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The secretive street artist who made ’80s NYC his canvas

Shadowman — After moving to the city in 1979, Richard Hambleton – alongside the likes of Basquiat and Keith Haring – became a pioneer in New York’s street art movement. Now, a new exhibition is celebrating his legacy.

  • Art
  • HUCK HQ

Celebrating Latin American photography in NYC

Melrose, Bronx — In New York City’s first edition of Latin American Foto Festival, the South Bronx neighbourhood of Melrose will act as one vast, public gallery, showcasing work from some of Latin America’s most exciting photographers.

  • Photography
  • HUCK HQ

Dark, soulful portraits of Harlem at night

Psychic x-rays — Khalik Allah takes to the streets of New York City, capturing the nocturnal locals of Harlem in a series of bold and beautiful images.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

Eight decades worth of protest art comes to New York

An Incomplete History — A new exhibition at the Whitney Museum of Art pulls together the most politically charged work of the last century.

  • Art
  • Dominique Sisley

Celebrating the grime and glamour of NYC’s beaches

Far, Far Rockaway — Photographer Simon Eeles captures the colour, eccentricity and diversity of Rockaway in his latest personal project.

  • Photography
  • Dominique Sisley

Celebrating 70 years of Magnum Photos in New York

Pictures of legend — As Magnum Photos celebrates seven decades of business, a new exhibition looks back at the collective's history and the city that shaped it.

  • Photography
  • Michael Segalov

Meeting the skaters at one of New York's most loved skate parks

It's under threat — The Astoria Skate Plaza in Queens, New York, is a sanctuary for skaters in a rapidly changing city. But just like Brooklyn Banks before it, rampant gentrification now threatens to rip a community from its home.

  • Skate
  • Josh Fray

Why hundreds of activists are mass-editing Wikipedia this weekend

Do it yourself — The Art+Feminism collective organise collective edit-a-thons to take on the underrepresentation of women artists online.

  • Activism
  • Marta Bausells

Inside the best dressed gang of 1980s New York

Lo-Life: An American Classic — The streets of 1980s New York City were rough, and the fashion obsessed Lo-Life crew were at its heart, desperate to look good by any means necessary.

  • Culture
  • Sophie Church

In the studio with art maverick Raymond Pettibon

Moving in mysterious ways — From Black Flag to Sonic Youth, Raymond Pettibon helped define what punk looks like when it's hung up on a wall. Now he's taking us inside his fantasy world, where the only ticket is a pencil and a piece of paper.

  • Art
  • Jamie Brisick

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