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The naked billboard that shocked the establishment – and blazed a trail in the art world
By Vidya Saras
Guerrilla GirlsIt’s been 40 years since the controversial activist group Guerrilla Girls formed. Their most powerful campaign, the “naked poster”,…
Getty ImagesTwenty five years ago, the rapper provoked outrage with his third LP, which shot him to superstardom, and was…
Rebecca Laurence, Hugh Montgomery and Nicholas BarberThis year’s Cannes Film Festival finishes today – and from the hundreds of titles…
Courtesy of the Cannes Film FestivalAfter years of imprisonment and travel bans in his native Iran, Jafar Panahi returns to…
AlamyWhen Midnight Cowboy came out 56 years ago this week, it instantly upended Hollywood’s idea of a mainstream hit. A…
Alamy(Credit: Alamy)A new book How to Kill a Witch brings a dark period of history back to grisly life –…
Getty ImagesThere’s complex etiquette and a rich history behind the French film festival’s red-carpet ban of “naked” or “voluminous” dressing.…
Alina PyazokOne of the most controversial entries in the Eurovision song contest is Espresso Macchiato by Estonia’s Tommy Cash. It…
Alamy(Credit: Alamy)Published years before WW2, Sally Carson’s prescient novel captures the dawn of Nazi tyranny in a small German town…
Tyler Mitchell(Credit: Tyler Mitchell)This year’s Costume Institute spring exhibition and Met Gala are honouring black “dandy” style, and the tradition…