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Publications
There are so many complexities involved in our current global predicament. So many dark paths that normal people have been lead down; so many avenues of corruption and abuses of power. Propaganda is alive and well — in fact it's so alive, it is...
The Edit
Famed for his 'liquidations' of iconic brand logos, renowned French street artist Zevs has moved on to liquidating a Pop Art icon in his latest body of work, The Big Oil Splash — showing now at Lazarides Rathbone. Zevs. Courtesy,...
Journal
Sleaford Mods (Jason Williamson: voice, Andrew Fearn: beats) are a far cry from what they’re lazily branded as — “the voice” of someone or other, the scourge of whatever. It’s a reduction that dishonours all parties. At times they're...
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'These are my boyfriend’s guns. He loves shooting. I have brought him here tonight for his birthday treat.' A treat that saw an elementary school playground worker join her boyfriend in pumping lead from a Ruger AR557 rifle into a target poster at...
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Eric Yahnker likes fuckin' wit y'all, and the Los Angeles-based artist is at it again; presenting a new body of work in an exhibition at New York gallery The Hole. We've had Barack Obama peeping through his White House window at Miley Cyrus,...
Dispatches
Beginning in 2014 with an Education Is Not A Crime concert in Los Angeles, #NotACrime has taken the form of an international mural campaign; dropping politically-charged street art treats off in cities like New York, Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town and...
Dispatches
Knightsbridge, London: street art's most-loved provocateur continues his assault on those opposed to the refugees who are calling the Calais Jungle home. Riffing on the iconic Les Misérables artwork, Banksy's Cosette besieged by CS gas...
The Edit
The model village. A week in Devon with mum and dad. The English Riviera spelt out in roadside flowers. Melting ice cream. The scorched, torched, shattered smithereens of society? In a 448 sq ft, 1:87 scale model (a representation of around one...
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Calling on his own experience as an illegal immigrant, Seba Kurtis — who left the chaos of Argentina in 2001 for Spain, where he spent five years off the radar — brings more than most artists to the unravelling chronicles of migrant...
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Saatchi Gallery is currently hosting the cream of international photojournalism, as it exhibits a selection of works by winners of The Fondation Carmignac awards. All six past and present laureates are represented by over 40 works, spanning two full...
Journal
If you found yourself in an infamous conflict zone anytime in the last two decades, the odds are that with a little bit of looking you could have found Guillermo Cervera there too, camera in hand. Bosnia in 1993, Chad’s rebel camps, the Sri Lankan...
The Edit
The melodramatic cover art of pulp fiction novels take on an extra layer of meaning in the hands of the Connor Brothers as the pair continue their subversion of the genre. Swooning women in breathless romances, femme fatales and hard-boiled heroes...
The Edit
What makes you happy? It is usually experiences, time spent with friends and loved ones, being told you’re great, that results in that intoxicating dopamine rush. But as the 24-hour news cycle seeks to bring us down, climate concerns and political...
City Notes
With influences from the South of France, Morocco and Paris, Merci Marcel Orchard Road—the third MM outpost from Antoine Rouland and Marie-Charlotte Ley Rouland—is a contemporary café and bar for 'urban bohemians'; longterm collaborator and...
City Notes
Located in the heart of Williamsburg, Bathhouse—situated in a renovated 1930s soda factory—offers an array of treatments programmed by top industry professionals in a space that pays homage to bathhouses around the world; whilst blending the...
City Notes
Fed up of making dinner plans, the ones where the sole reason is to have that long overdue catch up with friends (food aside of course), only to find yourself in a place you feel the need to either speak in hushed tones or feel the tormented wrath...
Dispatches
Are you tired of scrounging through your closet for something, anything, to wear in the morning and not coming up with an outfit that excites you? Revamping your wardrobe doesn't necessarily mean replacing everything you own or buying a lot of...
Dispatches
The beauty of a country estate is something that isn’t easily disputed. Often nestled in an expanse of the luscious British countryside, the country house stands tall; with architecture typically hundreds of years old. The interiors lavishly...
Dispatches
When one mentions house remodelling and renovating, half of you may feel excited, the other perhaps lacking the energy for such a challenging move. However, no matter your feelings on this topic, your house will require at least one renovation...
Dispatches
A change in scenery is good for your body, mind, and soul. People move for a number of reasons. It could be for a higher paying job, a loved one, a better climate or someone simply looking for a fresh start. In recent reports, close to 14% of the...