Arts
How Japan revolutionised art & photography in the ’60s and ’70s
From Angura to Provoke — A new photobook chronicles the radical avant-garde scene of the postwar period, whose subversion of the medium of image making remains shocking and groundbreaking to this day.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Irish artists to receive €325 a week basic income from the government
Basic Income for the Arts — The scheme will begin next year, with 2,000 spaces initially allocated in the budget.
Written by: Isaac Muk
World’s first youth culture museum is opening in London
Music, subculture and style — The Museum of Youth Culture will be opening in Camden in December, with 6,500 sq ft of space.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Birmingham’s independent art scene is fighting for its life
Another casualty — Digbeth, which lies just west of HS2’s Phase One development site, faces an existential threat in the face of rising rents, changing demographics and government cuts.
Written by: Luke Charnley
The exiled Belarusian theatre company taking on society's biggest taboos
The Belarus Free Theatre — Vladimir Shcherban, Nikolai Khalezhin and Natalia Kaliada may be exiled from their home country of Belarus, by the leaders of Europe's last dictatorship, but their underground networks in their home country and abroad have seen the Belarus Free Theatre company blossom, producing work that confronts society's most pressing concerns.
Written by: Sam Williams
