SUPERM: BEAUTY and HELL

“I think I’m in hell, and therefore I am” (Arthur Rimbaud)   Slava Mogutin and Brian Kenny (aka SUPERM) are beyond doubt one of of the most inspirational and influential power couples in the art world. That’s why it’s no wonder they get so much (deserved) air time on Grateful Grapefruit. For their latest project, BEAUTY and HELL, a two part

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Brian Kenny: Reloaded

If you haven’t checked out Brian’s website yet, it is the right time to do that since he just relaunched it. And before that you can check out the interview with him from my 1 year anniversary special.

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Gerry Visco

Gerry Visco is hysterical. Gerry Visco is ridiculously insane. Gerry Visco is the photographer who gives the most intimate perspective of the New York night life. When you look at her party pics you’d think it’s still the 80s and they have all been taken in Studio54. She regularly covers parties, events, and the arts for New York Press in

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Visual AIDS by Slava Mogutin

No matter what your first association might be, Patent Leather Daddy (PLD) is a music blog for gentlemen with good taste in music and… men. But we’ll talk about the blog later. What really needs to be talked about is the new Visual AIDS campaign by Slava Mogutin. Visual AIDS is the only contemporary arts organization fully committed to HIV

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Hold Up For The Whole Truth

If you are a dedicated Grateful Grapefruit follower, the name Brian Kenny should automatically ring a bell. His art is constantly ejaculating new loads through his blog and if I were to blog about new illustrations or other works he’s done, this zine should’ve been dedicated only to finding new words to describe Brian’s art. Pretty time-consuming. So here is

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Power Couples

Richard Kern, photographer and filmmaker remains, first and foremost, a portraitist. For more than two decades Kern has sought to unravel and illuminate the complex and often darker sides of human nature. In his latest piece “Power Couples” shot for Vice he gets intimate with some of the most powerful art couples who define our culture’s future tendencies. The shoot

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Slava Mogutin & Brian Kenny in CRUSH fanzine [VIDEO]

Every zine writes about him, every arty hipster queer knows him and everybody wants to be like him – or at least to date his boyfriend (both videos at the bottom of the article). Slava Mogutin is a New York-based Russian artist and author, who works across different media, including photography, video, text, performance, sculpture, and painting. Born in Siberia,

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