ARTIST TSCHABALALA SELF ON CEMENTING BLACK WOMEN IN ART HISTORY
Tschabalala Self talks to LADYGUNN about her path to becoming one of America's most renowned modern artist, why black women are her muse and what she hopes to achieve with work.
DEVIL OR ANGEL I’M NOT ONE OR THE OTHER
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WATCH- FILM PREMIERE: “DIRTY BLONDE” BY RAZIEME IBORRA
Razieme Iborra's film Dirty Blonde opens with 16-year-old prostitute Shaye Rankin finishing up with a client. She seems young and vulnerable but with sensibilities of someone who has had to…
CROWDPLEASER
CROWDPLEASER examines the role of image, gender, and representation for women and nonbinary artists in the music industry through a series of artist profiles and photos that feature the artist at their most comfortable and powerful in environments and roles that have historically served men and the male gaze.
CLOSE COLLABORATIONS: IN CONVERSATION W/ NATHALIE CHRISTMAS & SMOKE SEASON
In our series Close Collaborations, Natalie and the LA-based musicians Smoke Season have a conversation about working together on their latest video "Up On Me"
NICOLE WARGON
Bay Area artist Nicole Wargon's goal is to push social change through female-oriented design. Nicole puts the woman at the forefront of her work with years of inspiring friendships acting as her muse.
With The Glimpse of Your Eyelashes Interview with Pam Sustaita
On the eve of her first solo show, With the Glimpse of Your Eyelashes at Leiminspace on August 11th in LA, we chat with multimedia artist Pam Sustaita about her work, her inspirations and how she wants to be remembered in history.
NOTES FROM THE ARTIST: Songwriting As Therapy by Madge
Multi-faceted goddess of music, singer/writer/producer Madge offers up how songwriting was used as a tangible, therapeutic exercise for understanding her trauma.
PENELOPE GAZIN
Penelope Gazin made headlines last year for inventing a male co-founder to avoid sexist work emails, but she’s done way more than that.
RUBY KARP: TRUE CONFESSIONS FROM A TEENAGE GIRL
LADYGUNN chats with young star in the making, Ruby Karp about her debut novel Earth Hates Me, musings on growing up on the internet and New York's elite comedy scene and her no holds barred way to navigating life.
INTERVIEW: PANTEHA ABARESHI
Panteha Abareshi is a young artist with many identities. One such identity is a person suffering from mental illness, which she represents through her art.
INDIRA CESARINE: UPRISE/ANGRY WOMEN
November 8th, 2016, the night that Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, is a painful date for many to recall. It was surreal, triggering, saddening and everything…