Art
Dismaland to be reassembled as shelters at Calais’ Jungle refugee camp
Cinderella’s castle finds an unlikely new home — Materials from Banksy’s infamous ‘bemusement park’ in Weston-super-Mare are to be used to build shelters for the thousands of refugees stuck in Calais.
Written by: Alex King
Clet Abraham’s hacked street signs speak love to power
Disobedient objects — Artist Clet Abraham’s mischievously modified signage subverts authorities’ attempts to make us obedient citizens.
Written by: Sam Warner
Surfer Kassia Meador found herself when she stopped focusing on one thing
Like spinning plates — As a surfer, photographer, designer and creative entrepreneur, Kassia Meador had too much to juggle in her life - but watching a California desert sunrise helped everything fall into place.
Written by: Alex King
How do you make great activist art?
Art not agitprop — Artist Katy Bauer explains the key to successful activist art is not to rant, shock or alienate but break through to people who don’t agree with you.
Written by: Alex King
Jay Nelson transforms trucks, boats and bikes into incredible wanderlust vehicles
Build your own adventure — He makes wild contraptions out of wood that are the stuff of surfing lore. But for artist Jay Nelson, adventures only really kick off when things begin to go wrong.
Written by: Alex King
Jimbo Philips on art, skateboarding and his father Jim’s legacy
Son of the Screaming Hand — Check out this video profile of Jimbo Philips, one of the twenty artists and photographers involved in transatlantic skate art initiative the LB Project.
Written by: Alex King
Ai Weiwei takes us on a tour of his Beijing
A subversive city tour — China’s dissident art superstar Ai Weiwei shows off his Beijing neighbourhood before a major exhibition in London.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Artists give the Lower East Side a makeover by revamping old shopfronts
The 100 Gates Project — We catch up with Natalie Raben of the 100 Gates Project, which is matching artists up with businesses to create beautiful shopfronts in New York's coolest borough.
Written by: Sam Warner
A tribute to smutty Soho by skater and Thames London founder Blondey McCoy
God Save The Queenie — An exhibition of gleefully anti-monarchical collages by Palace skater and Thames London brand man Blondey McCoy recall a Raymondesque era of London's former red-light land.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Artists are donating work to support refugees
Canvases for change — Artists are listing their work for sale at the Creative Collective for Refugee Relief, with all proceeds going to aid groups. And you can submit your artwork too.
Written by: Alex King
