Art
The Forecast 2016: Film
The Cube Microplex - Bristol — A preview of the upcoming year in film from the brains behind Bristol’s dreamy independent cinema.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
Video: A studio visit with Miranda July
Multitalented indie star — Miranda July talks to TateShots from her L.A. studio about workflow, finding new ideas, and not being seen.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
In Pictures: New York City's long-lost graffiti culture
Subway Art — Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant were among the first professionals to seriously document the burgeoning graffiti scene in New York City - one that created havoc for panicked city officials but went on to define an era. Their resulting 'graffiti bible', Subway Art, has just been reissued.
Written by: Adam White
Video: New illustration collab from Lucas Beaufort and Elna
Colourful lines drawn between Cannes and Jerusalem — Four Hands Voyage is an international collaboration that combines diverse artistic styles in all the right ways.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
The prisoner who found freedom behind bars by becoming a painter
An unexpected creative spirit — Artist and writer Chris Wilson educated himself on the mean streets of 1980s San Francisco, landing in prison when he was sixteen. Change, he says, is not a single turning point. It’s something you channel and work on for life.
Written by: Zach Sebastian
The pioneering Manga artists who created a new genre of Japanese girls’ comics
Shojo Manga — The Atkinson Galleries, Southport presents the first major exhibition of Japanese Shojo Manga in the UK.
Written by: Kyle Nathan Brown
The Iraqi artist rebuilding Baghdad University’s destroyed art library
One book at a time — Artist Waffaa Bilal’s new exhibition 168.01 looks at the dynamics of destruction and reconstruction, using Kickstarter engage his audience in rebuilding.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
Annie Leibovitz's 'Women' project is an almost-perfect study of humankind in 2016
Era-defining photography — The most recent project from masterful American photographer Annie Leibovitz is an incredible time capsule of contemporary society.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Inside the dreams of the skateboarding girls of Sweden
Video: Mimmi Leckius — The latest in Phil Evans' trippy Lightbox series explores the drive behind a dedicated female skater from Malmo.
Written by: Shelley Jones
David Bowie’s forgotten art book publishing company
Behold 21 Publishing — Huck looks back at Bowie's publishing house, the biography of a fake person he helped publish, and his efforts to beat the pretension out of modern art.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
