A long time ago, I had an LA based queer centered art magazine called THE WORK MAG - which featured, you can guess, out spoken beautiful queen artists from around the globe.  Early into this was a very special story that Zackary Drucker shared in our pages of her transitioning documentation and interview.  I've known Zackary from at times close up, and often times admiring from afar, for well over 8 years at this point.  Watching her evolution and representation within the trans community has been so inspiring and powerful to witness.  Be It through museum works, big screen production, behind the scenes and vocally...

ALIMA LEE is a filmmaker, designer, artist, curator, and DJ from New York and is currently based in LA. Her work explores themes of identity and intersectionality. She is Co-Founder and Art Director of Akashik Records music label, and also DJ of NTS show “Rave Reparations”, and a Frieze x Ghetto Film School Fellow, with screenings at the ICA, Tate Modern, MOCA, and more. Her most recent collaboration includes a curation of Films for Escapism with the Women's Center for Creative Work a video series that explores the works of 4 black queer filmmakers who take a closer look into themes of digital intimacy, hyper surveillance,...

For our next NOTO curated playlist, join us on a House music trip as you turn on this mix by our friend @silviaprada. New York based illustrator and decorative artist through a pop culture fetish lens and monochromatic tone. She has helped shape the movement of contemporary illustration art of the past decade and contributed artwork to a number of leading arts and culture publications including The Face, Dazed & Confused, and V Magazine. Listen to her curated playlist HERE  Who are you? My name is Silvia Prada. I was born in a beautiful city in the north of Spain famous for...

DJ Freedem caught my eye instantly when I was scrolling through DAZED 100 a while back.  I am pretty sure as soon as I saw them, I stopped even looking at all the rest and went right to their page and was hooked.  Trap gardening at its finest.  Do you want to know how to are for your plant, and how to put a spell on someone when gifting on to them?  This is your person.  Not to mention mixing some serious beats to spend hours listening to.  And a wardrobe I wish I could melt into.  Freedem is also...