In her latest project, the decade-spanning photo series titled Broken Mirror, New York-based visual artist Samantha Sutcliffe peers through her camera into the black mirror of American life.
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To the Floor: Sam Besca’s Dichotomy of Dance
New York native and director Sam Besca’s To the Floor, a short film written by Electra Artemis, unearths the menacingly cannibalistic femininity cultivated beneath the glitzy norms of European ballroom dance tradition.
Dupe or Twin: The AI Fashion Model Creeps In
It seems we were expected to clap and cheer and act impressed by the fact that in a meeting of the editorial staff at Business of Fashion (BoF), only a “slight majority” correctly guessed which image of model Mathilda Gvarliani, provided by the Swedish multinational retailer H&M, was a photograph and which was generated by artificial intelligence.
‘Kissy Face’: Jake Santos on the Blur of Intimacy
Titled Kissy Face, Toronto-based artist Jake Santos’ new solo exhibition, showing at Blouin Division until early May, presents a series of miniature, close-up portraits rendered on wood panels.
Don’t Go, Woman Creative Director!
On March 13, Donatella Versace announced her departure from her creative director role at Italian luxury maison Versace via Instagram post, and all hell ensued.
Beauty and War in Chloe Majenta’s “Enantiodromia”
“I think I was really craving something a little bit more like banging my head against a wall without me actually doing it,” Chloe Majenta tells me.
Long Xi Vlessing’s Queens of the Night
An interesting fact about Montreal-based photographer Long Xi Vlessing lies in his own self-description. In an interview with Liminul, he confesses, “I have always been really attracted to people and strangers especially, even though secretly, I am very socially anxious.”
Det Blev Sent FW25 is Sartorial Psychoanalysis
Beyond the usual fashion experiment in deconstruction, Det Blev Sent’s Fall/Winter 2025 lineup, takes an almost scientific approach to its sartorial mission.
Oklou’s “blade bird” and Sylvia Plath’s “The Shrike”
Imagine the one whom we love consumed, savoured, and slowly eaten through the act of our love. After listening to French avant-pop darling Oklou’s recently released song, “blade bird,” this year’s Valentine’s Day found me reflecting on how romantic love so easily turns into cannibalism and possession.
Adhere To Studios: Alexandra Dean’s Outerwear Revolution
It is always a pleasure to watch someone chase a dream, harness it, and wrestle it to fruition. For Vancouver-based designer Alexandra Dean, the dream was to start her own outerwear brand.