Issue 04
- Out Now -
Issue 04 - Out Now -
Salon 21 Is The Gallery That Feels Like Home
Alex Bass is reimagining the New York gallery experience (and hooking you up for halloween).
Learning to be my own 3am: Solo Clubbing as a 20-Something Woman
There’s an utterly magic quality about dancing beside people you might never cross paths with again.
On the Habit of Seduction
As yours truly wonders about some unhealthy habits of hers, she realizes that there can be a whole lot more explanations as to why she seems to be unable to stop (despite her best intentions to) seeking male attention.
ByXtra Wants You to Crop Gendered Clothes
Japanese-Filipino creator Stan Fukase has a thing or two to say about crop tops, gender, and expectations placed upon queer men.
Meet Alex Bass: Salon Hostess of the 21st Century
The girl boss who’s bringing the magic of French salons back to the art world.
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“One thing you need to know about me is that I am an absolute idealist. I see everything in this lens. Everything can be so magical if we a little kinder and more open. We are drafts and can all be made into masterpieces. Sometimes you need to dig into the dirt and explore things about yourself that you don’t want to see. It’s not about pretending to be perfect. This is why my work is the way that it is.”
— Marta Lamovsek
Interview by Anna Niederlander
“In the wake of COVID-19 (I know I'm sick of talking about it too but bare with me) we’ve found ourselves spending more time with ourselves than ever before. When we’re not baking banana bread or trying to stay caught up with the latest TikTok trends, there’s only so much you can do with your day that’s not just sitting & drowning in your thoughts (fun right !!!!!!!). When our world feels so scary & uncertain, why not delve into a fictional world that remains perfectly untouched and exactly the same as when you left it ?”
— Maya Dhanjal
“In this relationship, I learned that the inkling I had about my interest in kink was correct. When I trusted him to set the rules, to tell me what to do, and how and when to do it, to make painstakingly clear what I should be doing at every second, to bring me back into the moment with punishment when I slip up and lose focus—all that anxiety went away. When I let him push the limits of what I am capable of and what I can take from him—the space in my head for self-consciousness and outside thoughts shrank and shrank until I could only be there, experiencing what he gave me.”