Our writers are artists, educators, art workers, editors, lawyers, and students, and their interests and voices vary accordingly. Some hone in on performance or photography; others focus on work that resonates politically or engages the body. These varied interests and backgrounds enable Carla to posit a holistic vision of what art in L.A. looks like today.

So, while thematic connections often emerge across their writing—in this issue, for instance, notions of collectivity and bodily autonomy arise as throughlines—our editorial approach allows each issue to index toward the emergent artists and ideas of the moment.

–Lindsay Preston Zappas
Founder & Editor-in-Chief

This issue features writing on artists Justen LeRoy, Esther Pearl Watson, Mungo Thomson, Nan Goldin, Elliott Hundley, Emma Robbins, and more.