New York City

Dark, soulful portraits of Harlem at night
Photography

Dark, soulful portraits of Harlem at night

Psychic x-rays — Khalik Allah takes to the streets of New York City, capturing the nocturnal locals of Harlem in a series of bold and beautiful images.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Eight decades worth of protest art comes to New York
Art

Eight decades worth of protest art comes to New York

An Incomplete History — A new exhibition at the Whitney Museum of Art pulls together the most politically charged work of the last century.

Written by: Dominique Sisley

Celebrating the grime and glamour of NYC’s beaches
Photography

Celebrating the grime and glamour of NYC’s beaches

Far, Far Rockaway — Photographer Simon Eeles captures the colour, eccentricity and diversity of Rockaway in his latest personal project.

Written by: Dominique Sisley

Celebrating 70 years of Magnum Photos in New York
Photography

Celebrating 70 years of Magnum Photos in New York

Pictures of legend — As Magnum Photos celebrates seven decades of business, a new exhibition looks back at the collective's history and the city that shaped it.

Written by: Michael Segalov

Meeting the skaters at one of New York's most loved skate parks
Skate

Meeting the skaters at one of New York's most loved skate parks

It's under threat — The Astoria Skate Plaza in Queens, New York, is a sanctuary for skaters in a rapidly changing city. But just like Brooklyn Banks before it, rampant gentrification now threatens to rip a community from its home.

Written by: Josh Fray

Why hundreds of activists are mass-editing Wikipedia this weekend
Activism

Why hundreds of activists are mass-editing Wikipedia this weekend

Do it yourself — The Art+Feminism collective organise collective edit-a-thons to take on the underrepresentation of women artists online.

Written by: Marta Bausells

Inside the best dressed gang of 1980s New York
Culture

Inside the best dressed gang of 1980s New York

Lo-Life: An American Classic — The streets of 1980s New York City were rough, and the fashion obsessed Lo-Life crew were at its heart, desperate to look good by any means necessary.

Written by: Sophie Church

In the studio with art maverick Raymond Pettibon
Culture

In the studio with art maverick Raymond Pettibon

Moving in mysterious ways — From Black Flag to Sonic Youth, Raymond Pettibon helped define what punk looks like when it's hung up on a wall. Now he's taking us inside his fantasy world, where the only ticket is a pencil and a piece of paper.

Written by: Jamie Brisick

Martha Cooper: The photographer who introduced graffiti to the world
Photography

Martha Cooper: The photographer who introduced graffiti to the world

Creative Decay — Martha Cooper’s photographs of New York graffiti in the seventies and eighties helped catapult hip hop around the globe. When Huck met Martha in 2007, she showed us the kids that first took her underground.

Written by: Andrea Kurland

DAMEHT: The punks keeping NYC’s rebellious spirit alive
Music

DAMEHT: The punks keeping NYC’s rebellious spirit alive

Resurrecting an ‘80s counterculture icon — DAMEHT team up with artist, photographer and Lower East Side legend Clayton Patterson to release a limited edition version of the iconic Clayton Cap.

Written by: Alex King

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