Mali wave: the rise of Somali UK rap
THE FACE speaks to British-Somalian artists about stigma, solidarity and the future of the scene.
THE FACE speaks to British-Somalian artists about stigma, solidarity and the future of the scene.
Head to head: the red, white and blue was unavoidable this Jubilee weekend. But with a history spanning Geri Halliwell and the far-right, can the Union Jack make a Cool Britannia return?
You can try to resist Mark Zuckerberg’s dead-eyed insistence but there’s no escape from the metaverse. Your physical life is being swallowed by your digital life. Is it possible to avoid upgrading your human operating system?
Isabella Burley, founder of the cult bookshop, is about to swing open the doors of a bricks-and-mortar destination. And to celebrate, she’s also releasing Climax’s first publication, Sophy Rickett’s Pissing Women.
Since 1913, Kyoto University’s Yoshida dorm has been home to radical, anti-establishment youth.
Ickbait: The question is very revealing – in a bad way, says Kemi Alemoru.
The duo have collaborated on a new exhibition, The Uncanny Valley, bringing together their surreal takes on everyday scenes.
We promise this lot are worth leaving your tent for.
Pleasure seekers: walk towards the red light. Over here, we’ve got transgressive nudes shot by Harley Weir, ’80s erotica from Julia et Vincent, bodybuilders and even some horny homeware.
Off the Rails: Recently worn by FKA twigs, the CSM grad is as influenced by French philosophers as she is Francis Bacon. Oh, and she’d have Buddha and Angelina Jolie over for dinner.
Panting, throbbing and a little humid, the designer’s SS23 collection shrinks proportions and winks to the sexual fantasies of London’s queer culture.
Never mind it being a quiet one this season: Martine Rose, Ahluwalia and Robyn Lynch still flew the flag for Great British fashion.
In their new book Magnetite, photographer Charlie Kwai and creative director Marco Minzoni hit a little-known corner of the Italian riviera. It’s a bit like Skegness, they insist…
Fashion news of the week: Plus, Calvin Klein’s hot new campaign, Ferragamo’s Renaissance, and Telfar and Melissa’s all-clear collab.
Talia Goddess and Mya Mehmi shut down our latest London event.
This year marks the third iteration of the MQBMBQ (My Queer Blackness, My Black Queerness) residencies at the Tuscan retreat, the hottest place to work as an artist over the summer – literally.
Over the last year, these phoney council-branded artworks have popped up around London, Dublin, Cambridge and at Glasto. We spoke to the guerrilla artists about their controversial tactics and the importance of legalising drugs in the UK.