Legendary Photographer Ellen Von Unwerth's Birthday Pajama Party in Los Angeles

Ellen Von Unwerth's birthday pajama party was hosted by Los Angela and Nikhil Ra at the home of Anna and Magnus Fiennes. photographs by Oliver Maxwell Kupper

A Dark and Fluffy World: Read Our Interview With Galen Pehrson Before The Premiere of His Animated Film The Caged Pillows →

Watching one of Galen Pehrsonโ€™s films, like his most recent, The Caged Pillows, starring the likes of Jena Malone and James Franco, is like stepping into a psychedelic cartoon where you canโ€™t help feeling a tinge of dรฉjร  vu โ€“ youโ€™re not sure if it was a dream, a childhood memory, or an omen. Itโ€™s as though a mixture of real life memories and old movie scenes were plucked from your brain and rearranged into a brilliant new narrative. Theyโ€™re the renderings of a world that most of us have inhabited for all our lives, but for Galen, who spent the first 12 years of his life in rural Nevada City, without access to cable TV or any other means of consuming pop culture, this world can be seen from a slightly outside perspective. Click here to read more. 

#YESALLWOMEN Art Auction and Fundraising Event Hosted by Rose McGowan @ Dilettante

Hosted by Rose McGowan, the #YESALLWOMEN campaign (spearheaded by Jessie Askinazi) held a silent auction, exhibition, and evening of performances fusing art and activism, to benefit the East Los Angeles Women's Center, whose programs supported 8,300 Los Angeles women, girls, and families affected by violence last year. Featuring renowned and emerging women in contemporary art reflecting on gender equality including: Barbara Kruger, Kim Gordon, Xaviera Simmons, Rain and Summer Phoenix, Kathleen Hanna, Drue Kataoka, Amanda Demme and more. You can donate to the #YESALLWOMEN campaign here. photographs by Oliver Maxwell Kupper