America
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.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Inside the wild world of college cheerleading
Class, community and capitalism — New Netflix series Cheer is filled with high stakes stunts and drama – but it can also teach us a lot about America’s class problem.
Written by: Ruby Lott-Lavigna
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.’
Written by: Miss Rosen
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.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Angela Davis
Freed by the people — A new exhibition uncovers the political activist’s photographs, speeches and letters, tracking the experiences that helped make her the woman she is today.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A dreamy road trip through the Mississippi Delta
William Eggleston’s snapshots — Throughout the ’70s, photographer William Eggleston captured the rural towns of the American South, where he took colour, concept and composition to new heights.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Mitch Epstein on capturing the real America for 50 years
’There’s a kind of madness’ — Since the age of 16, photographer Mitch Epstein has been documenting the complexities and contradictions of the United States.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A portrait of Los Angeles at the turn of the 1980s
Behind the glamour — In the exhibition Los Angeles Cibachromes, photographer John Humble peels back the city’s glitzy facade.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Florida’s hardcore punk scene, captured in its wild glory
Some loud thunder — For the past three years, photographer Stefano Lemon has been documenting South Florida’s hardcore scene – an underdog movement that refuses to die.
Written by: Niall Flynn
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.
Written by: Miss Rosen
