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Photographer documents man’s destruction of the natural world

Wild beasts reduced to ghosts in the city — Photographer Nick Brandt’s epic panoramas in Inherit The Dust highlight man’s destructive presence in places animals used to roam.

Written by: Alex King

Art

A movie-inspired DIY guide to life, from artist Timba Smits

Life lessons from Steve Zissou, Forrest Gump and The Bride — Throw out the self-help guides and life gurus. All you need to live a good life is movie star role models, says Little White Lies Artistic Director Timba Smits.

Written by: Alex King

Culture

The London artists fighting anxiety and self-doubt

Black British Girlhood on the power of collectives — As founding member of a collective celebrating overlooked social narratives, Bekke Popoola believes that strength lies in numbers.

Written by: Jason Nico-Annan

Art

Iranian and Cuban artists break America

Art from the Axis of Evil — New York’s Rogue Space hosts IRAN X CUBA: Beyond the Headline - a gallery of artwork produced by Iranian and Cuban artists, inspired by their respective revolutions. Curator Roya Khadjavi talks about struggles that both separate and unite the two countries.

Written by: Hanna Dugall

Art

Radical creativity connects Tom Sachs with 'makers' across the globe

The Curse of Creating — Tom Sachs is a sculptor, probably best known for his elaborate recreations of various modern icons, all of them masterpieces of engineering and design. With his new show now open in New York City this month, we look back at our interview with Tom back in 2013.

Written by: Jamie Brisick

Photography

Photographer Marc Vallée on two decades of documenting youth culture

Shooting, spraying and the streets — Prolific photographer and DIY zinemaker Marc Vallée gives us the lowdown on his self-publishing talk at Tate.

Written by: Alex King

Culture

Why is this photographer bringing the American desert to East London walls?

Looking for meaning on society’s fringes — By combining photography, audio and technology, Robin Mellor's exhibition, Another Space & Time, shares the stories of people eschewing the values of modern western society to live in small desert communities in North America.

Written by: Natasha Turner

Activism

Five life lessons from artists fighting police brutality

Counteracting the bloodshed — A multimedia collective is using the power of creativity to protest an epidemic of violent deaths in the US.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Culture

A total non-interview with Japan's quirkiest artist

Shutdown by a wizard of whimsy — Given a chance to speak with cartoonish mastermind Misaki Kawai, we were keen to learn more. The only problem? Her answers are as blunt as they are bizarre...

Written by: Cian Traynor

Art

Why did students re-enact a bloody 1985 battle between police and new age travellers?

What really happened at the forgotten Battle of the Beanfield? — Breach Theatre’s multimedia play The Beanfield joins a growing trend of artists using documentary inquiry to hold violent and corrupt institutions to account.

Written by: Alex King

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