On Goingness

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Elan Rodman: On Persistence, Dealing Vintage, and Fashion Taboo
August 11, 2023

Elan Rodman is a fashion professional with a flair for the past. He founded the @thelostandfoundmuseum on Instagram, a space that connects sportswear history with design and cultural histories. While a graduate student at Parsons School of Design in their

Adam Trunell: On Community in Skid Row
August 04, 2023

Adam Trunell⁠ is an LA-based filmmaker. In the past, Adam's been a writer, producer, and editor, depending on the job. Eventually, by necessity, he had to do all those things at once, including camera. That, plus the need to make anything into somethi

Christine Mai Nguyen: On Screen, Off Screen
July 28, 2023

Christine Mai Nguyen (b. 1988 Fountain Valley, CA) is an artist living and working in Los Angeles. With a background in film studies and new media, Christine has been creating journalistic video diaries for the past 15 years. At the recommendation of a th

Laura Splan: On Art, Science, and Sticky Settings
July 21, 2023

Laura Splan is a transdisciplinary artist working at the intersections of science, technology, and culture. She creates conceptually layered and carefully crafted artworks that explore the sublime complexity of the biological world while unraveling entang

Torkil Stavdal: On A Photograph's Unspoken Story
July 14, 2023

Torkil Stavdal (b. 1974) is a Norwegian photographer and curator currently residing in New York. At the age of 12, Torkil's grandmother gifted him a Kodak Instamatic 126, and he has not stopped taking photos since. In the mid-90's, after studying

Chelsea Hodson: On Writing, Ritual, and Rose Books
July 07, 2023

Chelsea Hodson is the author of the book of essays Tonight I'm Someone Else and the chapbook Pity the Animal. She is the publisher and editor of Rose Books, and she founded the Morning Writing Club. She has taught at Bennington College and co-founded

Kimberly Jenkins: On the Cultural Impact of Dress
June 30, 2023

Kimberly Jenkins is the founder of The Fashion and Race Database and Artis Solomon Consulting. Artis Solomon offers consulting on fashion history and cultural awareness, and is a one of a kind learning platform that is supported by subscribing universitie

Leona Naess: On Brood X, Resilience, and The Act of Letting Go
August 18, 2022

Singer-songwriter Leona Naess made her name in the early 2000s on warm, radiant, lyrically-driven indie rock, earning a wide range of rave reviews. In those years, Naess was living in the historic Chelsea Hotel and had put out three records in quick succe

Shannon Price: On Fostering Inclusive Arts Education
August 04, 2022

Shannon Price is an art, design, and fashion curator, historian, and educator with extensive leadership experience within cultural and academic institutions. Shannon recently moved back to her hometown of Oakland, CA after 20 years in New York City where

Shradha Kochhar: On the Magic of Kala Cotton
July 27, 2022

Shradha Kochhar (b. Delhi, India) is a textile artist and knitwear designer based in New York, as well as the co-founder of apparel and clothing brand LOTA. Best known for her home spun and hand knitted ‘khadi’ sculptures using ‘kala cotton’ - an inherent