For the past four years, the designer has been building a hand-drawn, three-weight type family that pays homage to one of the most beloved players in Arsenal’s history: David Rocastle. It’s Nice That sits down with David and Arsenal Creative Studio lead Johnnie Campbell to get behind the scenes of the mammoth project. (It’s Nice That)
Notebooks at the Ready
Everything to see, do, eat and drink during Frieze Week. (Hero)
The New Generation of London Artists to Know
The new generation of artists in London is attracting the attention of the capital’s top collectors. This is the talent you need to know. (The Standard)
Al Diaz Is Reclaiming the Legacy of Samo©, the Graffiti Project He Created With Jean-Michel Basquiat
Everyone knows Basquiat, but it’s about time you know about his collaborator and Samo© co-creator: Al Diaz, AKA Bomb-One, an overshadowed artist who helped prove that graffiti was more than meets the eye. (It’s Nice That)
Arthur Jafa Is a Major Minor Artist
His New Museum retrospective offers a chance to make sense of a cultural shift. (Artnet)
Adam Pendleton on Black Dada and “Breaking the Rules” as His New Show Opens at Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum
The artist presents 11 paintings and eight large drawings – work that sits at the intersection of the avant-garde, abstraction and Blackness – in a new exhibition. (Wallpaper)
On Sex and the Black Gaze: Ajamu X and Quil Lemons in Conversation
To mark the publication of Quiladelphia, a monograph tracing ten years of his photographic practice, Quil Lemons speaks with pioneering British photographer Ajamu X to discuss Black masculinity, queer desire and the politics of representation. (AnOther)
Ambroise Degenne’s First Photo Book Is a Raw Coming-of-Age Diary in Paris
At 19, the photographer’s debut brings together friends, graffiti, travels and the fleeting moments that have shaped his life so far. (Dazed)
Interview: Borna Sammak
Talking Hot Topic and the war on terror. (John’s Music Blog)
Sex Ed #1 – Richard Prince (Sex Magazine)
The da-Zed Guide to the 90s
As the Tate Britain’s blockbuster exhibition The 90s: Art and Fashion, opens in London, Dazed co-founder Jefferson Hack offers a guide to the decade, drawing on his experience of editing the magazine during that creatively explosive era. (Dazed)
“We Danced Every Night and Hydrated With Vodka”: Why 1990s London Club Culture Was Better Than Today’s
A different club each day, countless chance encounters... and no social media. The 1990s really were better in the 1990s... (The Standard)
Photographer Mert Alas is known for creating iconic moments. First, for his work as half of legendary fashion photography duo Mert & Marcus. Second, for being the life and soul of the party. (Service95)
Where the New York Art World Eats
Here are 35 restos that art types enjoy – or should. (Artnet)
Blood ties and bone-deep ambition are fuelling Miles Cohen and Nick Harwood’s quest for stardom. (The FADER)
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The worlds of fashion and music are intimately connected. Here’s an inside look at how design houses and musicians work together to soundtrack runway shows. (Pigeons & Planes)
No Other Way
Taste is intuitive for London gal about town Alex Eagle regardless of scale. Each precious space, each curated piece emanates with an ease that is uniquely hers. (Family Style)
The London-based brand, started by two Americans, has become the most talked-about thing in menswear. (Highsnobiety)
The Enduring Legacy of Timberland (Mr Porter)
Talking Books With Tom Willis
The literary talk show might not be a genre often associated with being either fun or cool, but Tom Willis has done more than most to reenergise the literary world in London recently. (Drake’s)
The comedy-podcast boom is changing our idea of what it means to be funny. (New Yorker)
You Don’t Need a ‘Personal Brand’
You just need to build from the core. (Good Practice)
How did we become a generation of digital hoarders? What do we do now? (Girl Online)