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i met emily a day before i convinced her to put on my entire outfit and let me photograph her underwater… glad she said yes!

brian & aim on their roof 💌

happy birthday to my forever muse earleen ❤️ here are some of my favorite photos from aiyana’s house in massachusetts 2021

visited simone’s last weekend on one of those late fall desert days where the air is cold but the sun is warm

only 2 hours from la without traffic and you’re in a entirely different world

PIPPA FOREVER 💛 while many of pippa garner’s absurdist inventions from over her five-decade-plus career have been lost, given away, or destroyed, a motley crew of sculptures remains. her photographs and drawings fill in the blanks. and her body is her total work of art: a gender hack, a gesamtkunstwerk, a record-keeper. i wrote about her bicoastal show at STARS in la and matthew brown in nyc for family style

when i discovered nicholas herrera’s work at the harwood museum in taos, i knew i had to go visit him. a day later, and we were at his incredible home-studio a hour north. now the story is live on elephant! photos by lissette emma big thank you to tschaba for giving this one the greenlight so last minute, lissette for being down for the long drive from la and taking such beautiful photos, & nicholas’ partner beth for making it happen… so happy w how it came out

on the corner of santa monica boulevard and wilcox avenue, surrounded by over a dozen performance venues, sits new theater hollywood. nearly a year into its programming, what began as the art world’s best kept secret has gained a cult following in los angeles. all photos courtesy of nht ❤️ fully story in family style

i’ve been a fan of david altmejd ever since i saw his bizzare and mesmerizing sculptures at david kordansky soon after i moved to la… i had the pleasure of visiting him at his echo park studio ahead of his exhibition at xavier hufkens in brussels! lensed and words by me, full story at family.style

the porousness of being: tash basco for elephant’s annual print issue, beautifully lensed by guario and written by me… now online!

terence koh, handOO, 2024. words to live by from our fall artist portfolio… this commission is close to my heart, born from a new friendship (and shared birthday) with #terencekoh after i spotted him shoveling earth into a mysterious side door at make room gallery last spring 🖤

processing my thoughts over on my substack… you can find my full rant (ongoing) on this election plus a sliver of hope: the humanity we all share, the power of art, grassroots organizing, my favorite poem by langston hughes 🖤