Papi Juice Explained
Papi Juice is Brooklyn-based Q.T.P.O.C. art collective and nightlife party.[1] [2] Papi Juice was founded in 2013 by resident DJs Adam Rhodes and Oscar Nñ and visual artist Mohammed Fayaz.[3] [4] The artwork made from the collective's fliers has been featured in post-Stonewall museum exhibitions at venues like the Brooklyn Museum of Art, they have taught workshops at MoMA PS1, and participated in the BOFFO Performance Festival on Fire Island.[5] [6]
History
The collective throws a nightlife party every other month on residency at Elsewhere in Brooklyn.[3] Their shared missions is to bring queer and trans people of color together.[1] [7] [8] Music played at the parties are by many different musicians with different sounds including hip-hop, Top 40, techno, and guaracha. Performers have included Princess Nokia, Jay Boogie, Juliana Huxtable, BbyMutha, Forrest Wu, Brandon Washington, and DJ Pauli Cakes.[9] [10] [11] They are inspired by similar parties thrown throughout New York City's nightlife history such as iBomba, Azucar in Bed Stuy, Paradise Garage and Clit Club in the East Village, Discwomen and RAGGA in Bushwick, GHE20G0TH1K and Bubble_T, and more.[12]
References
- News: Kuga . Mitchell . 2020-04-13 . The People Who Make New York’s Party Scene Happen . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-01-20 . 0362-4331.
- Web site: Wheeler . André-Naquian . 2022-09-12 . Jeremy O. Harris’s Guide to New York . 2023-01-20 . Vogue . en-US.
- Web site: Shuster . Genevieve . 2019-06-19 . Papi Juice on peers, parties, and pleasure . 2023-01-20 . Document Journal . en-US.
- Web site: Papi Juice . 2023-01-20 . Black-Owned Brooklyn . en-US.
- Web site: Papi Juice Presents Brooklyn Pride . 2023-01-20 . Brooklyn Museum.
- Web site: Dommu . Rose . 2019-11-21 . How Papi Juice Became the Most Important Party in New York City . 2023-01-20 . Out . en.
- Web site: Drew . Kimberly . 2020-06-10 . Papi Juice On Beauty, Community, And Documenting Queer Joy . 2023-01-20 . Nylon . en.
- Web site: Kariisa . Jessica . 2019-04-22 . How To DIY, Collectively . 2023-01-20 . Red Bull Music Academy Daily . en.
- Web site: Hosking . Taylor . 2019-06-26 . These Queer Portraits Sparked a Nightlife Revolution . 2023-01-20 . Vice . en.
- Web site: Amendolare . Vinnie . 2019-02-11 . Meet the incendiary voices of New York's LGBTQ underground . 2023-01-20 . Dazed . en.
- Web site: Wally . Maxine . 2021-06-07 . Papi Juice Is the Art Collective Bringing Parties Back to the Public . 2023-01-20 . W Magazine . en.
- Web site: Moen . Matt . 2022-08-25 . Julian Camilo Documents the New Faces of NYC Nightlife . 2023-01-20 . Paper . en.