ARTICLES

ART, HISTORY AND CULTURE

apollo: the unflinching gaze of carrie mae weems

A review of the first major UK exhibition dedicated to Carrie Mae Weems, one of the most influential American artists working today.

national geographic: the exercise phenomenon born in a prisoner of war camp

Knockaloe, an internment camp on the Isle of Man, was the unlikely setting for the development of Pilates – an exercise movement that can be traced back to the story of a German immigrant who found himself in Britain at the outbreak of WWI.

British Vogue: MEET THE FEMALE PHOTOGRAPHER BEHIND A MUST-SEE EXHIBITION HONOURING THE GRENFELL COMMUNITY

After losing her sister and niece in the tragic Grenfell fire, 28-year-old photographer Feruza Afewerki launched Gold and Ashes, a photo series commemorating the lives of Grenfell’s victims, survivors and bereaved family and friends.

Quartz: How the West African Students’ Union drove the anti-colonial agenda in 20th century London

From the 1920s to the 1950s, the West African Students Union became a training ground for activists that fought for independence in the region, including Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah.