Art
True Labor: An Interview with Lupita Carrasco
"A lot of the expression in my work comes from the isolation of motherhood. [...] I’m bearing witness and I have a real desire to give those moments the same type of importance as a presidential portrait or a great war battle."—Lupita Carrasco, in our interview on caregiving and creation.
Mind + Emotion
Who Owns Your Memories? A review of Olga Bubich's photobook The Art of (Not) Forgetting
Olga Bubich’s self-published book, The Art of (Not) Forgetting, brings together emotionally potent memories of around thirty Belarussians, collected through interviews. Through personal stories, the author interrogates individual and collective memory.
Society
A Determination to Co-Produce: An Interview with Anthony Luvera
"What gives me the right to be able to do this? And, what gives me the right to be able to go about it in the way that I expect to go about it?"—Anthony Luvera, in our interview about about collaborative process and his co-created book, Frequently Asked Questions.
Work
The Means of Production: An Interview with Evan Baden Changing the equation on book publishing with DIY
"Having all the equipment means there's nothing that's farmed out—I do everything. That makes it quite financially feasible."—Evan Baden, on his DIY book press.
Sci-Tech
The AI Revolution: An Interview with Boris Eldagsen on Winning (and Refusing) the Sony World Photography Award
"I see the downsides of AI, I see the problems for democracies [...] but at the same time, as an artist taking this as a reality, it is something I just love doing."—Boris Eldagsen, in our interview on his winning (and refusing) a prize for his AI-generated art at the SWPA.
Inspiration
"He sounded like a man who had set fire to the country club because they never gave him a good enough reason for refusing his application. That’ll show them, with their in-jokes, with their stupidly perfect lawns."
- Zoe Williams on Nigel Farage, from Nigel Farage's victory speech was a triumph of poor taste and ugliness
- Zoe Williams on Nigel Farage, from Nigel Farage's victory speech was a triumph of poor taste and ugliness