, title as he explains, does have a reference to Rhianna, even though he messed up the wording a little bit. Here he talks about fascinating ideas of coded spaces, bot intimacy, gay cyber cruising,
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I personally know 3 women who would immediately strip to pose for Pascal Möhlmann. But that’s not the point. Although you might think otherwise, Möhlmann doesn’t see his work as erotic and based on fetishes. He doesn’t see a narrative in there either. Pascal ended up living in Zürich after he met his now wife at a party in Basel some years
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When I think about it, I really remember more gloomy days and more darkness than light in Berlin. It’s a pity on the one hand, but on the other it’s a thriving environment for all those moody artists who find their creative fuel in the overcast skies over Berlin. Here’s maybe the best proof for my theory. His name is
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While I was sick, there has been a lot going on in the fashion reality. I definitely had to catch up on that one featuring Zombie Boy. We are in a huge fabric hall. An exposed and obviously uncommon character sits there on a couch. German photographer Nadine Elfenbein will soon continue taking pictures of him. He smokes his cigarette while making
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Right before he boards the plane to Europe – visiting Paris and Berlin, Justin sent me his latest photo shoot done with instant film and emulsion transfers using a 4×5 Sinar studio camera and Konica Instant Press. The result is both stunning and brings a vintage erotic feel. Some of them look like paintings, don’t they? The shoot also features
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