Anxiety, fear, dread, worry: multiply all of those things by a thousand and you might just scratch the surface of an artists’ daily emotional weight. A prime example? Los Angeles-based multidisciplinary artist Muna Malik. She candidly talks about her nerves and her trepidations both in and out the studio, holding nothing back in her expression of simultaneous sadness and hope in absorbing the events surrounding us in the modern, unstoppable world. Born in Sanaa, Yemen, Malik began formulating her practice in Minneapolis, surrounded by a vibrant Somali-Yemeni immigrant community. She received h ..read more

Mastering the art of documentary filmmaking takes a lot of falling down and getting back up. Yet, director Jeffrey Schwarz has made a name for himself in the genre for shedding light onto untold histories. He learned from the biggest names in the genre such as Rob Epstein and Jeffery Friedman, and has been applauded for his continuous work and contribution to the queer community through his films and activism. Commitment to Life is his latest documentary, which tells the story of the HIV/AIDS crisis in Los Angeles in the early 1980s. It’s a star-studded feature that reveals how doctors, activi ..read more

With their infectious blend of pop, rock, alternative rock, and new-wave, The Beaches, named after the laid-back Toronto town where some of the band members are from, have been playing together for over a decade. Sisters Jordan and Kylie Miller were passionate about music ever since they were little girls, having started to play professionally at an extremely young age. The Miller sisters were then joined by drummer Eliza Enman-McDaniel and guitarist Leandra Earl, and spent their high school years playing midnight shows. Bonded through music, adolescent friendship, and sisterhood, The Bea ..read more

Destined to become a celestial dream pop artist by her birth name, Akira Galaxy transcends the boundaries of conventional soundscapes and dives into interstellar explorations with her music. Constantly indulging in the arts and creativity, Galaxy is driven by explorations of human nature, the light and the dark that we have within, and by humanity and its mysteries. Communicating this through her unique, ethereal sound and sultry voice, the Seattle-born artist is a fresh sonic force in the dream pop scene that strives to bring her listeners an immersive, thought-provoking musical experience, w ..read more

You may have read some comments made by the co-founder of Rolling Stone, Jann Wenner, in a recent New York Times interview. His book, The Masters, failed to pay due respect to the roles played in the history of Rock n’ Roll by both people of colour and of women. It contains interviews with some prominent rock musicians of the 1960s, 70s and 80s, all of which happen to be with white men. I want to make it clear that my editorial is directed solely at Wenner for his comments in that particular article, not at his book, which I have not yet read, therefore having no basis on which to critique. My ..read more

It’s freezing cold in London, and most of the actors in the film industry are slowly coming back to work as the SAG (Screen Actors Guild) strike finally comes to an end. Welsh actor Paul Rhys is one of them. He is curious, and has so many questions and stories for me, that I almost feel like we’re catching up after a short social hiatus. In truth, this is the very first time we’ve met. Ridley Scott’s Napoleon and Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn are amongst the most talked about films in recent months. It’s quite a spectacular way for Rhys to return to the world of cinema, having spent a lot of ..read more

It has always been challenging to establish yourself as a performer in the music industry. There’s no way of denying this. At the same time, different generations of musicians have certainly faced their own distinct challenges. While the Internet is not the specific subject of this editorial, its importance cannot be understated in creating the landscape that led to some of these challenges that new musicians face when trying to establish themselves. Forty, thirty or even twenty years ago, record labels were interested in talent scouting and searching for the next big act, genre or phenomenon ..read more

No matter how much we try to create influence, someone will always take it from you, and have it taken from them, in turn. In times of intense conflict, this influence becomes meaningless: all that remains is the fog of war, with no one’s best or worst intentions making a dent in the tragic loss of life. You may or may not have heard that in November, longtime Editor-In-Chief of Artforum, David Velasco, was terminated – without warning – for the publication of a widely-circulated open letter calling for the cessation of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. The letter’s intention appeared to be a huma ..read more

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In quests for security and self-soothing, ecclestiastical thinking is often sought out as a portal for respite. In her most recent solo show, Our Denomination, Fin Simonetti’s work serves as a kind of contemporary examination of the sacred and the collective, and how these ideas can be tethered to basic human needs in the face of vulnerability. The show was displayed on bleachers, where Simonetti’s stone and padlock pacifiers subvert our ideas of what soothing mechanisms are, both historically and materially. The gallery walls are graced by three rose windows, inlaid with the same stone and st ..read more