Art
Ashley Macomber makes art that is beautiful and disgusting at the same time
A world of extremes — “Route 9 may well have sparked my fascination with opposite ends of the spectrum.”
Written by: Caroline Ryder
Artist, comedian, actor, skater. Only Los Angeles could have spat out Kevin Christy
Hard Won Laughs — “I just ate hot shit. I bombed so hard. And then I kept bombing for three years.”
Written by: Rob Boffard
Why is artist Jon Burgerman culture jamming movie billboards in Brooklyn?
The king of funny faces — Huck catches up with British-born Jon Burgerman in his Brooklyn apartment to find out why he's hell-bent on rescuing art from its own self-serious vortex.
Written by: Amrita Riat
Is this the trippiest skatepark ever?
Skate wavey — Artist Lisa Looser resurrects First World War camouflage to give skaters a mind-muddling experience in South West France.
Written by: Jason Horton
Tara Subkoff reveals LA inspiration behind Chloe Sevigny short 'Magic Hour'
The Californian bubble — Filmmaker Tara Subkoff explains the impetus behind her beautiful short for MOCAtv – the YouTube channel for LA's pre-eminent contemporary art gallery.
Written by: Tara Subkoff
Incredible plasticine animation imagines the worrying effect of overpopulation
Crowded, a dystopian narrative — Andrew Khosravani and Cristina Florit Gomila collaborate on a year-long animation project that looks at the effect of industrialisation on the natural landscape.
Written by: Shelley Jones
5 things we learnt from Pussy Riot's first visit to Britain
Did the Cold War ever end? — Colourful resistance to Putin's far-right regime.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Neck Face: The Pin Hoarder
Collector's corner — The most notorious face in street art breaks open his vast pin badge collection.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Short film 'Counterculture' explores relationship between art and surfing in Europe
Why do surfers make pictures? — Benjamin Jeanjean, Oh Dawn, Elisa Routa and others explain how the days of crass board graphics may be over.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Iconic music critic Byron Coley looks for traces of NYC's No Wave in contemporary culture
Jim Jarmusch, The Julie Ruin, Magik Markers and more — Is the spirit of the Lower East Side's anti-capitalist underground still alive?
Written by: Byron Coley