(Editor and Stylist) AnneStine B. is a true multidimesional creative being. After leaving Norway for Copenhagen where she competed in the barista world championships, she eventually found herself in NYC. She now finds herself balancing life as a stylist, creative director, foodie, editor and publisher of Brutal Magazine. We catch up in the East Village's 6BC botanical Garden. Discussion includes:

• Defining brutal and weird
• The transitions of emotions when things end
• Creative collaborations to raise funds to support your work
• Making it as an artist in NYC
• The frustrations and potential with the modern commercial art market
• The art world’s jello cake mix of talent and money
• Putting value toward work that connects with people
• Beyond boring corporate mediocrity with authentic hooks
• Building collectives and networks filled with authentic people for scale
• Making death exciting
• The view of life through the eyes of an international barista foodie
• The beauty of nerds
• The life and flow of the freelancer in Manhattan

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