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The same Harlem apartment party shown twice, guests in their shoes on the left and guests in blue shoe covers on the right with shoes lined up by the door

WellnessIs It Rude to Ask Guests to Take Off Their Shoes?By Corey Wesley

Man in a black silk robe in bed late at night, squinting at a text on his phone, with a clock and city lights behind him

After DarkHey, What’s Up? Who Is This?By Corey Wesley

Todrick Hall

Cover StoryTodrick Hall’s Midnight: Let That Boy Do Him

Todrick Hall's Midnight has Black folks online calling him out. Here's what I see.

By Corey Wesley

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Two-Faced by Corey Wesley displayed at realistic 24x36 scale in a dark contemporary interior

OVAHI Can’t Finish a Face on CommandBy Corey Wesley

Split Perception by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, one face divided into two truths

OVAHWhy Some Art Stays With You Long After You Look AwayBy Corey Wesley

Love Your Face by Corey Wesley, from Unapologetic Faces

OVAHWhy I Created Unapologetic FacesBy Corey Wesley

OVAH Interviews

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Michelle Visage, RuPaul Drag Race, Celebrity News

InterviewsThe Real Deal, An Interview with Michelle VisageBy Corey Wesley

Photo of Latrice Royale from RuPaul Drag Race

OVAHDrag Is a Business and Latrice Royale Knows ItBy OVAH MAG

Music, Kevin Aviance, M.Arana

MusicLegendary Kevin Aviance is RAWBy Corey Wesley

Unapologetic Faces works by Corey Wesley hanging in his Harlem apartment

Unapologetic Faces: The Cost of Being Seen

Archetypes, not portraits. Works by Corey Wesley, each limited to one collector.

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Wellness

The same Harlem apartment party shown twice, guests in their shoes on the left and guests in blue shoe covers on the right with shoes lined up by the door

WellnessIs It Rude to Ask Guests to Take Off Their Shoes?By Corey Wesley

Irreversible Split by Corey Wesley hanging over a bed, room mockup

WellnessEnjoy Your HomeBy Corey Wesley

Neon outline of a person meditating with seven glowing chakra points on a black background

WellnessWhy Happiness Is a State of MindBy Corey Wesley

A Black man in his fifties sits on the edge of a bed in soft morning light, looking down, thoughtful.

WellnessKnowledge Is Power: Dry Orgasms and FlomaxBy Corey Wesley

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After Dark

Man in a black silk robe in bed late at night, squinting at a text on his phone, with a clock and city lights behind him

After DarkHey, What’s Up? Who Is This?By Corey Wesley

Neon sign illustration of three couples in bed: two women, a man and a woman, and two men, with the words Good in bed or bad in bed?

After DarkAre You Good in Bed or Bad in Bed?By Corey Wesley

Be OVAH & Listen

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MusicRex Wes on Spotify

Sy’rai in black sunglasses against a red backdrop, from the Mind Ya Business music video

MusicSy’rai’s “Mind Ya Business” Woke Me Up in the Middle of the NightBy Corey Wesley

Voices

Representation matters. It doesn’t always have to be in front of the camera. Sometimes you can be orchestrating behind the camera. As a queer Black man in America, this is my platform to share and show that we all matter.

Corey WesleyEditor, OVAH MAG

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