Ethan Minsker

In Scooter LaForge: a life of art, the iconic queer artist reflects on his career, his struggles and triumphs, and the impact that current events have had on his life and the lives of so many artists in NYC. Originally from New Mexico, LaForge exhibits a signature style that is instantly recognizable, yet perpetually reinvented. His bespoke painted clothing, which claimed the attention and subsequent partnership of famed designer Patricia Field, has become a specialized luxury, sought after by celebrities such as Debbie Harry, Beyoncé, and Nicki Minaj. Layered with childhood fantasy and adult themes, classical inspiration and modern social commentary, his pieces are woven together using paint, found objects, fabric, and anything else that strikes his fancy.

Artist Ethan Minsker was stuck at home during the coronavirus lockdown of 2020. He made fanzines, street art, a papier-mache city and more from the trash he found in his apartment. Then he ran out of space.

With an upsurge of women involvement in the scene, female musicians are all too often regarded as novelty acts, regularly shrugged off as militant feminist or cutely entertaining. Overwhelmed by the numbers of male bands, female bands of the scene are lumped together in one category, "girl group", regardless of style. This film reveals the issues affecting women in general and as individual performers.

Zined! documentary film created by Marc Moscato from Buffalo NY in 1997. The tape features interviews with Mykel Board from MRR and Ethan Minsker from East Coast Exchange and Psycho Moto zine. It also has snippets with zine makers from Ape Fanzine, Riverside Art Scene, Highest Population of Rock Stars, The Salivation Army, Free Fixin's and many more. [Overview Courtesy of Raccoon Tyson]

Early 2000s sleazebag explorations of lower Manhattan.