Art
The woman who shares a body with 14 different artists
Kim Noble et al — South Londoner Kim Noble has multiple personalities, 14 of whom are artists with their own distinct styles. Next month, their work will hang alongside Salvador Dali, Francis Bacon and Andy Warhol in a powerful new show about mental health.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
The women changing the face of the comic book industry
Page turners — Is the male-dominated world of comic art becoming a fairer and more welcoming place to work for women? We headed to Thought Bubble – Leed’s annual Comic Art festival – to find out.
Written by: Becca Caddy
Using film to face up to the devastation of climate change
Time is running out — In Purple, John Akomfrah uses six screens to convey a message, combining archival footage with haunting shots of modern landscapes, and asking humanity to look at its relationship with the planet, before it's too late.
Written by: Biju Belinky
The radical art of Shangri-La is coming to London
Part art, part rave — In a collaboration with The Other Art Fair, the Glastonbury staple’s unique blend of art and activism is becoming a new interactive installation.
Written by: Niall Flynn
Uncovering the mysteries of North Korea, through design
Made in the DPRK — In his new book, Made In North Korea, tour guide Nicholas Bonner compiles the most comprehensive collection of the nation’s graphic ephemera to date.
Written by: Biju Belinky
Inside Khora, Greece’s grassroots refugee community
A place to call our own — Skateboarding lessons and circus shows take centre stage at Khora, a horizontally-organised refugee community centre in Athens, which is celebrating its first birthday.
Written by: Alex King
Radical art show exploring sex and gender opens in New York
Beyond the binary — From September 27 to January 21, the New Museum will play host to Trigger – a new multimedia exhibition exploring gender’s place in contemporary culture.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Dolls, women and protest: Why we still need feminist art
Subverting stereotypes — With big brands jumping on the feminist bandwagon, the commodification of womanhood is more prevalent than ever. Writer Grace Banks meets the artists taking a stand in her new book, Play With Me. Read an extract below.
Written by: Grace Banks
The Queer Archive is creating a global conversation about LGBT culture
Space to be ourselves — Filmmaker Konstantinos Menelaou explains how by relaunching The Queer Archive in Athens he hopes to catalyse queer arts and activism in Greece and beyond.
Written by: Alex King
Capturing the eerie voices of old spy radio broadcasts
Shadows of The State — Photographer Lewis Bush tracked down the receivers of old secret agent radio broadcasts, capturing the soundwaves that continue to repeat forgotten parts of history.
Written by: Biju Belinky