The New Frontier: A Collaboration with HBO’S West World
If you haven’t heard of HBO’s Emmy Nominated series West World, then you’ve probably been living off the grid or under a rock somewhere. Based on the 1973 Michael Crichton movie of the same name, the story unfolds in a futuristic Wild-West themed amusement park, where high-paying guests can fulfill their wildest cowboy dreams without […]
Paint-Me-Up
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A film by (and for) VCU students: The dark, biting humor of “Mortality Badge”
If living at home in your early 20s with an exasperated mother who wants you out of the house doesn’t seem like a morbid enough reality, try having to witness a death. That’s at least part of the plot of Mortality Badge, a dark comedy set for an April 27 release date. The small-budget film, […]
Coming of Age
Creative Direction & Photography: Lordina Nyarko Models: Aviance Hawkes, Shanelle Johnson, Kaylee Ahn Makeup: Katie Williams Clothing Credits: Looney Tunes tee — Rumors Boutique; blue tie-dye top — Rumors Boutique; Snake skin jean jacket — Katie Williams; Everything else — Stylist’s own
Featured Artist: Mitchell Craft
Mitchell Craft is a Richmond-based digital media artist whose work is vibrant and subdued, familiar and surreal. His videos guide you into dream-like worlds, sometimes even submerging you in them through the use of virtual reality. Most recently, he released a zine called “Home Elusive,” which was featured in the CURRENT Book Fair at Valet […]
The “Cool Dad” Revolution
If you need inspiration for an outfit, call your dad— or just steal from his closet. The “normcore” look, previously reserved for middle-aged dads, is trickling up to high-end fashion designers including Dior, Balenciaga, and Gucci. What started out as rocking dad hats has now transformed into young adults wearing entire ensembles inspired by fathers […]
Farrah Fox Documents Richmond Artists in “Making Space”
Farrah Fox, a local photographer and English major, combined two of her greatest passions into a single project that explores the meaning of space through documenting Richmond artists, makers, and organizers. “Making Space is about the physical space, like the home or studio that each individual creates for themselves, but it’s also about the space […]
Stock Photography: Dinner Time
Businessman in Rubber Gloves Cuts up Luncheon Loaf Businessman in Rubber Gloves Cuts a Luncheon Loaf Meal While Being Drilled Anger Ensues with Meat Cleaver Before Party Begins Person is Happy to Be Eating a Jelly Cake Angry Fists Grab a Jelly Cake Family Members Check to See What Is […]
An Interview with Dominique Fishback of HBO’s The Deuce
The new HBO series The Deuce is an unflinching and vulnerable depiction of the sex work industry in New York during the 1970’s. Dominique Fishback plays Darlene, a kindhearted yet complex young woman navigating the city as a sex worker. In this interview, Dominique talks about what went into the preparation for her role as […]
An Interview with Simeon Rideb of Open Forum
We sat down with Simeon Rideb, creator of Open Forum, to talk about their experience curating a fashion collection and art performance with other Richmond artists earlier this year. Interview by Kristina Dickey When did you decide to start working on this collection? Last August I visited New York for the first time and while […]
R.I.P. Millennial Pink
By Julia Block It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring […]
HOW TO DRESS LIKE ME, A FASHION GOD
By Julia Block You are a liberal arts/STEM major attending an art school. And while high school classified you as hipster, college is a whole new ball game. Now, your Adidas Superstars and Fjällräven Kånken backpack seems so passé, especially compared to the thrift-store-swaddled ceramics major wearing Yeezys who just ordered a sextuple shot of […]