Identity is complicated. As a kid, I identified as a New Yorker, pinning the badge of The Bronx proudly on my chest, assuming it served as an indicator of my life’s story. Somewhere along the way, I traded my New York blood for the Gulf Read More …
This month’s issue of ARTBORNE features the works of Orlando icon Andrew Spear, the satirical representations of Kieran Castaño, and the discarded and destructive works of Forrest MacDonald. Months like these, where we combine the works of established Orlando icons with the works of talented Read More …
Though we Floridians endured a hyperbolically long and brutal winter, we can rest assured that it has come to an end. With the change in seasons comes transformation. Fiction writer A.C. Crispin once wrote, “Remember that on any world the wind eventually wears away the Read More …
As we dove into creating and curating this issue of ARTBORNE, we were conscious of the intense political climate in our country. In this edition, we feature Maxwell Hartley, our cover artist, as a “visitor from a parallel universe…charged with the task of delivering humankind Read More …
Some months fly by, with little hindrance, and others drain you and your resources. As the days in November passed, it became obvious December’s issue would be no small feat. In the midst of a struggle, the idea of success becomes elusive, yet looking back Read More …
Back in 2014, as I flipped through the October issue of Juxtapoz—the one with Cleon Peterson’s Into The Night—I came across an ad for Hashimoto Contemporary’s exhibition, The Pinks 2. Featured in the ad was a painting of Kim Jong Il by Scott Scheidly. The Read More …
Memphis in the fall is hauntingly beautiful. An alluring beauty that drives beyond a surface level. I spent many nights crushing scarlet oak leaves under my boots and un-ironically listening to ‘Walking in Memphis’ asking myself “Do I really feel the way I feel?” The Read More …
My mother immigrated to the United States on May 8, 1986 on a student visa. When it expired, she chose to remain here illegally. Her story is strikingly similar to the stories of millions of immigrants in this country. She cleaned houses, hospitals, and Read More …
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