Lifestyle Mirror

New York has served as home to many of the world’s most creative minds. There’s just something about the way the city works that facilitates and embraces young talent. So we gathered a group of individuals from a new wave of emerging creative New Yorkers at Dustin Yellin’s Red Hook art space, The Intercourse, where they were captured in a series of portraits by Charlotte Kidd.

This shoot represents but a small sampling of the young and creative in New York who are working towards a new way of expressing art, love, and life. Their talents are varied, but the city offers an environment in which they can communicate a new outlook on today’s world. —Joseph Geagan

Irina Cocimarov, 25, is a graphic designer and artist living in the East Village. Since graduating from Pratt Institute, Cocimarov has spent her time between NYC, Berlin, and Miami. She has a distinct aesthetic that cuts through while also celebrating the superficial aspects of modern urban living. Her work can be found online here.

Georgia Ford, 22, is an actress living in Greenwich Village. This summer she wrapped her first starring role in indie feature Milkshake directed by David Andalman and produced by Mariko Munro.

Gobby, 23, is a producer who lives in Harlem. His first EP New Hat dropped this summer on the Uno NYC label. He has collaborated with Jamie Krasner, Arca, and Mykki Blanco. We can look forward to these collaborations and more solo work in the coming year. You can find Gobby here. 

Jamie Krasner, 23, is a singer and artist who lives in Brooklyn’s Navy Yard. She works under her own name as well as the name James K. She collaborated with Physical Therapy on “Drone On,” the single off of his new EP, Safety Net. She also works with Gobby, the two of them having just released a mix “Pet Shop.” 

Maggie Lee, 24, is a zine maker, video artist, and blogger who lives in Bed-Stuy. Lee’s diminutive size perhaps allows her access to a world in New York that few others see. This and her ability to incorporate all things “cute” into her work allow her to feature a broad range of subjects. She has several blogs but the most popular one is called “Hi, Hello, Sup!”

Alison Peery, 22, is a musician and singer who lives in Clinton Hill. Peery is something of a migrant musician stopping in L.A. and New York before returning to San Francisco. She is working on Jealousy, her collaboration with Mark Treise, in New York.