Art
A skate artist’s search for the sweet spot between city and countryside
Once Upon a Place — Artist Lucas Beaufort took his illustrated monsters on a journey across Europe, looking for inspiration from nature and urban spaces.
Written by: Alex King
Celebrating female graffiti artists around the world
Girl Power — Taking a stand against prejudice, being a woman, travelling around the world, spraying her name and not getting caught; Girl Power is an autobiographical film about Sany, a Czech graffiti artist, and a celebration of other female street artists from around the globe.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Cuba’s first skate team are ready to take on the world
Have board, will travel — As Cuba’s emerging skateboarding scene opens up to the world, Toda Fuerza is the first brand with ambitions to sponsor artists, skaters and compete internationally.
Written by: Alex King
The London artist bringing an age-old craft bang up to date
All gold everything — London-based typographer Alex May Hughes explores fragility and rarity while giving her work the Midas touch in her second solo exhibition: 'Glass & Gold'.
Written by: Angel Lambo
Put your rump on Donald Trump, for charity
Grab him by the whoopee — Mr. Bingo puts Donald Trump in his right place: On a whoopee cushion, with all proceeds donated to charity.
Written by: Huck HQ
Getting back in touch with our Fifth Sense
Huck x CHANEL x i-D — It’s all well and good viewing art through the screens of our laptops; but a new collaborative project between CHANEL and i-D is exploring the impact of a truly sensual immersive art installation. The Fifth Sense brings together the finest creative women and has given them free reign over our senses.
Written by: Marianna Manson
Guru Jimmy brings peace and understanding back to the US presidential election
Can’t we all just get along? — Artist James Ostrer’s alter ego Guru Jimmy attempts to heal America’s political divide in a series of hilarious and profound Uber chats.
Written by: Alex King
The real art of ping pong
Merging passions for a cause — When Algy Batten first thought of combining his two passions: ping pong and art, he didn’t think anyone would be interested. Fast forward four years, the project has already made £10,000 for charity, and is not slowing down anytime soon.
Written by: Ella Guthrie
Is live streaming the future for performance art?
#Cam4art — The way we consume and present art is always changing, and now #Cam4art are hoping to drag performance art into the digital age with a new live streaming project.
Written by: Marianna Manson
Vandals and the City: Documenting London's underground graffiti scene
Writing on the wall — Over a period of twelve months, documentary photographer Marc Vallée tagged along with one of London's graffiti crews, silently painting the city in defiance of the law. Before the launch and exhibition of Marc's self-published zine in Berlin this month, Oliver Zanetti explores the politics of art in the city.
Written by: Oliver Zanetti