Montez Press June News

June Interjection: ♥ Atmospheric Chemistry ♥ – Ella Fleck 

Ella Fleck is a London based artist and writer. She works across online sleuthing, scent and chemo-signaling, audio, architecture and text to create large scale installations that look at hetero-male fantasies, biochemistry, technology and somatic infrastructures. Her work has been exhibited in London, New York, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Stockholm [removed];

Her first solo exhibition, “Spray” at London gallery Season 4 Episode 6, revolved around a seven-month research project for which she developed the fictional character ‘Jonathan Michaels’ in a variety of online forums exploring a community of heterosexual men experimenting with the use of pheromones, neuro-linguistic programming, and other ‘subliminal’ manipulation techniques in attempts to ‘acquire’ sex and relationships from women. Fleck used her experiences as an interloper in these groups to produce a body of work involving an audio installation, a ducting pipe and fan network emitting pheromone fog in the gallery and a live stream to the Discord server’s general chat. A book of the same title will be published this summer.

→ Read Ella’s work here

From the WR archive: The Regs – Sean Burns 

We present an extract from Sean Burns’ ‘The Regs’. This extract comes from the beginning and middle sections of his novella, ‘The Regs’, which follows a young man sensitively observing his older housemate rediscover a sexual life as a cross-dresser in a Camden council [removed];

Sean would like to extend thanks to the Montez Press editorial team—Elida, Emily and Hasti—for their support and belief in his writing.

Sean is an artist and writer based in [removed];

→ Read Sean’s The Regs

MONTEZ PRESS X NEXT DOOR RECORDS TWO (FUNDRAISER)  

In response to the transphobic ruling from the UK Supreme Court, Montez Press is hosting a day fundraiser in collaboration with Next Door Records Two, with support from Montez Press Radio, to raise money for the Good Law Project’s crowdfunding campaign in support of their legal case against equalities minister Bridget [removed];

Join us from 2-11pm on Sunday 15th June at Next Door Records Two for market stalls, informal advice for trans people, new and exclusive Montez merch in collaboration with JJ Johnson and Vivienne Griffin, a raffle on the ground floor, and live music downstairs from 7pm, with all proceeds from tickets, merch and raffle sales going to the Good Law Project and Trans Legal Clinic. 

Follow the link below to buy one of our tiered tickets. If you’re going to be out of town, you can still support by purchasing a non-attending donation ticket.

Come along and remind the UK that we stand by our trans siblings, and that even when it’s bad out there, we still know how to have a good time.

In solidarity, Montez Press and Montez Press Radio x

→ Get your tiered tickets here

MPR June Schedule: 

MPR will be broadcasting throughout the month from 46 Canal Street in New York and in London from the Penarth Centre. Check out our full schedule for more details at Montez Press Radio.

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→ Keep an eye on this month’s schedule
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→ Donate

With love,
MPR & Montez Press