Winter Mendelson couldn’t wait to get the hell out of Georgia. “I graduated college and moved here, like, the very next day,” laughed the founder and…
Five Crazy Things I Learned at the Occult Humanities Conference
Last weekend marked a victory for goths, Tarot freaks, and magic nerds everywhere as the second annual Occult Humanities Conference convened at NYU for a…
Sasha Velour Talks Vym, a Magazine Spotlighting the ‘Revolutionary’ Art of Drag
Bushwick’s gay scene is thriving by almost any measure. Happy Fun Hideaway is constantly packed to the gills. Bottoms is one of the hottest bands in New…
Member of Pussy Riot Returns to Her Roots in Recycling Religion
It was nothing short of surreal seeing Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot — blonde curls, deadpan blue eyes and all — milling about by the wine table…
Are You Afraid of the Art? Bringing Modern Art Back to the People One Blow at a Time
Alexander Melamid speaks in sweeping terms, which is exactly how you might expect a 70-year-old Russian émigré to see the world. “If the system sucks, everyone…
Meriem Bennani Surfs Through Morocco in Gradual Kingdom
To get a feel for Meriem Bennani‘s work, it’s best to look up @meriembennani on Instagram. After scrolling through the photoshopped weirdness and absurd takes…
Vaginal Davis Returns to New York, Taking on Sculpture and Mozart
Vaginal Davis is undeniably one of the most prolific artists to come out of the ’70s punk scene. The black, inter-sex born, self-declared outsider artist…
Richard Kern Revisits New York Girls, Feels ‘a Little Pervy Now’
To honor the 20th anniversary of New York Girls and the re-release of Richard Kern‘s first book, the East Village photographer and Cinema of Transgression filmmaker is running two…
Paintings Inspired by the Real Housewives and ‘Comfort Creatures’ Coming to Greenpoint
Next week Kharis Kennedy will unveil a series of new paintings as part of her solo exhibition, Comfort Animals, at The Greenpoint Gallery. Though Kennedy has been…
Agathe Snow Is Blowing Into The Journal Gallery
Agathe Snow, whose work often blends performance with immersive multimedia installations, is opening a new show, Continuum, tonight. This is the Corsican-born artist’s first solo exhibition…