New York
The ocean doesn't care about you – and that's what makes it the perfect escape
Embracing the elements — No matter what life throws at you, there's a redemptive power in riding winter waves. A new film by Huck and Finisterre follows four surfers as they flee the daily grind of New York, slipping away at dawn to find salvation in the sea. We caught up with filmmaker Mikey DeTemple to discuss its inspiration.
Written by: HUCK HQ
The wild story of Basquiat's original partner in crime
Resurrecting an icon — Al Diaz and Basquiat rewrote the rules of street art before taking different paths: one as a hard-grafting musician, the other as an iconic artist. Both would be ravaged by drugs. Four decades on, the story is far from finished.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Life as a freelance creative in NYC
Big time or bust — Being your own boss in an unforgiving city brings all sorts of challenges. But is it worth it? A new film by photographer Daniel Soares finds out.
Written by: Cian Traynor
The photographer who defined old-school cool
Street symphony — Jamel Shabazz has spent his life documenting the city that never sleeps. But while his shots of urban street style have become iconic, the bigger picture – a world of police and prostitutes, drifters and dancers – reveals something much deeper: a commitment to community.
Written by: Alex King
Radical art show exploring sex and gender opens in New York
Beyond the binary — From September 27 to January 21, the New Museum will play host to Trigger – a new multimedia exhibition exploring gender’s place in contemporary culture.
Written by: HUCK HQ
The UK’s first major Basquiat exhibition opens today
Boom for Real — Basquiat: Boom For Real, hosted at the Barbican, offers the first comprehensive retrospective of the notorious American artist, going from his start as a graffiti artist in New York City all the way to his rise to worldwide notoriety.
Written by: Biju Belinky
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.
Written by: Dominique Sisley
Cinematic scenes of nocturnal New York
Neon Nights — Photographer Daniel Soares has crafted an ode to the city that never sleeps: a series of late-night snapshots that distil its unmistakable energy.
Written by: Cian Traynor
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.
Written by: Dominique Sisley
Cruising the streets with New York’s lowriders
Mexico meets America — Owen Harvey captures the lowriding scene in New York – the cars, men and women keeping the subculture alive.
Written by: Biju Belinky
