reviewed by Johan
Gothic culture tirelessly marches on towards greater popularity despite
being virtually a religious subculture subject to persecution in
America. But when any great designer needs an edge, it's often the
first place they will reach for ideas. And Gothic culture now has gone
global, with huge followings in Japan, Europe, Mexico and central and
south America, each region contributing equally fantastic twists, and
with a dedicated network of supporters penetrating every country on
Earth.
Enter Gothic Beauty magazine.Daring to define the enigmatic Gothic culture for nearly a decade.
Unafraid to embrace the controversial, but always finding a route to
the fantastic, seductive and beautiful in a way which turns the cynical
American status quo on its head to create a darkly beautiful
sensibility, offering alternatives spanning the range of our own
culture like a parallel universe made up of darker dreams with better
endings.
Gothic Beauty, at once loved by people on the Gothic fringes and
neglected by counterculture snobs, will be the first established
example anyone will go looking for to defend Gothic culture from silly
misinterpretations. (Continued...)
Ever noticed, especially in Portland, the gap between the worlds of "dance" and "performance"? Tahni Holt is among our fair city's artists who bridge that gap; Holt's work expands well past the borders of pure body-focused movement and dance into creative conceptual explorations. 
