My heartfelt thank you to the 17 incredible humans who gave time and thought to talk to me and make the chorus of astounding voices of ‘XYZ’, a textual piece published by Idea Books and Beauty Papers, alongside Harley Weir’s wild and personal photographs. There are amazing people who are long-term cohorts here - who I continue to turn to when trying to learn how to exist in strange times and there are also some very, very generous and superbly creative humans whose writing, films, activism, performances and presence restored my deep curiosity and excitement this year. So thank you to: Amalia Soto (Molly Soda), @bloatedandalone4evr1993 Justine Kurland, @justine4good Whitney Hubbs, @lahubbs Haley Morris-Cafiero, @hmorriscafiero Guinevere Van Seenus, @guineverevanseenus Jess Simon, @joyfulgurrl Dorit Cypis, @doritcypis Qween Jean, @qween_jean Jess T Dugan, @jesstdugan Camila Falquez, @camilafalquez Tala Hadid, #TalaHadid Johanna Hedva, @bighedva Lucy McRae, @lucymcrae MacKenzie Peck, @mathmag.nyc Lauren John Joseph, @laurenjohnjoseph Kelly Xio, #kellyxio Asher Hartman @chickentasteslikewood OUT NOW — Exclusively at @idea.ltd @harleyweir explores the subversion of beauty, sexuality and fantasy in an attempt to unravel the complexities of desire. The omnipresent culture of display creates its own form of conformity that impacts all of us. Resistance has its own risks and pleasure; this is captured in Harley’s fearless lens. Respected writer & curator @pimcharlottecotton frames the cultural narrative through an insightful series of conversations with a divine corpse of collaborators bringing new perspectives to the notions of display and desire to be desired. #beautypapers #harleyweir