“He inscribed the slogan ‘use photography as a weapon,’ which underlines his faith in the impact of this new medium and its ability to denounce the perversities of the modern world: fascism, war and its atrocities, Nazism or capitalism.”
“To them, popular culture mattered, it was vibrant, and it was politically up for grabs.”
“By making and sharing such an extraordinary body of work, Evans determined that her world would not be lost.”
Beautiful essay and paintings from Robert Beck.
“I am not a hero. I am not a special person, because no one should ever think you have to be special to help others. I did what any decent person would have done.”
Working with soot, spit, and found objects, James Castle produced beautiful art.
The story of the remarkable Big Bill Broonzy’s life, music, and influence.
“The wires of Dürer’s knots do, in a sense, chart the paths of entwined networks — of knowledge, commodities, cultural and material translation, repeating idealistically within a flourishing system.”
Fela was no gentleman; he used music as a weapon. He believed in a free Africa and had problems with authoritarian and military regimes.
Art historian Soma Ghosh examines the many versions of illustrations for ‘The Conference of the birds’ or the ‘Mantiq al tair’ by Attar of Nishapur
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