America
‘Artists make work because they have to. It’s survival’
Black in America — Artist Hank Willis Thomas explores black identity and representation; using art to probe who we are, how we came to be and what is important.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Hip hop photography, remixed by iconic graffiti artists
The mash-up — Legendary New York photographer Janette Beckman hands her work over to the world’s biggest streets artists for new project, The Mash-Up.
Written by: Miss Rosen
What Netflix did next: cucks & the Coen brothers
Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into Netflix’s Original releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore. This week, it’s The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and – you guessed it – another David Spade film.
Written by: Megan Nolan
Documenting the dark side of ’80s Florida
A peculiar paradise — Photographer Nathan Benn paints a complex and surreal picture of his native state in the newly resurfaced project, A Peculiar Paradise.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Inside America’s abandoned ‘Jewish utopia’
The Borscht Belt — The Borscht Belt – otherwise known as the ‘Jewish Alps’ – was a New York holiday resort which was formed in response to rising anti-Semitism. Now, it lies deserted.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Formerly incarcerated women on life after life
In the bedroom — Former defence attorney Sara Bennett captures women who have been released after serving long sentences in maximum-security prisons.
Written by: Eva Clifford
Hope and heartbreak: how Texas almost made history
America goes to the polls — The Democrats were betting on Beto O’Rourke to bring liberal values and progressivism to one of the reddest states in America. But are residents really ready for such a ‘Bold Vision’ of Texas?
Written by: Cameron Maynard
Liberty City: documenting life in Florida’s forgotten utopia
The Travel Diary — Photographer Nicholas Small uncovers the history of the infamous Miami neighbourhood.
Written by: Nicholas Small
‘I want to show what it means to be two-spirit and trans’
The queer magic of Mich Cota — Raised in a deeply religious home in Canada by a native father and white mother, Mich Cota makes eerie, spiritual music that weaves its way between two worlds.
Written by: Biju Belinky
Swords, dragons & fire-eating: On tour with a US sideshow
World of wonders — Photographer Cate Dingley spends time on the road with Ward Hall’s World of Wonders: the last ever touring sideshow in the country.
Written by: Cate Dingley