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Seven artists, 70 years of social and cultural history

Thatcherism, Cold War, celebrity culture, feminism, protest movements... — In the run up to the May General Election, artists challenge our perception of reality in an exhibition reflecting on the last 70 decades of British history.

  • Art
  • Robin Nierynck

What happens to your Facebook after you die?

New film: In Memory — A new film explores how people live on online after they have died IRL. Is social media changing the way we understand grief?

  • Opinion
  • Robin Nierynck

A female punk playlist in celebration of Viv Albertine

Radical women — Celebrating the wave of female rebellion, driven in part by Viv Albertine, former guitarist of 70s all-girl punk band The Slits.

  • Magazine
  • Robin Nierynck

John Baldessari sticks it to the art world

I will not make boring art — John Baldessari’s new London show hilariously parodies an art industry that has lost touch with reality.

  • Top Picks
  • Robin Nierynck

Cobain: Montage of Heck digs deep into Kurt's inner conflicts

Director Q&A — Brett Morgen explains how unprecedented access to the Cobain family archives took him on a powerful journey in search of the real Kurt Cobain.

  • Film
  • Robin Nierynck

Skate pioneer Drake Jones talks roots

Adidas honours iconic riders — Respect Your Roots collection pays tribute to legends Kareem Campbell, Joey Bast, Richard Angelides and San Fran street skating innovator Drake Jones.

  • Skate
  • Robin Nierynck

Capturing a fading youth

Documents of living — Photographer and skateboarder Ben Gore releases his first book, Second Adolescence, an autobiographical photo diary about recklessly growing up, or growing sideways.

  • Photography
  • Robin Nierynck

Is Jem Cohen the best underground filmmaker you've never heard of?

Artist retrospective in London — Indie filmmaker Jem Cohen is having his first UK retrospective ever at the Whitechapel Gallery, London. And here's why you might be more familiar with his work than you think.

  • Film
  • Robin Nierynck

Could you survive without any money at all?

Freeganism: The grassroots economy redefining the meaning of waste — In a landscape of increasing austerity, financial instability and political disillusionment, the environmental freeganism lifestyle is retracing the roots of community engagement.

  • Activism
  • Robin Nierynck

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