New York City
Radical creativity connects Tom Sachs with 'makers' across the globe
The Curse of Creating — Tom Sachs is a sculptor, probably best known for his elaborate recreations of various modern icons, all of them masterpieces of engineering and design. With his new show now open in New York City this month, we look back at our interview with Tom back in 2013.
Written by: Jamie Brisick
The NYC doctor changing lives by removing gang tattoos for free
From teardrops, swastikas and gang insignia to fresh starts — Dr David Ores is on a quest to change lives by removing bad tattoos from former gang members, ex-convicts and victims of human trafficking - free of charge.
Written by: Alfred Rinaldi
A personal interview with Jonathan Shaw: writer, tattooist, hellraiser & 'anti-hero of the new age'
A Curious Student of Life — Jonathan Shaw travelled the world and left a red-hot mark on the people and places he encountered, but the real adventure, he insists, is the one you start when you get back home.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Real kids from cult Larry Clark film Kids are making a doc about what actually went down
Behind-the-scenes expose on 20th anniversary — Hamilton Harris – the blunt-rolling kid from Larry Clark's seminal film Kids – is raising funds for a new doc that will explore the real lives and stories that inspired the cult classic.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Josh Stewart might be the guardian angel of New York skateboarding
Static filmmaker fights the California monopoly — Navigating New York City is tough enough, especially when you’re up against skateboarding’s West Coast empire.
Written by: Anthony Pappalardo
The world's most popular underground race series comes to London
Interview: Red Hook Crit — We catch up with David Trimble, founder of Brooklyn-born race The Red Hook Crit, to find out why his high-octane wheel-around is gaining traction all over the world.
Written by: Steve Turner
Step into the world's smallest museum
Prison tattoo guns, Fake IDs and bullet-proof backpacks — New York City’s Mmuseumm helps visitors make sense of the madness of modern society through its curated selection of cultural ephemera.
Written by: HUCK HQ
The art of the collage is flourishing between Brooklyn and London
New group show by Something in the Attic — American and English image hackers put on group show to celebrate the art of scissor and glue.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Photographer Ozier Muhammad documented the stength and struggle of the civil rights movment
Things I Learned Along The Way — Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Ozier Muhammad knows that even quiet moments deserve their place in history.
Written by: Andrea Kurland/Huck HQ
20 years on: How cult film Kids inspired a generation of copycat youth culture
Larry Clark's masterpiece comes of age — Films, music videos, clothing brands, photo projects; the Kids influence still runs deep in contemporary culture.
Written by: Shelley Jones