Miss Rosen
Surreal shots of sex, death and mysticism in Mexico
Enter the cucaracha — In his latest project, La Cucaracha, photographer Pieter Hugo attempts to unravel the country’s most compelling mysteries.
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A visual history of the Lower East Side
Centre of resistance — Photographer Karen O’Sullivan remembers the neighbourhood’s gritty, pre-gentrification glory days.
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The countercultural power of American pulp fiction
Mid-century rebellion — Popular mid-century paperbacks would often tackle radical issues shunned by the high-brow mainstream, disguising them in accessible language and compelling plots.
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How webcams revolutionised pornography and sex work
Content life — A new exhibition examines how cam culture changed the way we communicate, and sparked a new wave of online content.
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Roberta Bayley, the queen of punk, on New York’s raw years
She Just Takes Pictures — In the ’70s, Roberta Bayley moved to the city and bought a camera. Within a year, she was capturing icons like Iggy Pop, Blondie, the Sex Pistols and X-Ray Spex.
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A tribute to New York’s DIY basketball scene
Take your shot — Photographer Larry Racioppo spent the ’90s capturing the city’s makeshift streetball courts: ’the closer I looked, the more interesting they became. Many are really a form of folk art.’
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The woman who transformed photography in the ’30s
Remembering Dora Maar — For decades, Dora Maar was known primarily for being Picasso’s muse and mistress – in fact, she was a revolutionary in her own right.
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Shooting the second wave of Britain’s mods and rockers
Raw streets — Photographer Janette Beckman shares her portraits of the UK’s most famous subcultures – two groups who were, for a brief moment in time, each other’s natural enemies.
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The strength and struggle of black artists in America
Soul of a nation — Gallerist Linda Goode Bryant broke convention by injecting race, politics and identity into the New York art scene, pushing the boundaries of creative expression into new and uncharted waters.
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Hallucinogenic photos from ‘60s New York
Into the Mylar Chamber — Photographer Ira Cohen was an avant-garde pioneer, mastering his craft in the era’s psychedelic art, rock and jazz scenes.
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