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Deep dives into contemporary culture and its contexts.
Deconstructive Acts—from Oregon to Connecticut
Stelo + Variable West Art Writing Resident Laurel V. McLaughlin examines how artists deconstruct nationalist acts.
One Map Stapled Together
“One Map Stapled Together” is excerpted from Sex Weather Climate Death, a longer work of fragmented art and climate writing by Callum Angus.
An Invitation Into Intimacy
Stelo + Variable West Art Writing Resident Lusi Lukova considers the radical potential for care in text-based art.
Asian Futures, With Asians: Astria Suparak and Everything Everywhere All at Once
May Maylisa Cat considers how Asian people and cultures have been continuously erased from film and TV.
Chromophilia
Stelo + Variable West Art Writing Resident Daniela Molnar examines the human relationship with color.
Black in Bed
Stelo + Variable West Art Writing Resident Ella Ray considers the urgent need for Black rest.