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Creature Feature: Lucy Fur
To Lucy, drag has been an extremely important means of expression. “I’ve been dying my hair and getting wild piercings for years, and it’s always been a big part of me—to not feel scared to do what I want to do or to be who I am,” he says. … read more
Este Barrio No Se Vende: Jessica Sabogal’s Artistic Activism
Muralist Jessica Sabogal is a first-generation Colombian American whose spray-painted works reach out to marginalized people, show them support and speak the message of their struggle and humanity, which is so often misheard or misrepresented. … read more
Art | Art and Fashion | LGBTQ+
Review: serpentwithfeet – soil
serpentwithfeet = James Blake + Rabit + Arca … read more
Fazilat Soukhakian
Fazilat Soukhakian’s approach is an active, inquiring one. The Iranian artist-photographer’s work continually records and questions what it means to exist in our contemporary world—what it means to engage with it, to have a stake in it. … read more
Art | Art and Fashion | LGBTQ+
Local Review: Talia Keys and the Love – We’re Here
Talia Keys and the Love = Hozier + Amy Winehouse + Joshy Soul and the Cool
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A Place of Power: Russel Albert Daniels and the Authentic...
Russel Albert Daniels is a quiet, pensive artist who contains an expansive river within him, much like the spaces and stories his work reflects. His photographs have captured the complexity of the modern Native experience intersecting with nature and contemporary political struggle. … read more
SLUG Style: Erika Longino
Erika Longino is a cross-country bicycle tourer, grassroots educator and producer of the zine Mobile Moon Co-op. She studied Urban Ecology at the University of Utah. This month’s photos were shot at Erika’s bus, which she is turning into an herbal apothecary botanical classroom and tearoom geared toward femme and queer empowerment. Every month, SLUG Style features a distinct
Art | Art and Fashion | Fashion | LGBTQ+ | Slug Style
SLAY SLC: Celebrating Ball Culture in the Beehive State
Co-hosting the event will be Tia Aiono, waacking and dance Millennium Dance Complex instructor, along with nightlife enthusiast and manager/bartender of Metro, Michael Elliott. The two friends have combined their love for dance, SLC’s queer community and entertainment to bring a unique experience to the local scene. … read more
Review: Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami
Bloodlight and Bami pulls back the curtain and gives us the fly-on-the-wall cinema verité approach—this is a portrait of the artist, not just of Jones but of the artist as identity. … read more
Localized: Sonnei
Sonnei is an artist whose expression has shape-shifted sonically and aesthetically. From school programs in second grade to the typical national anthem stint to singing with local dynamos, their career has been one of transformation. … read more
Review: Various Artists – Songs From Under the Floorboard
Songs From Under the Floorboard = All your favorite goth and post-punk bands … read more
Contributor Limelight: Kamryn Feigel
Since October 2013, Kamryn Feigel has delved deep into SLC’s intricate web of artists and creatives. A perceptive interviewer with a sharp writing style, she’s covered Jesse Walker’s wonderful annual Bunny Hop, as well as the many other figures, like DJ CHOiCE, who continue amping up the local electronic scene—don’t miss her Localized features this month with UTA Trax and Nate Holland (pgs. 7–8). … read more
