Come in, We're Open

December 10, 2019

If you need help trying to find the perfect gift this holiday season, consider taking a trip to Gift Shop at 22 Ludlow. Home to everything you need and more, this one-stop shop is filled with both thrifted finds and donated goods such as books, jewlery, clothing and a plethora of other sundry items all sold for fairly low prices.

Celebrated on opening night by a store-front set up featuring Sam Puglia's Dawn's Thrift Store and office Issue 11 featured artist, Helen With the Gold Teeth, we knew this from its fruition that this shop was onto something. So stop by and find your hidden gem, your bound to find one in this treasure trove.

Oh, and nervous about that guilty feeling that comes along with this consumeristic season? Don't be. The Gift Shop pop-up proudly donates 80% of the proceeds straight to Destination Tomorrow, an LGBTQ+ youth center in the Bronx. Knowing that $1 from each purchase goes worthy cause will make this shopping experience a hell of a lot better.

Text by Lydia Arauz

The Gift Shop will be open until December 11th from 5-9pm at 22 Ludlow, stop by and treat yo' self!

Culture

Services Généraux's SISYPHE

February 26, 2026

Paris-based studio Services Généraux presents SISYPHE, an experimental short film developed as part of its annual personal project. Working across visual art, fashion, and music, the film examines repetition, control, and the search for meaning.

Inspired by the myth of Sisyphus and informed by Albert Camus’ interpretation, SISYPHE reframes the condemned figure not as punished, but as reflective of contemporary life, defined by cycles of effort and renewal. The narrative follows a structure influenced by Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, tracing a progression from survival to self-actualisation, each stage briefly attained before collapsing back to the start.

At the centre of the work is a question of free will. The film approaches the idea of choosing one’s death not as defeat, but as an attempt to reclaim agency within an existence shaped by routine and constraint. Control becomes the core tension when endurance shifts from obligation to choice.

The score by Para One was composed in dialogue with the edit, creating a restrained sonic framework that mirrors the film’s rhythm. Costumes by Craig Green function as structural forms rather than decorative garments, reinforcing the body as a site of endurance and containment. Shot in Brittany, the film combines practical and digital techniques to construct an environment that resists a clear sense of time.

To mark its release, Services Généraux hosted a watch party in New York on February 17 at Public Records, as well as a screening on February 26 at Espace Commines in Paris.