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Leigha is one of my favorite artists. I own a painting of hers, a self-portrait, and it's one of the pieces that is most meaningful to me. She inspires me. Her work inspires me. Check her out.
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Art is about more than identity, can allow us to transcend identity, but having been raised in the art world of the 90s, when painting was dying and women weren’t given the wall space they deserved, it’s a joy to watch femme painters rise to the top of the pile creatively and financially. I am lucky enough to cherish works by Jenna Gribbon, Jocelyn Hobbie, Kyle Staver, Ellen Birkinblit and my dear friend Issy Wood. I am currently obsessed with Larissa De Jesus Negron, Petra Cortright, Lucy Bull, Robin F. Williams, Somaya Critchlow, Gina Beavers and Cynthia Talmadge. It’s a lifetime dream to have a massive Lisa Yuskavage to wake up to (though I do have a print she gave me for my 26th birthday when I had a Soul Cycle party and everyone was mad except Lisa, who kicked all our millenial asses on the bike.)
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I’m drawn to the Lex Marie’s bold use of color and deep exploration of identity and memory. My favorites are her flag pieces.
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My guy. I talk about El Sur a lot and get looks like I mispronounced Big Sur. Erice is required viewing. Harrowing, heartbreaking, restrained, composed, truth, memory. Get into it.
Nov 30, 2023
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Rock is back. We all know he's the best but I went to his show last week after he dj'd my film's afterparty and I'm looking around and it was such a gratifying feeling to see kids are cool again. There was a while there I was starting to worry. Music's in a very good place with him at the forefront.
Nov 30, 2023
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Anyone who knows me knows there's always a green bottle somewhere in my vicinity. I've been drinking this water for over 15 years, before it was popular. When I was in Austin for a job I went to the deli and picked some up and as the gentleman was checking me out he says, "Elvis water, huh." I ask him, "What do you mean?" and he goes, "Elvis used to only drink Mountain Valley Water. It was like his thing." Turns out, on the MV website, they remark that it was the water Elvis exclusively drank and if it was good enough for Elvis...
Nov 30, 2023