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... This is a big topic. The conversation about 'degenerate' art was started last month in Ashleigh Rogers' satirical article: How to protect fine, upstanding Americans from degenerate artists. Saúl Martinez, the owner of Café con Arte, read it and said, "This is a show that needs to happen."

In this issue Ashleigh goes into more depth about the ways that control of the arts is used to silence people:

"Across time and space, art that poses a risk to the status quo — whatever that may be — is labeled and ridiculed as a way to dismiss and invalidate the questions it raises and the truth it reveals."

Here is the call for art, if you would like to be a part of this show.

Now, onto the cover art (which would also be called 'degenerate' by some, instead of being seen as a beautiful expression of love and affection). The cover only shows a part of the entire gorgeous quilt, which we have included on page 5.

About the cover:

Gilbert Blythe Who? by Beau Boaro

“The cover piece is a fabric collage reimagining of one of 5 photos from a photo booth session in the early 1900s. I haven’t found any information about these individuals other than their existence in these pictures. I created this piece to capture the exuberance and joy I felt seeing this same-sex couple kissing. The tiny sepia images couldn’t hold all of the emotions I was feeling. It is a gift to see queerness represented openly in a historical context, a gift to all of us who feel erased by both historic and modern political attacks against our very identities. It is a gift that I wanted to share.”

Instagram: @beauasinhandsome
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Keep your eye on Beau. They keep winning award after award for their incredible artwork.

Also in this issue, our amazing Boots in the Basin section editor Jenny Rieke created something special for you all!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/shrub-steppe-151739437

I also want to drop a quick note here saying that I didn't get a puzzle done in time for this issue. The CROSSWEIRD will be back next time, though!

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