New York
The 90s skate video that changed the face of counterculture
Eli Gesner and RB Umali look back on the cross-pollination of East Coast skateboarding, hip-hop, and graffiti for Zoo York’s seminal Mixtape.
Written by: Mackenzie Eisenhour
A 90s tale of sex, drugs and rock & roll in New York
In new book, The Ballad of Speedball Baby, Ali Smith revisits an era that glitters like shards of broken glass scattered on the sidewalk.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A vivid history of LGBTQ+ counterculture in 1980s New York
With the exhibition ‘Drag Show’, curator Paul Baker Prindle revisits this fabled chapter of LGBTQ+ history, celebrating the iconoclasts, radicals, and renegades who forged their own path during the height of the AIDS crisis.
Written by: Miss Rosen
An oral history of the Village Voice
The paper, which was the first to cover hip-hop, the avant-garde art scene, and the AIDS crisis with urgency and seriousness, is now immortalised in a new book by ex-staffer Tricia Romano.
Written by: Josh Jones
A raw journey into America’s rebellious youth culture
Wesley Knoll’s newly published photobook ‘Fading Smile’ is an unflinching window into life as a young person in the USA.
Written by: Isaac Muk
In photos: the last of New York’s pigeon racers
A chance encounter with a stalwart of New York's past saw photographer Taylor Chapman delve deep into the dying subculture.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Documenting the vibrant frontages of New York’s last remaining ‘mom-and-pop’ stores
After the closure of a local store, photographers James T. and Karla L. Murray set about capturing shopfronts across the city, documenting the very fabric of the place.
Written by: Isaac Muk
SAMO® mastermind Al Diaz on the evolution of NYC graffiti
The first-generation graffiti artist reflects on the tagging’s emergence as an art form and the players who pushed the medium forward.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Photos of Puerto Rican life in New York in the ‘60s and ‘70s
George Malave’s photos document the many faces of a marginalised community growing up amid urban decay.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Vibrant snapshots of New York’s subway riders
Chris Maliwat’s mobile phone street portraits capture the city’s diverse community of riders, elevating fleeting everyday moments.
Written by: Isaac Muk