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Chris Erik Thomas

@chriserikthomas.bsky.social
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Style Writer at Highsnobiety. Other words elsewhere, including Artsy, ARTnews, Fantastic Man, Wallpaper*, Berlin Art Link, and more.

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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
For Highsnobiety, I wrote an art historical essay on why there's never been a better time to make Constantin Brancusi, the famous Romanian sculptor, your new menswear North Star. www.highsnobiety.com/p/brancusi-m...
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Constantin Brancusi Was the OG Menswear God
Constantin's Brancusi MoMA show won't just feature the artist's famous sculptures — it also offers a look at his impeccable style.
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
For Highsnobiety, I wrote a midform piece about the new Bad Bunny x Zara collection, tying it into broader trends at the fast-fashion brand as it makes an aggressive push toward "respectability." www.highsnobiety.com/p/zara-bad-b...
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Bad Bunny Proves Zara Can Look Like Luxury
Zara's Bad Bunny collection epitomizes the retailer's evolved visual language, a manifestation of Zara's shift from fast fashion to something "elevated."
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
For Artsy, I spoke with 10 artist-run galleries about platforming local communities and the challenges of balancing their personal art practice with a gallery space. www.artsy.net/article/arts...
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10 Artist-Run Galleries Around the World You Should Know
Meet the artists running their own galleries, navigating experimental formats and locations.
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
For Highsnobiety, I wrote about all the fashion brands culturemogging the Venice Biennale — and why fashion's embrace of art goes all the way back to a certain legendary designer's 1931 art gallery. www.highsnobiety.com/p/fashion-br...
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Why Are Fashion Brands Culturemogging the Venice Biennale?
With the 61st Biennale Arte, luxury labels like Zegna, Bulgari, and Louis Vuitton are turning art's biggest event into an exercise in tastemaking.
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
For Highsnobiety, I wrote a bloggy piece about the enduring appeal of A24's merch tie-in machine. www.highsnobiety.com/p/a24-merch-...
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Thanks to A24, Movies Are Brands Now
A24 rode Marty Supreme and The Drama hype to build a marketing machine through must-buy clothing collabs that just happen to be related to movies.
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
My latest for Artsy, on gallerists ditching the "white cube" for something more architecturally adventurous. www.artsy.net/article/arts...
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Meet the Gallerists Trading White Cubes for Unconventional Architecture
Entering the “white cube” of a contemporary art gallery is like entering a liminal state. Artworks appear to float free of context, stripped bare from...
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
For Artsy, I wrote a guide to Tate Modern's major new Tracey Emin exhibition. www.artsy.net/article/arts...
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6 Boundary-Breaking Artworks in Tracey Emin’s Major London Show
Tracey Emin has shocked and moved the public for decades. London’s Tate Modern celebrates her work.
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
For @berlinartlink.bsky.social, I interviewed Georgian artist Nina Kintsurashvili about her new exhibition, 'Creature, Creatures,' at Bukia Vakhania. www.berlinartlink.com/2026/02/05/i...
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Interview with Nina Kintsurashvili | Berlin Art Link
Chris Erik Thomas interviews Nina Kintsurashvili in the context of her current exhibition at Berlin gallery Bukia Vakhania
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
For Artsy, I spoke with a half dozen gallerists and collectors about the rise of alternative art fairs like Esther, Basel Social Club, and Upstairs Art Fair. Here's why these intimate, more experimental events are integral to the fair circuit. www.artsy.net/article/chri...
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Meet the Gallerists with a New Vision for Art Fairs
Alternative art fair models offer low costs for exhibitors and new aesthetic contexts for collectors.
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
For Berlin Art Link's "Wellness" series, I went on a reporting trip to Bilbao to review the new 'Arts of the Earth' exhibition at @museoguggenheim.bsky.social. www.berlinartlink.com/2026/01/16/a...
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Review ‘Arts of the Earth’ at Guggenheim Bilbao | Berlin Art Link
Chris Erik Thomas reviews the group exhibition ‘Arts of the Earth’ at Guggenheim Bilbao as part of our featured topic ‘Wellness’
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Sorry but this tells me everything I need to know about how inferior the US version of The Traitors is. My UK hosting queen Claudia Winkleman would NEVER wear something so tacky and on-the-nose.
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
For my new series, Sounds of the Runway, I shared my conversation with Sigurd Bank, the founder of the Copenhagen-based brand mfpen. We talked punk music, skate culture, and his label's “boring as fuck” clothing. apublicservice.substack.com/p/sounds-of-...
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Sounds of the Runway: Sigurd Bank.
The founder of mfpen wants to “get your pulse up.”
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Last year, for Wallpaper*, I spoke with a half-dozen musicians who create soundtracks for fashion shows. Now, I'm releasing many of the interviews I conducted for the project on my newsletter, giving our full conversations space to breathe. apublicservice.substack.com/p/sounds-of-...
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Sounds of the Runway: LABOUR.
Colin Hacklander on crafting GmbH’s transfixing runway music.
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
For @wallpapermag.bsky.social, I spent some time at the International Library of Fashion Research to profile its founder, Elise by Olsen, about fashion ephemera, archiving, and what she's planning for the Library's new era. www.wallpaper.com/fashion-beau...
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Oslo’s International Library of Fashion Research is entering its next era
A pilgrimage for style devotees, the young library is already influencing the style world
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
I profiled Irish German artist Paul Hutchinson for the Artsy Vanguard 2026 series. Over several hours in his Berlin studio, we ate bits of cake, flipped through his many catalogues, and talked about the socioeconomic inequality that drives his practice. www.artsy.net/article/arts...
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The Artsy Vanguard 2026: Paul Hutchinson
The Irish German artist Paul Hutchinson documents graffiti, construction sites, and Berlin’s shifting cultural identity.
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
For Artsy, I wrote about the new "Queer Modernism" exhibition at the K20 space of the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen in Düsseldorf. www.artsy.net/article/arts...
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The Hidden Queer History of Modernism
A new exhibition in Germany explores the work of LGBTQ+ artists who helped to shape the 20th century art movement of Modernism.
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
For @berlinartlink.bsky.social, I traveled to Bolzano to review the fantastic new "Nicola L. - I Am The Last Woman Object" exhibition at Museion. www.berlinartlink.com/2025/10/24/n...
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
For ARTnews, I visited the Munch Museum in Oslo for "Zifzafa," Lawrence Abu Hamdan's powerful new exhibition on the devastating sonic impact that Israel's wind turbines will have on the local Jawlani people in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. www.artnews.com/art-news/art...
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Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s Latest Exhibition Brings the Blast of Golan Heights Wind Turbines to Oslo
Lawrence Abu Hamdan's exhibition at the Munch Museum looks at the sonic blast generated by wind turbines in Israeli-occupied Golan Heights (Jawlan).
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
For @chaykak.bsky.social's One Thing newsletter, I wrote an essay about 72, Edward Enninful's unnecessary new magazine. It's almost boldly boring and fully possessed by the Grey Backdrop Demon. onethingnewsletter.substack.com/p/fashion-ma...
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🟧 Fashion magazine covers are too boring
& the Italian newsletter landscape.
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
For @studyhall.bsky.social, I spent many hours over many months speaking with journalists, producers, and industry insiders about the journalism-to-adaptation pipeline. Here's what they had to say. studyhall.xyz/free-newslet...
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Inside the Journalism-to-Adaptation Pipeline
There was a moment in the mid-2010s when it felt like you could watch an article go viral and set a timer for the inevitable Hollywood adaptation announcement. The Great Streaming Wars w
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Study Hall @studyhall.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Now that the Emmys are done, it's time to talk about the journalism-to-adaptation pipeline... check out this fabulous deep-dive by @chriserikthomas.bsky.social ! studyhall.xyz/free-newslet...
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Inside the Journalism-to-Adaptation Pipeline
There was a moment in the mid-2010s when it felt like you could watch an article go viral and set a timer for the inevitable Hollywood adaptation announcement. The Great Streaming Wars w
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Earlier this month, I wrote about my experience at a one-day-only art event in the Lithuanian countryside for Plaster Magazine. Now, I've released an "extended edition" of my trip through my newsletter — featuring interviews, field notes, + more. bit.ly/3HxbcmK
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A ‘Ferma’ by any other name.
Notes on my Lithuanian art excursion.
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
For my debut at Plaster Magazine, I traveled to the Lithuanian countryside alongside an international group of guests to see 'Ferma', Gabija Grušaitė’s one-day-only art event in her father's Soviet-era dairy factory turned art studio. plastermagazine.com/reviews/ferm...
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“Who the hell knows what’s coming next?” My trip to a rural Lithuanian art farm - Plaster Magazine
In a warehouse-turned-studio in Lithuania, Chris Erik Thomas finds three generations of artists grappling with intergenerational trauma
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
For Berlin Art Link, I interviewed Chinese artist Lu Yang about his immersive new show at Société. In a sprawling conversation, Yang offers insight into his attempts to deconstruct reality, the symbolism of silver, and creative alchemy. Read it below. www.berlinartlink.com/2025/08/05/l...
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An Interview with Lu Yang | Berlin Art Link
Chris Erik Thomas interviews Lu Yang about his current exhibition ‘DOKU the Creator – BHAVACHAKRA’ at Société Berlin
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
For Berlin Art Link, I interviewed Mexican artist Mario García Torres about his new series of works on view at neugerriemschneider in Berlin. We discussed his use of AI, meme culture, and mining his country's cultural history. www.berlinartlink.com/2025/07/21/m...
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An Interview with Mario García Torres | Berlin Art Link
Chris Erik Thomas speaks to Mexican artist Mario García Torres about his solo exhibition at neugerriemschneider in Berlin
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
For my newest dispatch, I wrote about wired headphones, Addison Rae, and the Great Cultural Technoregression. Read it at the link or in @chaykak.bsky.social's One Thing newsletter (because we love syndication). apublicservice.substack.com/p/wait-are-w...
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Wait, are wired headphones sexy?
One essay, and ten hot takes.
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
For Berlin Art Link, I traveled to Brussels to review the new 'Magical Realism' exhibition at WIELS through the lens of "legality." Read it here: www.berlinartlink.com/2025/06/24/m...
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Review of ‘Magical Realism’ at WIELS | Berlin Art Link
Chris Erik Thomas reviews the group exhibition ‘Magical Realism’ at WIELS in Brussels
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
For my newsletter, I got 30 friends and acquaintances (including actors, publicists, students, artists, gallerists, and more) to answer this question: How do you feel about the 👍🏻 emoji? Read it: apublicservice.substack.com/p/one-thumb-...
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One thumb, and 30 thoughts.
A cultural survey on the world's most divisive emoji.
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
A new essay in which my purchase of a mousepad to end the cycle of wiping dust off my Magic Mouse leads me to a Chinese wholesale decorative tin manufacturer. open.substack.com/pub/onething...
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🟧 The curious case of the Chinese gum tin
An internet rabbit hole from Chris Erik Thomas.
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
For Artsy, I talked to gallerists around the world about their strategies for rethinking traditional artist representation. www.artsy.net/article/arts...
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A New Generation of Gallerists Is Redefining Artist Representation
Gallery representation has long been a fixture of the art world. But smaller galleries are rethinking the model in light of recent trends.
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Looking to talk to people who have either leveraged a reported story into a media adaptation or know someone who did (or who got stuck in the pipeline). This could be an adaptation into a podcast, TV series, film, or even a book. #journorequest
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
For Artsy, I wrote a guide to eight shows that opened during Gallery Weekend (but will run for the next few weeks). Berliners or visitors, take note. There are some amazing exhibitions on right now. www.artsy.net/article/arts...
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8 Must-See Shows at Gallery Weekend Berlin 2025
This spring, Berlin’s galleries are exhibiting major solo shows from Frank Auerbach and Tony Cragg, among others.
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
For my first piece at @theartnewspaper.bsky.social, I went to Warsaw to report on the gallery-share event Constellations. Read it at the link: www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/04/25/g...
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Gallery sharing event Constellations Warsaw brings international flavour to a quickly developing art scene
The show's second edition comes amid a rise in collecting by the Poland's professional classes, and the relocation of the city's public Modern art museum
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Unmasking myself as a professional hater. My Hate Read for Deez Links is now also available in my newsletter. apublicservice.substack.com/p/there-is-a...
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There is a hell, and it is full of elastic waist pants.
Sponsored by The Big Belt & Standardized Trouser Association of America.
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
For my debut at Berlin Art Link, I went to Bolzano to see the new 'Graffiti' exhibition at Museion and talked about how the show relates to the idea of the "public." www.berlinartlink.com/2025/04/11/g...
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Review of ‘Graffiti’ at Museion Bolzano | Berlin Art Link
Chris Erik Thomas reviews the group exhibition ‘Graffiti’ at Museion in Bolzano, Italy
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
For @chaykak.bsky.social's One Thing newsletter, I wrote about my years of civilian cinephilia and navigating the chaos of the Berlinale Film Festival. onethingnewsletter.substack.com/p/haunting-t...
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🟧 Haunting the 2025 Berlinale film festival
Mystery movies in the belebte Stadt.
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
For ARTnews, I spent 24 hours in Bilbao last week reporting on the new Refik Anadol installation at Museo Guggenheim (and getting slightly dizzy as I tried to reorient myself after viewing it). www.artnews.com/art-news/art...
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Refik Anadol’s Guggenheim Bilbao Show Is an Architectural AI Overload
Last week, Anadol unveiled “Living Architecture: Gehry,” an AI-powered reimagining of Frank Gehry’s architectural legacy at the Guggenheim Bilbao.
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Very happy to see my report on the true cost of attending art fairs for small galleries get published today on Artsy. I spoke with Alice Amati, Capsule Shangai, Margot Samel, LATITUDE Gallery New York, and QB Gallery for this one. Read it below. www.artsy.net/article/arts...
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How Much Art Fairs Really Cost, According to Small Galleries
Art fairs are often viewed as essential for smaller galleries, but they are expensive endeavors. Artsy speaks to gallerists about the current climate.
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Wrote about the Japanese brand Auralee, and why runway soundtracks are just as vital to experiencing a fashion show as the clothes. apublicservice.substack.com/p/auralee_au...
Wrote about the Japanese brand Auralee, and why runway soundtracks are just as vital to experiencing a fashion show as the clothes.

https://apublicservice.substack.com/p/auralee_autumn_winter_2025_collectionmp3
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
For @them.us's annual 'Freak Week' celebration of all things sex, love, and kink, I rounded up eight queer erotica artists you should know. It was a fun commission (and my first published assignment of 2025). Enjoy! www.them.us/story/queer-...
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Beyond Tom of Finland: 8 Artists Redefining Queer Erotica
For queer and trans people, erotica has always been a potent outlet for navigating desire, exploring identity, and pushing back against censorship.
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Kyle Chayka @chaykak.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
I loved this piece by @chriserikthomas.bsky.social on sleuthing for the location of a generic vibey meme image and the total decontextualization of the globalized internet onethingnewsletter.substack.com/p/chasing-a-...
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🟧 Chasing a vibe pic
From Kazakhstan to South Korea on the fractured internet
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
For my debut at Wallpaper* (and my final published piece for 2024), I talked to six musicians about creating music for fashion shows. I began talking/thinking about this project way, way back in January — and hope to keep exploring the topic in 2025. www.wallpaper.com/fashion-beau...
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‘The ingredients have to work’: Six musicians on the key to crafting the perfect runway soundtrack
Chris Erik Thomas discovers the secret recipe to creating an impactful runway soundtrack from some of fashion’s leading producers, DJs and musicians who work with names from JW Anderson to Prada
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
#FreelanceOpportunity
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
As a quick introduction, here's a bit about me: - I manage the Opportunities listings for Study Hall. - I have a (woefully irregular) culture newsletter on Substack called Public Service. - I'm a freelance journalist, with recent stories appearing in Artsy, ARTnews, and Highsnobiety. 👇🏻
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Chris Erik Thomas @chriserikthomas.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Just a heads up, I write the @studyhall.bsky.social Opportunities newsletter, so if you're an editor looking for pitches, please try to remember to tag me! Or else DM me.
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