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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

A history of female gazes in African portraiture

The way she looks — A new exhibition explores the role of women as both subject and photographer, spanning the 19th century to the present day.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

A love letter to London’s disappearing launderettes

Washed away — Once fixtures of the high street, launderettes are disappearing. Photographer James Blackburn has set out to capture their retro glory before it’s too late.

  • Photography
  • Joseph Marczynski

A portrait of Los Angeles at the turn of the 1980s

Behind the glamour — In the exhibition Los Angeles Cibachromes, photographer John Humble peels back the city’s glitzy facade.

  • 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

Janette Beckman on the cultural power of shoes

Feet first — A new photography exhibition, co-curated by the cult photographer, explores how footwear became the ultimate status symbol of the modern era.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

Ed Grazda’s portraits of pre-gentrification New York

No man’s land — The photographer captured life on the Bowery, when manufacturing was still done in Manhattan industrial lofts: ‘the street was free, it was a different world.’

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

A street photographer’s take on 1960s Britain

Style meets tradition — After honing his craft in New York, British photographer Tony Ray-Jones returned home to capture the changing face of the UK.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

How Grenfell families are finding new ways to heal

‘Without hope you can’t continue’ — After losing faith in the validity of the Grenfell Tower inquiry, Feruza Afewerki turned her rage into inspiration – launching a photography project for the community who were left behind.

  • Activism
  • Mutaz Ahmed

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