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ZIRAN MUSE: Chelsea Wong
By Kelly Shanahan
April 18, 2022
I spent a few weeks in San Francisco while my husband was at a residency. During this time I got to hang, photograph, and interview Artist Chelsea Wong in her studio in the Mission. Instantly I was struck by Chelsea's magnanimous
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In Your Element
By Kelly Shanahan
January 26, 2022
This is a special project I did with Photographer Jessica Foley while in New York over the summer. We're calling it "In Your Element," as it's a personal dive into four different artists and their daily lives.
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Ziran Muse: Melanie Luna
By Kelly Shanahan
August 30, 2021
In New York you randomly meet cool people. We went to an art show and out of nowhere Melanie came rushing out of the bathroom
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Ziran Muse: Megan Rugani
By Kelly Shanahan
July 26, 2021
In May, my partner Lucien and I went on a road trip throughout the Southwest. Upon his insistence, we went to White Sands National Park under the premise of a “sunset picnic.” Then BAM! Lucien proposed to me.
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ZIRAN MUSE: JUNACO
By Kelly Shanahan
October 28, 2020
On a quiet afternoon in October, I visited the band Junaco at their home in Echo Park. Nestled on a lush hillside, Shahana and Joey reside in
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ZIRAN MUSE: MASK MEMOIR
By Kelly Shanahan
September 03, 2020
In April 2020, artist Lucien Shapiro and myself explored a profound and important element of quarantine: masks. We both have been making masks for years (he makes elaborate masks out of found materials, I make masks out of silk) yet now masks have transformed into a controversial
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