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Vampires have been used as allegories for an array of Others, from the LGBTQIA+ community to people with disabilities. Still, stories of female vampires tend to have even another narrative layer. They frequently explore the female experience's many elements and other vampire fiction themes.
In "A Woman I Once Knew," photographer Rosalind Fox Solomon takes readers into an intimate exploration of memory, identity, and aging. Through a clever combination of media, Solomon reflects on her life as a woman, empathically giving space to a subject artists rarely focus on.
“Growing up, I never saw girls who looked like me. Later, I was fortunate to surround myself with the right people to get to where I am today. But I’m still that little girl from Sonnenallee who just loved to dance. I think the less I try to be a role model, the more I can inspire others in my own way. Step by step, I’m happy to see more Arab women in the spotlight, showing other Arab women, girls, and boys that they can say, “That’s going to be me.”
I’m not sure if you can always feel so much and so intensely that you could constantly make music about it. Whether the emotion is amplified or toned down in a song, what matters to me in the end is being able to say, "This is me." APSILON for TITLE Dec24 Cover
Laura Huertas Millán explores the complex history and misunderstood legacy of the coca plant, which originates in the Andean region of South America. In her exhibition Curanderxs at C/O Berlin Huertas Millán invites viewers to reconsider the coca plant beyond its criminalised status and to recognize its true cultural and historical significance.
The music industry is experiencing a powerful shift as Sapphic pop and rock dominate charts and festival lineups, bringing LGBTQ+ voices into the mainstream. With artists like girl in red, MUNA, and Billie Eilish leading the charge, songs that openly celebrate women-loving-women (WLW) experiences are resonating with wider audiences. This new era of queer visibility is finally giving fans the representation they've been searching for, proving there's a thriving market for music that speaks authentically to LGBTQ+ lives and stories.
Known by her experimental, slightly grungy style inspired by subcultures and her iconic acting roles in movies like ‘Kids’ (1995) and ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ (1999), Chloë Sevigny’s remarkable appealing to a countercultural sensibility has layer to that’s rarely discussed—her work as a film director.
The music business has always been tough, and that will never change. Even though it's often hard, it's a privilege to make art. We should value art so much more. Culture is an extremely important product of our society, and the thing that fascinates me the most. What do you leave behind? What are the memories that define us and our time? Art.
Previously, on September 27th, renowned photographer Stefan Kokovic celebrated two milestones: his birthday and his 10th photography exhibition, ‘1990‘. Featuring powerful images inspired by the era’s supermodels and 90s icons, ‘1990‘ is Kokovic’s tribute to a transformative decade in fashion. In an exclusive Q&A session with TITLE MAG, the artist reveals his creative process as well as his vision for this event.
Benjamin Li, a Rotterdam-based artist, explores identity, heritage, and colonialism through food, focusing on the unique cultural space of Chinese-Indonesian restaurants. His latest exhibition, In Search of Perfect Orange at FOAM Amsterdam (until Dec 1, 2024), recreates the ambiance of these restaurants using photography, video, and artifacts, offering a lens into migrant experiences and the colonial ties between the Netherlands and the East Indies.
