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Photos capturing the defiant spirit of the ‘90s rave scene

Party as protest — Photographer Vinca Petersen recounts how a movement born of music and hedonism quickly became a vehicle for civil disobedience and defiance of authority.

  • Culture
  • Huck

The forgotten radical history of London’s Rebel Dykes

Punk politics — A new exhibition is spotlighting a group of queer activists and artists who ran riot through 1980s Britain and would profoundly influence lesbian culture.

  • Culture
  • Rosie Hewitson

Photographer Chester Higgins‘ African American odyssey

The Indelible Spirit — A new exhibition celebrates the photographer‘s early work, and shows his unwavering commitment to capturing the complexities of Black life across America.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen

Grace Jones' pioneering gender play and Afrofuturism

Disco queen — A new exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary reveals how renegade Grace Jones subverted Western archetypes of Black women and gender binaries.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen

The anti-fascist artist who used his work as a weapon

One man’s war — An impassioned communist radicalised at the end of World War I, John Heartfield created subversive photomontages to combat Nazi propaganda in ’30s Germany – landing him on the Gestapo’s most-wanted list in the process .

  • Art
  • Miss Rosen

A journey through Soho’s countercultural history

Those were the days — A new exhibition is looking back on the London neighbourhood’s rebellious peak – a time when it was at the forefront of experimentation, creativity and freedom.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

Philippe Lopez’s photography is an ode to handcrafted India

Street life — The World Press Photo Award winner’s first solo exhibition is a meditation on the country’s kaleidoscopic street life.

  • Photography
  • D’Arcy Doran

Defiant photos that subvert Western beauty ideals

Lost in translation — In English as a Second Language, Asian-born, London-based photographers Joyce Ng and Hanna Moon reflect on the power of fashion photography in shaping society’s perceptions of beauty – while drawing on their own personal experiences of living in the UK.

  • Photography
  • Huck

Young Londoners shoot the issues that matter to them

Teen dreams — As a young person, it often feels like you don’t have a voice. However, a new exhibition seeks to change that, providing a platform for teenage photographers to tackle subjects from identity to homelessness.

  • Photography
  • Niall Flynn

How the Momentum Generation redefined modern surf culture

Impossible dreams — In association with London Surf / Film Festival, Huck and Rob Machado present an exhibition celebrating the stars of Taylor Steele’s seminal videos – characters who would change surfing forever.

  • Surf
  • Michael Fordham

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