Art
Meet Gay Henry: the straight drag artist blowing people’s minds
Subversive drag — Guy Henry Mueller is channelling the countercultural roots of California’s drag scene to flip perceptions. But guess what? He’s not gay.
Written by: Steve Lafreniere
Video: The street artists who bombed primetime with ‘Homeland is racist’ graffiti
Homeland Is Not A Series — Caram Kapp explains why the Arabian Street Artists had to challenge Homeland’s inaccurate and damaging portrayal of the Middle East, War on Terror and the refugee crisis.
Written by: Alex King
Turkish artist paints ordinary life back in to photos of wartorn Syrian cities
Life Without War — Oğuzhan Cin’s moving series evokes the everyday lives destroyed and the dreams lost for Syrian children.
Written by: Alex King
Animation: American astrophysicist Carl Sagan contemplates the final frontier
Royal Institution: A Place Called Space — We've already seen a lot of our planet, said space scientist Carl Sagan in this famous talk, it's time we see a bit more of space. Brought to life in animation.
Written by: Ella Ackroyd
Video: Artist who transformed 100-year-old church into a rainbow skatepark
Okuda x The Church Brigade — Madrid street artist Okuda teams up with The Church Brigade to create a 'Sistine Chapel' for skateboarding.
Written by: HUCK HQ
In Pictures: The radical Italian discos of the '60s and '70s
Architecture exhibition at ICA — Camels, vegetable gardens, magic carpets and multi-colours were all fair game in the free-thinking discos of Italy's radical past. New exhibition at ICA London explores.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Banksy gives the Syrian refugee crisis a new face: Steve Jobs
New murals appear at Calais’ Jungle refugee camp — Banksy challenges attitudes towards Syrian refugees, highlighting Apple founder Steve Jobs as the son of a Syrian migrant.
Written by: Alex King
A visual ode to Brixton, South London’s melting pot
100 years of diversity, struggle and joy — Photo book Great Brixton crowdsources a visual record of South London’s most vibrant neighbourhood. Champion Agency creative director Scott Leonard explains how it came about.
Written by: Adam White
A positive lens on Leytonstone
Moving past the headlines — Huck takes a look back at Leytonstone's rich cultural history as it lands in the news for all the wrong reasons.
Written by: Adam White
How political correctness at university is threatening student art
Challenging the idea of 'safe spaces' — In conversation with two art students exploring race, sex and politics in an era of the university 'safe space.'
Written by: Adam White