Eva Recinos

In 2017, the “Instagram poet” label seemed to reach a fever pitch, leading many to criticize the use of a social media platform as the antithesis of serious poetry. But the platform continues to be a powerful way for many poets to share their work with a wide audience. New......

Not long after the November 2016 election, Anais Godard and Amanda Maciel Antunes decided to email the New York creators of Nasty Women. Described as a “global art movement,” Nasty Women was created by Roxanne Jackson and Jessamyn Fiore through a simple Facebook post. Godard and Antunes just wanted to......

Walking into the studio of Deirdre Sullivan-Beeman is like walking into a life-size version of her dream journals. A firm believer in Jung’s collective unconscious, Sullivan-Beeman has been keeping records of her dreams for years. In her studio, she pins up sketches, photographs and other musings onto the walls. Her......

“you ask if we can still be friends” Not a second after these two lines tumble out of Rupi Kaur’s mouth, the crowd explodes into cheers. On October 19, the 880-seat Aratani Theatre was packed as far as the eye could see with avid fans clutching a copy of Kaur’s new......

With their neon clothing and flowing hair, the figures that Kristen Liu-Wong paints look like they could kick the shit out of you. A few clues might lead you to that realization: their bared and sharp teeth; their dark, almost pupil-less eyes; their brightly painted, talon-like fingernails; their unconcealed weapons......

There’s a photo of Ashley Lukashevsky at Placita Olvera holding a poster aloft as she stands amidst other protesters. She’s focused on something in front of her, both hands holding either side of an illustration showing three brown bodies sitting on top of a mound of earth. Roots spread out......

“She doesn't understand why people like the picture. For her, it's day to day trying to survive.” Star Montana remembers staring out of a bus window as a child, taking in all the sights of L.A. at 40 miles per hour. Now, she talks to people on the streets about......

When Karen Hydendahl starts to experience a migraine, she usually asks herself one question: Does she take the meds that usually give her other symptoms or does she try to tough it out? You might not suspect she’s been dealing with this struggle when you talk to her; she’s chipper......

The experience of flipping through a zine can sometimes be akin to looking through someone’s diary. There are entry points into all kinds of thoughts from the creator: musings on pop culture, reflections on their neighborhoods, magnifications of recent heartbreaks. In L.A., zines can feel simultaneously personal and political —......

If you look under the bridge at Toluca and Second streets in Westlake, a pensive female face will peer out at you. It’s the visage of labor leader Dolores Huerta, set in a mural that pays homage to the strength of women. Created in 1989 by Yreina D. Cervántez, La......