These photos explore the ‘cultural power’ of the naked

8 Oct

LGBTQ+ collectives in Taiwan and Berlin have teamed as much as present ‘Temple of the Body’, an interdisciplinary group exhibition that appears at nudity as a type of cultural and political expression Earlier this yr, Taiwanese artist Yun-Pei Hsiung conducted an experiment at Pawnshop, Taipei’s underground nightclub. Inspired by the novel nude art of Yayoi Kusama and Yves Klein, he initiated an immersive painting workshop, inviting clubbers to enter a protected space adjoining to the dancefloor, undress, cover themselves in paint, and use their bodies as their artistic tools. Once complete, the artworks were displayed on the partitions and the doors to the dancefloor were opened, transforming the space right into a gallery. “We...

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22 Sep

Inside Beauty Inc’s Power Brands Cocktail Party – WWD

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Inside Beauty Inc’s Power Brands Cocktail Party – WWD

What does a strong brand make? A cocktail of digital savvy, sales volume, relevance and resonance with a shape-shifting consumer base. To have a good time its annual list of the 45 strongest brands in beauty, Beauty Inc hosted a cocktail party at Nine Orchard with retailers, investors and the visionary founders that made the list — and a couple of friends. Attendees included Shiseido’s Ron Gee, True Beauty Ventures’ Wealthy Gersten and Cristina Nuñez, Bluemercury’s Tracy Kline and brand founders from BeautyStat’s Ron Robinson to ColorWow’s Gail Federici, amongst many others. Beauty Barrage and Skeepers sponsored the fete. “To be named an influence brand for the fourth 12 months in a row is an incredible privilege and one we owe to our consumers...

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19 Sep

The identity-affirming power of LGBTQ+ hairdressers

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The identity-affirming power of LGBTQ+ hairdressers

Not only for haircuts, a rising variety of queer salons are offering protected spaces for people to work out their identity and what it'd seem like As any queer one that’s lived through the reign of the undercut – mainly the handkerchief code distilled right into a single half-shaved hairdo, as beloved by 2010s lesbians – knows, hair is so far more than simply dead bits of keratin. It’s a source of pride, a type of self-fashioning and a method to signify your identity to others. Because of this, it may feel like traditional hair care spaces may be lower than welcoming to those under the LGBTQ+ umbrella. Divided strictly into male barber spaces...

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14 Sep

Why trans persons are finding power and place in

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Why trans persons are finding power and place in

Priestess, sorceress and spellcaster Isabella Greenwood speaks to trans witches about how their craft and gender identity complement and inform one another Witchcraft is, in its purest essence, queer. It's a practice that affirms reference to our truest selves, while also superseding oppressive, patriarchal and heteronormative hierarchies. It's a practice that encourages authentic self-expression in addition to providing tools for self-preservation, should that self-expression be threatened. It is usually something that has historically protected minority groups, and given power to those that needed it essentially the most. As a spiritual practice that requires honest and unbridled expression of oneself, it is not any surprise that throughout history there have been several recorded accounts of...

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