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Letter
from the Editors
A
New York Fairy/Scary Tale by Jay
Blotcher
Blotcher writes
about his magical encounter with Yoko Ono.
Before
and After by Ellen Korbonski
These
drawings deal with the real, ideal and search for self.
Air-Hunger by
Mary Magsamen and Stephan Hillerbrand
Photographic
images explore
issues of communication, sexuality, and trust in relationships
through
the metaphoric use of bubble gum.
Interview
with James Spooner by
Lauren Jade Martin
Martin interviews
the man behind the 2003 documentary film Afropunk.
Scream
Club’s If You Want It Music Video by Giles
O’Dell
An
animated music video for a Portland-based queer group that
channels Dr. Seuss
and births a new kind of nastiness.
Sketches
for Personal Fantasy Lands by
Muffie White
Collages
by White serve as
drawings for visible day dreams.
An
East Village State of Mind by Felix Gatopardo
Gatopardo makes the
case for adopting an "East Village State of Mind."
Schaufenster by
Cécile Belmont and Natalia Torales
A
collaborative installation questions
how much an artist has to turn into a product to make
a
living.
Rag
Treasure by
Stephanie Müller
This
manifesto and fashion show subvert mass production by creating
dress collages from
discarded
objects.
Plastic
Bag Kaleidoscope by
Sally Willowbee
Willowbee
tells the story of Margaret Giancola, an elderly woman who
crochets
rugs out of discarded
plastic
bags.
Art,
Tin Cans, and La Virgen de Guadalupe by
Diana Garcia
The
story of an after school arts program in Austin, Texas which
encourages young people to
create art that
honors their
cultural heritage
out of everyday objects.
Live
the Dream by Olivia Edith
A
piece from
a series of pieces drawn on small paper bags
that aim to challenge
Western capitalism and its
social and political ramifications.
Puppet
Love by
Nicole Emmons
An
animated piece that uses paint-on-glass and stop-motion techniques
to keep traditional animation on the pop radar
and to proliferate
new images
of women.
The
Unicorn & the
Skeleton by
Danielle Latman
Creative
nonfiction that tells the story of a
troubled person and relationship with
honor for all the characters involved.
November 5, 1979 by Em Sixteen
Needlepoint recreation
of a letter written by the artist's late father serving
as memorial retelling of personal story.
Paintings
by Natalie Reis
This
work reflects
a preoccupation with dualism and investigates stereotypical
depictions
of the individual
and
alienation within a complex society.
Art
vs. Politics by Dot DeLuitzo
Reflections
on being a young writer in which the author ponders the question “Do
white people read black authors?”
Drawing
is Easy, Communicating is Difficult by
Iris Porter
Drawn
and letterpress-printed works on
paper
that relate to
ideas concerning
beauty,
art and
information.
Interpenetrating
1 & 2 and XXX by
Young Chung
Digital
images explore
the notion of alterity, difference
and ethics.
Photographs
by Caroline Moore
These photographs illustrate
the
transformation of personal spaces into surreal landscapes.
Excavation
by Emily Gear
Archetypes
and myths which convey personal
stories and underline
effects of emotion
on the
body, mind and
spirit.
History
Book by
Hans Booy
The artist uses history books and pornography, often the
target of censorship, to comment on history and ideology.
Dejé Enterrado
Mi Corazón by Macho
Cabrera Estévez
An
essay about the struggles of family and generational separation
under
the U.S. embargo
on Cuba.
From
A Journey by
Lamya el-Chidiac
This
piece moves between nations
and cultures,
however real or imagined,
and questions
the idea of home and
homeland.
Options/Revolution by
Susan Sarratt
A mixed-media
piece that celebrates the embracing of identities that defy the
dominant gender
binary as
a revolutionary
act on both
a personal and a social
level.
Dream-Work:
Descendents of Freedom by Jamie
Munkatchy
Images
and reflections from
Descendents
of Freedom,
André Lancaster’s
queer hip hop odyssey.
Environment by Maggie Suisman
This illustration
expresses anger at
the state
of
affairs in the US under the
Bush administration. The
Fragile Circus by
Myron Cambell
An interative web site depicting a
surreal world of animal-human hybrids where tragic stories of
longing
and loss
are carried
out within heart-stirring
dreamlike vistas.
The
New Colonial Williamsburg by L.N.R.
Reading
residents in a hip Brooklyn
neighborhood,
this
piece records
the overlap between
colonial ideology
and gentrification.
Faux
Factory by
Tara Emelye Needham
A
Barthes-inspired
reading of the
interior of several
Starbucks
Coffee
Shops examining
how
they reflect
and contribute
to the debate
about Starbucks
as an
evil
monopoly or the
poster child
for goodwill
capitalism.
WTT
Modulars by
Sara G. Saltzman
Shining
light on the
possibilities
of hope
and self-empowerment
by mimicking
the
calculated
tendencies
of fast
food
companies and
the relatively
sporadic
nature of weather.
Hues
of Expectation by
Sara Bacon
This
piece examines
of
predominant
issues relating
to gender,
consumerism
and
stereotyping
linked
to signals,
subliminal
and overt,
that
are sent
to children.
Modern Day Emma
Goldman by Katy Weselcouch
Trying to
find inspiration
and maintain
a sense
of hope/idealism
at a time
when the
world
feels
like
pretty scary place.
How
we Learned
To Tie a
Tie by
Ian Lundy
The
author reminisces
about a piece
of clothing—ties—that
most
men take
for granted.
riffRAG Limited Edition Print Version
Information on our print edition,
limited to 100 copies, including original artists' prints.
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