Posts Tagged ‘The Relationship Issue’
WC Gallery Burton Machen
Words by Katie Stolowitz Although I somewhat cliché-ly expected to encounter a professional snowboarder when meeting Burton Machen, my personal growth is very thankful that the man's actually an artist. While an inverted 180 is always cool to look at...I don't think a jump, no matter how long the rotation, has the power to inspire me in any profound way—perhaps because I just like my limbs too much. The same cannot be said about the work of Burton Machen. Although I readily admit that I [...]
Family Portraits
Photography by Allan E. Schoening Whether it be by way of lovers, roommates, co-workers or friends, life surrounds us with our own chosen extended families. Working Class took a deeper look into these relationships by getting to know some local families from Brooklyn. The Artists Names: PERU ANA ANA PERU Occupations: Visual artists, wanderers. Years in New York: Coming up on 8. How did you guys meet? We were both working on the same private eye case at the same time, [...]
Sweaty Weapons Blow Shit Up
Words by Luke Koz Photography by Jamey O'Quinn ` “Todd's the only punk guy in the band. John's emo, Leeora's a lesbian, and I'm just fucked.” It's appropriate that Sweaty Weapons was born in a bathroom at a house party, as the band's sugar-laced noise sounds cut from a two-inch line of coke on a squat house sink. The band's music is touched by '80s Los Angeles punk and '90s riot grrrl, but singer Leeora Empire's lyrics are distinctly New York City. The characters who occupy her stories [...]
Newtown Radio
Words by Megan Cahn Playing everything from the Fuck Buttons to Madonna to Holy Ghost!, Newtown Radio—an Internet station based out of Bushwick—is the itch to the scratch of Brooklyners and beyond who are sick of Pandora, missing their college radio listening days and just wanting to hear some good tunes without having to work too hard for it. Mixing local favorites, cult classics, crowd pleasers and hidden gems of the past with the latest from the indie music scene, Newtown Radio [...]
Jib Kidder’s Mixed-Up World
After spending many years making music with his guitar and other tactile instruments Sean Yent Schuster Craig created Jib Kibber. The idea behind the project is using found music from LPs, cassettes, mp3s and other audio translations to make something entirely new with them. Four records are scheduled for release this year, including "Cold Hands" cassette on Demo/Forever, "Nucular Mind" on DVD from States Rights Records, an LCM volume on Asthmatic Kitty and very soon, and a split [...]
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Willie Nelson Pies -n- Thighs Buena Vista Social Club Shelley Duvall Chuck Close Inez and Vinoodh Hugs Alicia Keys Grey Gardens Onesies and Backbends Kelly Rippy The Big Pink TAZZORS Rye Rye Ab Fab Jack Kerouac The War of the Roses Fab Pierre et Gilles Parker Posey Steve Jobs John Lennon Ryan McGinley The Incredible Shrinking [...]
Herb and Dorothy
Photography by Nathaniel Tileston In the early 1960s, when little attention was being paid to minimalist and conceptual art, Herb and Dorothy Vogel began purchasing the works of unknown artists. Thirty years later, the Vogels have accumulated over 4,000 pieces, filling every corner of their living space from the bathroom to the kitchen. The Vogels' discerning taste and magnanimity have changed the face of contemporary art collecting. In 2007, James Stourton, the chairman of Sotheby's [...]
Me and My Dog
Photography by Marcel Dagenais Story by Adriana Rizzolo and Dracula It was only last summer I was living a dog-less life, now I can't imagine living without Dracula. I adopted him almost a year ago because I felt ready to undergo the responsibilities of nurturing a being other than myself. It's amazing how this responsibility has grounded me, bringing a newfound balance in my life heretofore unheard of especially in a city that ceaselessly distracts. His boundless love has opened up a [...]
Artist Profile: John P. Dessereau
Words by Melissa Burgos Photography by Antwan Duncan John P. Dessereau's relationships define his art. Likewise, his art is defined by his relationships—his relationships with friends, family, his environment, and the city he knows best, New York. I met John one curiously cold May night at Deluxe, a Williamsburg salon, where the artist was commissioned to paint a mural on the wall. I was greeted with a warm and easy smile. The Carter III was playing and despite having just [...]
On the Streets
Photography by Blessing Marie Story by Jessica Soga What Makes A Relationship Work? That’s what we wanted to know. Working Class hit the streets to see what people in Brooklyn had to say. Baumnara and T. Aaron Huston at the Bicycle Fetish Parade say simply: Desire & Fulfillment Soccer at the West Side piers Ainsley says: Honesty, trust & killer dance moves Travis Sylvester, bow tie expert of Vintage VanGogh: Nothing. People can never be really happy… on a [...]
Just Friends
Photography by Samantha West Styled by Domestic Construction Hair by Marcel Dagenais Makeup by Legend Rivera Jr. Models: Kaya and Tracy at Muse Model Management All clothes are vintage. Shoes by Osborn
Interracial Couples & Dating in the USA: The melting pot is boiling
Photography by Winnie Au Words by Moni Briones Both initial attraction and racial stereotypes, as they pertain to relationships, often act as gateways to new and unexpected life experiences. McNulty, Neff and Karney noted in their latest study for the Journal of Family Psychology, “ that attractiveness accounts for process and outcomes in new relationships is not surprising. Physical appearance is frequently the first thing people learn about one another and thus may be the only [...]
The Embodiment Project
Photography by Molly Landreth Embodiment is a collection of short films and photographs that explore the varied experiences of queer lives and relationships across the United States. Filmmaker Amelia Tovey and photographer Molly Landreth set out to capture the essence of queer America. In their new multimedia project Embodiment, they are looking to show the many faces and personalities that make up the LGBTQ community, from Los Angeles to small town Missouri. "We really hope that [...]
Synchronicity
Photography by William Perls No matter your gender, orientation or race there is an undeniable unity between all of us. The laws of attraction and manifestation solely rely on synchronicity.
Him and Me
Photography by Tracy Morford Styled by Eric Lodwick Hair Marcel Dagenais Makeup Susie Sobol Photo Asst. Justin Scurti Model Lyle Lodwick at Red Model Management Retoucher Jaz Harold
At Home With … Tiffany
Who: Tiffany Porter, Owner of Old Hollywood Where: Greenpoint, Brooklyn What: 1-Bedroom Railroad Apartment WC: How long have you lived in the space? Tiffany Porter: Right at a year. WC: What did it look like when you originally moved in? TP: Pretty scrappy. My landlord loves to just haphazardly throw linoleum down so the floors were caked with layers of linoleum I had to rip up and the walls were all a light yellow/orange, or white. WC: So you did all this work yourself? TP: I did. It [...]
A Conversation with Ray Caesar
Words by Marcel Dagenais "I think we all have our sores and bruises from life and we carry scars both small and large that will be with us until the day we move into the next world."-Ray Caesar Looking at Ray Caesar's paintings gives me an eery sense of a deeper tale behind the eyes of these beautiful, haunting characters. The Toronto-based artist was nice enough to give me some insight into his work and his internal day-to-day struggles with the world around him. WC: What is a [...]
Suki Cheema
Suki Cheema Home is a collection for sleeping and living – including hand crafted pillows, quilts, throws, napkins and tablecloths. A love affair between art, travel and textiles, the range is inspired by Cheema’s travels through India. Having taken hundreds of photos and translating them to prints, Suki caught the attention of Calvin Klein, Donna Karan and Ralph Lauren – all of whom enlisted his talents for color textiles print making. After meeting Diane von Furstenberg in 2002, Suki [...]
Store Profile: Grand Street
Photography by Jamie Beck Words by Katie Stolowitz Despite all the warnings Mom, Dad, and teachers gave me growing up, despite the fact that my mid-20s self should certainly know better, I’m not going to lie…I judged a book by its cover. From my first step off the L-train, I knew that Williamsburg defined the epitome of cool. I readily admit this without hesitation or bias, as my California-born self could technically pledge allegiance to Caroll Gardens and/or Park Slope (but I have [...]
I Googled How People Affect Eachother
Illustrations by Devlin Shea Narrative and connection are ongoing themes in Devlin Shea's work, also an interest in visualizing the role the subconscious plays in human relationships and in individual choices. The human ability to accept and attach meaning to an obviously fabricated world fascinates Shea both in art and in culture. The New York-born Brooklynite now based out of Stockholm, Sweden often uses images of couples in her art. With two individuals overlapping, one can see the [...]
Marriage March
On September 26 at 12pm, thousands of New Yorkers will gather at Foley Square, near City Hall, to march across the Brooklyn Bridge and take a stand for fairness and equality at the 7th NYC Wedding March. This event, which began in 2004, is organized by Marriage Equality New York (MENY), to raise awareness about, and change, the inequality faced by same-sex couples in the state of New York. Today in New York 1,324 rights are withheld from same-sex couples because they are denied the choice of [...]
I Draw Like I Draw – One man’s quest to be genuine on the eve of turning 70.
Words by Robert Tumas “Marx was right,” Howard Saunders says one humid night this summer at his girlfriend’s apartment in Williamsburg. When I ask him if he considers himself a socialist, “I mean a lot of people were right, but Marx was right.” It is an apt question, despite the fact that the term communist has become synonymous with outdated and semi-mythical witch hunts, as Saunders describes himself as a propagandist for a labor think tank for the last 30 years, (he was actually [...]