It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the art world is rife with crime, from fakes and forgeries, to fraud, sketchy tax workarounds, and – on the more glamorous end of the spectrum – daring heists. Recently, though, New York City galleries witnessed a string of robberies that reduced the art hanging on their walls […]
Kicking the clichés of youth culture to the curb, Willy Vanderperre is back with his latest portrayal of adolescence in a new, feature-length film, Heartlands. Sure, the word ‘youth’ remains nigh on impossible to pin down, but after more than 30 years of grappling with the enigmatic idea, the photographer and filmmaker has decided to […]
FKA twigs and Getty Images have collaborated on an initiative that will see thousands of photographs of Black history made available for free and non-commercial use, with the aim of elevating the visual narrative of Black history. Getty Images will donate visual content from its Hulton Archive (the world’s largest privately held commercial archive) and […]
You may know Coco Capitán for a number of reasons. Her evocative photographs or atmospheric paintings are grounded in an inherent understanding of form. Her signature typeface, on the other hand, is instantly recognisable in its unconventional, hand rendered personality. An aphorism previously seen on the site back in 2019, when we met Coco’s football […]
Manju Journal, a culture platform founded in 2015 and run by Orlando Mensah and Kusi Kubi, has been championing emerging talent in photography and other creative disciplines from across Africa. As well as being an incubator for the next generation of standout creativity, they have fostered a supportive community in an industry known for fierce competitiveness. “We’re drawn […]