Miss Rosen
The life-changing power of being a fangirl
Sue Webster reflects — In a new book, YBA artist Sue Webster celebrates her teenage obsession with Siouxsie And The Banshees: ‘It taught me to be fearless.’
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Photos of American teens taking on the patriarchy
Girl pictures — Photographer Justine Kurland reimagines a mythical new world for young women – one where they’re allowed to roam, rebel, and live lawlessly off the land.
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The queer modernists who radicalised New York art
The young and the evil — In the early 20th century, LGBT artists would defy the law by secretly sharing their work with friends and family members.
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The Cockettes: San Fran’s legendary sex anarchists
Acid drag revolution — From 1969 to 1972, the acid-fueled performance troupe – which included underground icons like Divine and Sylvester – took radical gender politics to a wider audience.
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The eerie, dystopian opulence of cruise ships
Capitalism on sea — In their latest project, A Glittering Eye, photographers Courtney Asztalos and Michael W. Hicks capture a lavish world on the brink of collapse.
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Capturing the underworld of 1940s New York
Weegee’s adventures — Photographer Weegee would spend his nights roaming the city, documenting its secrets, subcultures and forgotten inhabitants.
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The changing face of the Amazon, in photos
A tale of destruction — Covering more than 3.21 million square kilometres across nine countries, the Amazon is an integral part of the earth’s global ecosystem – but in less than 50 years, more than 20 per cent of it has disappeared.
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Pool sharks, players, and men who like to play in the dark
Monochrome memories — In 1970, photographer Helaine Garren turned her lens on Bensigner’s: a windowless, testosterone-fuelled pool hall in Chicago.
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Portraits that capture three decades of black culture
From the ’80s on — Photographer Liz Johnson Artur – a self-described ‘product of migration’ – has been capturing the African diaspora since 1986.
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Welcome to Doug’s: the last of a dying breed of boxing gyms
Texas original — In his new project, Doug’s Gym: The Last of It’s Kind, photographer Norm Diamond pays tribute to a disappearing world.
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