Miss Rosen
The activists who changed America, in photos
Portraits of courage — In a new book, KK Ottesen profiles 40 US activists – from Billie Jean King and Bernie Sanders, to Angela Davis and Edward Snowden – who have dedicated their lives to the fight for human rights.
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Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and the rise of Mexican Modernism
Love revolution — A new exhibition celebrates the art, lives and love affair of the revolutionary artist couple.
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Remembering the terror and mayhem of Woodstock ’99
Bad times — Violence, fires and price gouging: two decades on, photographer Mike Schreiber unearths his archive from the festival, revealing a portrait of Gen X at its worst.
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Capturing the punks and poets of ’70s California
Breaking backstage — Throughout the decade, photographer Michael Jang made fake press passes to get access to gigs, conventions and Hollywood events.
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Bruce LaBruce on art, porn and queer sex work
On our backs — The artist discusses his appearance in new exhibition On Our Backs, which celebrates the revolutionary work of LGBTQ sex workers, activists and allies.
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Arlene Gottfried’s scenes of New York nightlife
After dark — In the new exhibition, Arlene Gottfried: After Dark, the artists takes us into the nightclubs, strip joints, dive bars, and drug dens of the ’70s.
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Lyrical portraits of Omaha, America’s Heartland
Chasing the dream — Magnum photographer Gregory Halpern examines the myths around Manifest Destiny and the American Dream in his new series, Omaha sketchbook.
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Happy accidents: revisiting the dreamy, DIY world of Bob Ross
Make your own art — The art instructor was a quiet and unlikely revolutionary, introducing the general public to the idea that they didn’t need to go to art school to paint.
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50 years on: the enduring legacy of Young Lords Party
Puerto Rican activism — The activist group fought to empower Puerto Rican, Latinx and other colonised communities in the US. Half a century on, and their fight is far from over.
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Glen E. Friedman on the early days of skateboarding
DogTown Revisited — Now, nearly two decades after the release of the landmark DogTown: The Legend of Z-Boys, the photographer is back with a revised and expanded edition.
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