What went down at the London Dyke Deck launch
When so much of queer life is discussed through politics and the negotiation of our right to exist, simply being able to play, laugh, and share a table together is necessary.
Art & Photography
Art and photography at The Cold Magazine. Exhibitions worth travelling for, archives worth reopening, and the artists and photographers changing how contemporary images are made and read.
As nationalism rises, so does Black art
Five years ago it felt like the white-supremification of the England flag only existed on the exterior of selected pubs.…
Le Salon des Refusés: outside the white cube
“I had a desire from early on to depict a girls’ nightlife scene – Caravaggio meets a 3am takeaway”, says…
How WHOLENEW.WORLD became the internet’s living SOPHIE archive
A rite of passage for any PC Music enthusiast, to have witnessed SOPHIE perform in her prime was truly something…
LIFENG LIAO’s artistry refuses definition, digital landscapes meet silken materials
True artistry is often defined by technical skill, creative vision, and the ability to authentically, and effectively connect with one’s…
You Don’t Want to Miss The Art Club Collective’s First Birthday Party
Happy Birthday is in order, and it's a big one.
Beck & Eggeling’s Latest Exhibition ‘Art from War to War’ explores displacement as a persisting rupture
The end of war exists not as a single endpoint to violence, but as a “persisting rupture in cultural memory.”…
Where Does the Escapist Mindset of The 61st Venice Biennale lead us?
Intending at first, to report fresh from the preview of the 61st Venice Biennale, the mission quickly revealed itself to…
Dandy Day’s New Exhibition Explores Mourning, Childhood and WWE
Dandy Day became interested in wrestling because she had to.
Desirée Explore Bodily Alienation
Desirée Tintori (DESIRA) is an Italian contemporary artist working across music, performance, film, and installation.
The Hijabi Archives: Unpacking Western Narratives
Salma Bensalim on the hijab: how it is embraced, worn and experimented with amongst women from different Muslim backgrounds.
Aya Shalkar is the artist reclaiming Kazakh womanhood
“Kazakh women were fierce warriors”: away from the Western gaze that reduced Central Asia to a buffer zone, a reclamation…
Five Exhibitions To See During Paris Men’s Fashion Week, Surrealism To WWII
Men’s Fashion Week returns to Paris next week with a final calendar featuring Saint Laurent, SSSTEIN, Celine, Rick Owens, Camiel…
