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To build a zoo

Originally built in 1838, Amsterdam Zoo had become grey and depressing and outdated, and that's where creative director Haig Balian stepped in. His abstract promotion campaign for the zoo dodged all expectations, and gave the place a new lease of life...

An odyssey through Eritrea

Award-winning journalist Allyn Gaestel spends two weeks in Eritrea, exploring the country's troubled history and immersing herself in its rich and eclectic music scene, resulting in a story filled with wonder, beauty and human connection...

A new species

Theo Jansen has been making new lifeforms out of PVC for over 30 years, but he doesn't see himself as their designer. His beasts beasts walk, turn and even evolve all on their own...

Not like the movie

Moroccan photographer Yoriyas takes pictures of his beloved Casablanca in an attempt to show its real identity, not the one Hollywood gave it...

Art behind bars

In our film about his life, Mr Wash. explained how he used his 21 years behind bars to express himself through art...

Hybrid Societies

Raquel van Haver’s massive paintings are inspired by her trips around the world, from Zimbabwe to Spain, and they explore life’s beautiful chaos...

Yes, but why? Zanele Muholi
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Yes, but why? Olafur Eliasson
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Yes, but why? Lubaina Himid
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Yes, but why? Keith Haring
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Yes, but why? Yayoi Kusama
Bite-size guides to brilliant artists

    Film

    Some films we made

    Elisabeth Sutherland

    Dancer Elisabeth Sutherland channels her Ghanaian heritage through art
    Bon Iver

    Get insight into Bon Iver's creative process
    FKA twigs

    An intimate behind-the-scenes look at FKA twigs' Cellophane video
    Various Artists

    The women fighting the misogyny of Samba
    Deirdre O' Callaghan

    Exploring how music matters to LA’s homeless community
    John Legend

    Celebrating the activists turning words into action
    Mr Wash

    A film about art, prison and second chances
    Carlín Díaz

    Every brain has its universe

      Music

      Some stuff about music

      More Music

      Jenny Hval's creative's journey

      The musician and writer on her ultimate and uncompromising search for truth in her artistry...

      The 70-year-old techno DJ

      Robot Bennett is just getting started. Here, he talks apartheid, techno and spirituality...

      When Solange gets home

      Take a behind the scenes look at When I Get Home by Solange Knowles, and experience the making of the stunning visual album...

      Breaking The Circle

      Samba is a staple of the Brazilian cultural landscape, but there has never been a space in the scene for the country’s women. Tobias Nathan captures the climate as this begins to change...

      In conversation with the man who draws Gorillaz

      Jamie Hewlett is the visual mind behind the word's most famous animated band. Here's why he loves pine trees, hates computers and won't talk to his hero in his local cafe...

      On the road with King Krule

      The south London singer collaborates with amazing visual talent on his videos. As part of a three-part series, he talks going on tour and getting drunk on a plane with filmmaker Charlotte Patmore...

      Work in Progress Creative soulmates Björk and Jesse Kanda explain why they work together so well

      Work in Progress Artist Lykke Li on how past, present and future come together in her music

      Work in Progress The high-energy creative chaos that drives hip-hop collective 88rising

        Art

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        Eloisa Iturbe

        Sun, circles and other shapes - Eloisa's abstract compositions
        Edel Rodriguez

        Edel Rodriguez paints the Cuban town and people that made him
        Max Leiva

        Sculptor Max Leiva on how he took his time to find his calling
        Moshtari Hilal

        Black ink pen drawings encouraging people to love their facial features
        José Morbán

        José Morbán paints important moments from his country’s past
        Johanna Goodman

        Johanna Goodman’s collage creations are wonderfully weird
        Raquel van Haver

        Vast, textured paintings depicting lesser-seen societies
        Caroline Walker

        Quiet moments captured on walks through the city
        Helen Zughaib

        Helen Zughaib’s vibrant work depicts the struggles of refugees
        Emmanuelle Moureaux

        Immersive installations inspired by the Japanese art of shōji

        Tanlume Enyatseng

        From Botswana, a digital artist whose work defies description

        Quintessenz

        The German duo are here to play with what's real and what's digital

        World Press Photo Jasper Doest's joyful series on Bob, the Caribbean pet flamingo

        World Press Photo Nadia Shira Cohen captures the farming dispute between two communities in Mexico

        World Press Photo Olivia Harris shows two sides to the story in her series on Ireland's evolving abortion laws

        World Press Photo Heba Khamis documents male prostitutes in Berlin's Tiergarten park

          Illustration

          Some stuff about illustration

          More illustration

          Building the future

          In her graphic novel Square Eyes, Anna Mill creates a futuristic, dystopian world from scratch...

          “It’s something all artists know”

          The multi-talented Rui Tenreiro on art, comics and fear of failure

          Liza Donnelly sees things you don’t

          The New Yorker cartoonist talks about technology and how it’s changed the way she works...

          The Hilda creator, interviewed by a superfan (10)

          Luke Pearson's comic creation Hilda has been a massive global hit. Now with her own Netflix series, we sent a ten-year-old fan to dig into Luke's mind and work.

          We all want to live in Manshen Lo's world

          Born in China but now living and working in London, the image-maker has a knack for making quiet work that stays long in the memory.

          Simple street scenes that come to life

          Australian illustrator Erin Nicholls fell hard and fast for Japan and its culture. This beautiful series captures that infatuation.

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            Photography

            Some stuff about photography

            More Photography
            Tomas Ayuso

            The journey to freedom of displaced tribes in Colombia
            Yassine Alaoui Ismaili

            Capturing the real Casablanca
            Caleb Stein

            An intimate look at the small town of Poughkeepsie
            Fernanda Frazão

            Diving into Brazilian cruise culture
            Tyler Mitchell

            To convey black beauty is an act of justice
            Antal Bánhegyesy

            A swarm of orthodox churches takes over Romania
            Mathias Svold & Ulrik Hasemann

            Stories from the Danish coastline told by two photographers who work as one

            Mandy Barker

            The plastic pollution clogging up our seas captured at a terrible scale
            Siân Davey

            Amazingly intimate family portraits from the British photographer

            David Uzochukwu

            A shower of sparks emanates from him
            Anna Boyiazis

            The uplifting story of the swimming women of Zanzibar
            Gem Fletcher & Ken Hermann

            High-octane entertainment in India, shot without cliches

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