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2019John Angerson's photographic journey sheds light on modern England and its social issues
2019
Motion
2016Billy Lumby recreates King Lear in a care home in gripping short film for British Council
2016
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2019As Migrant Journal comes to an end, it will continue to remind us: migration is integral to our existence
2019
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2012Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset: Powerless Structures, Fig. 101
2012
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2020“I’m painting women into a space of fairness, equity and freedom”: Introducing the work of Sungi Mlengeya
2020
Poster
2009Find the range of your patriotism2
2009
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2013Photography: Hilarious and sometimes hard-hitting work here from Jen Osborne
2013
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2012Terrific blog celebrates the supreme awkwardness of the Missed High Five
2012
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2021Artist Hannah Ward is tackling censorship with her Hama bead nudes
2021
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2018“I’ve tried to prove that being a woman doesn’t mean weakness”: Fatemeh Behboudi on photographing Iran
2018
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2017Photographer Marco Argüello questions the “visual vomit” of influencer culture in his series Chroma
2017
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2020In response to the crisis, seven creatives draw rainbows to signify “this storm will pass”
2020
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2019Zhong Lin's new series explores bullying and unity through a shoot with big hair
2019
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2019Romain Roucoules artistically comments on the environment, social media and politics – with food
2019
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2015Capturing the selfie stick epidemic is photographer Alexander Short
2015
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2018Buck Ellison’s staged images examine whiteness and inequality in America
2018
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2018Karen Lederer's paintings reference everything from pets to politics
2018
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2017Artist Joseph Sweeney clutches at a quickly fading quintessential Britain
2017
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2016Review of the Year 2016: photographer Martin Parr
2016
Poster
2026The Chain Gang
2026
Poster
2012Scum of earth poster 01
2012
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2018Butts, bums and booty: Melani de Luca explores the omnipresence of bums in the media (NSFW)
2018
Poster
2021Communist Party of Germany poster from the plebiscite on indemnity of the German princes in 1926
2021
Poster
2026Tadeusz Trepkowski Dusze czarnych
2026
Poster
2014The Drunkard poster
2014
Poster
2015Designer Pol Pintó questions capitalism in his series of striking typographic posters
2015
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2021Reinventing the masculine discourse with photographer William Lakin
2021
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2019Amanda Baldwin translates everyday objects into fine art reflections of society
2019
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2016Social housing on the brink of demolition, as painted by visual artist Michael Cox
2016
Motion
2026Leo Flügler’s whispery graphite comic tells the story of a female boxer struggling against sexism
2026
Poster
1923Affiche voor noodlijdende kunstenaars en musici
1923
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2016Casper Balslev shows ballerinas wielding AK-47s in his ad for the Royal Danish Theatre
2016
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2022Sabb Adams’ tender portrait series celebrates Black fatherhood
2022
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2020Tristan Bejawn sensitively explores the inaccurately conflated relationship between youth violence and UK drill
2020
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2023Amrit Randhawa on using graphic design for social causes and commentary
2023
Poster
2011Rivera Mural Palacio Nacional Mexico from Conquer to Present Detail Canon
2011
Poster
2020Antireligious poster-21.8x17.8-paper-linography
2020
Identity
2023Logo-HateAid
2023
Poster
2009Bolchevisme vs fascisme (propaganda poster)
2009
Poster
2013Études prises dans le bas peuple ou les Cris de Paris - L’Afficheur
2013
Poster
2026Poster - A Little Brother of the Rich (1919)
2026
Poster
2023Uncle Sam Crucifixion circular
2023
Poster
2024BKA poster - Stephan Balliet, massacre in Halle
2024
Poster
2006Jim Crow
2006
Poster
2016Co mi zrobisz jak mnie zlapiesz – poster (Polish film, 1978)
2016
Poster
20211920. Попы помогают капиталу и мешают рабочему. Прочь с дороги!
2021
Poster
2020I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932 poster)
2020
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2019Stefanie Gutheil uses oil paintings to explore the masks we wear to fit in
2019
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2017Design, Revolt, Rainbow: the pioneering work of graphic designer Willy Fleckhaus
2017
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2019Louisa Stickelbruck on the ever-thorny subject of representation in photography
2019
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2012Marion Lefebvre: Nous Autres
2012
Brand
2019Tables Turned
2019
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2014Marc Shoul photographs Johannesburg domestics walking their employers' dogs
2014
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2019JA Mortram’s Small Town Inertia is a deeply human portrait of the cost of austerity
2019
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2013Photography: Mitch Payne explores sterilisation through new in-camera series
2013
Brand
2013Dictator Wine Labels
2013
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2014Eight Inc. produce a plug-in that removes the word cancer from the internet
2014
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2012Canary Warf Screen: Karen Mirza & Brad Butler
2012
Brand
2023Piss of Mind
2023
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2018Rhea Dillon explores black existence and politics in her art as a “means of bringing about change”
2018
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2012Studio Audience – Series Two, Episode Two with Full Secs, hate mail and art crimes
2012
Motion
2017“Where’s my community?”: Skin Deep and POC on the need for diversity in the film industry
2017
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2016Jargon is linguistic cocaine: don’t do it
2016
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2019Bail bonds and trade shows: Steph Foster explores the US prison-industrial complex
2019
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2011René Castillo: Hasta Los Huesos
2011
Motion
2015Mr Bingo launches new Hate Mail project with a magnificent rap video
2015
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2023How Suzy Chan weaves social commentary into her maximalist graphic design
2023
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2010Jacob Holdt
2010
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2021Ramona Jingru Wang asks: “Does the appearance of Asian bodies in an image make it inherently political?”
2021
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2022Rex Southwick’s paintings reveal the “invisible workforce” that build our most desirable homes
2022
Motion
2021Dakarai Akil’s Afrofuturist collages stem from always “having a thing” for monster and sci-fi films
2021
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2018A chat with the Orwellian mastermind in charge of the UK town known as Scarfolk
2018
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2023“A legendary woman warrior”: Augustina Wang on healing through art
2023
Brand
2023Zero Big Macs to Give
2023
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2018Seth Bogart uses ceramics to recreate a brilliant but dysfunctional sex shop
2018
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2017Alex Paulus’ humorous paintings reflect failure, denial and perseverance
2017
Publication
2021OK Mag questions what’s next after a year of chaos and upheaval?
2021
Photograph
1936¿Que Fais-Tu Pour Empêcher Cela?
1936
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2020Okocha Obasi is a designer aiming to “uncover truth, individuality and question the status quo”
2020
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2017Scott Sheffield examines tourism in the small towns surrounding America’s National Parks
2017
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2026Where have all the flowers gone? The new dawn of Corita Kent
2026
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2017Photographer Fabrice Monteiro's fear-inducing prophecy of west Africa's future
2017
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2017Patricia Renne’ Thomas’ paintings critique black exploitation
2017
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2019Sasha Arutyunova shoots “a microcosm of American inequality” at the racecourse
2019
Poster
Stop this! — British Conservative Party poster
Brand
2023Alcoholic Vodka: Do Not Drink
2023
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2015Marco Kesseler records social and political chaos and calm
2015
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2014Opinion: Can the yakuza learn from large corporations and rebrand themselves overnight?
2014
Typeface
2021Marie Boulanger’s type design practice balances hypersensitivity and analytical thinking
2021
Poster
2011Descent of the Modernists, E. J. Pace, Christian Cartoons, 1922
2011
Poster
1932Strong hand saves the country — German poster
1932
Motion
2019Filmmaker and writer Pedro Neves Marques merges biopolitics with sexual politics
2019
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2021“The beauty of humour is that it breaks our expectations of certain circumstances”: Lily Kong brings the funny to illustration
2021
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2016“People think of my work as ‘quirky’ but I just document groups”: Neal Slavin’s 40 years of mass portraiture
2016
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2023Freddie Miller’s The District reframes perceptions of drill artists and Deptford’s Pepys estate
2023
Motion
2016Victoria Vincent’s animation captures the tragic pitfalls of online dating
2016
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2018Illustrator Hector de la Vallée’s Bungalow zine warns against insatiable greed
2018
Motion
2020Introducing the animated astute observations of Nata Metlukh and her latest film of awkward encounters
2020
Brand
2025Boys will be Boys… for a Fee
2025
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2015Should ad agencies commandeer symbols of protest?
2015
Motion
2016Cindy Yang’s poignant animation questions the routine and mundanity of life
2016
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2019Photographer Justin Carter is constantly questioning the world around him
2019
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2024Coco Capitán, Genie Espinosa, Greg Bunbury: Tickets now available for June’s Nicer Tuesdays!
2024
Typeface
2019Typeface Redaction charts the history and abuses of the US criminal justice system
2019
Poster
1911Pyramid of Capitalist System — American poster
1911
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2019Caricom examines football and fan culture through the lens of the black experience
2019
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2017Xaviera Altena’s work adapts 90s pop references and vibrant hues to explore modern day issues
2017
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2013Beautifully iconic objects of protest from the charming Marco Monterzino
2013
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2012Steven Brahms asks his neighbours to pose with guns in his new project
2012
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2019Your Ass Sucks Buttermilk! Violet Luczak mixes graphic design and painting to take on the dairy industry
2019
Brand
2020Social Distance Logos
2020
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2018Sole Satana and José Valiente's shots of Pork Week are a timely critique of the meat industry
2018
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2021How not to go back to normal
2021
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2020Who made the objects in your house? Ivy Li explores the vernacular visual language of Chinese migrant workers
2020
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2017Derek Man photographs the social housing tension in his native home, Hong Kong
2017
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2022Photographer Johnny Man views the world through a perceptive, sociological lens
2022
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2013Nicer Tuesdays: This month's event explores the world of satire - join us!
2013
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2022Kavi Pujara’s thoughtful photo series This Golden Mile challenges anti-immigrant sentiment
2022
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2013Graphic Design: Elana Schlenker ties together two creatives' takes on Egypt's uprising
2013
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2023Inspiring conversations around womanhood, societal norms and sexuality with Keerthana Kunnath
2023
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2017James Carbutt tackles the stigma surrounding losing your virginity
2017
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2010Bad Things That Could Happen
2010
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2017Raine Allen Miller’s latest ad shows kids experiencing the “side effects” of tech toys
2017
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2015Nice: Michael Crowe freestyles with a word once banned by his teacher
2015
Brand
2016Snask Gives North Korea Love
2016
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2022Sem Langendijk deals with the human repercussions of gentrification and displacement
2022
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2014Introducing: Glittery tampons and nipples on pizza! Introducing Chloe Wise
2014
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2020“You are never truly alone”: Tony Toscani draws from modern themes of tech, loneliness and anxiety
2020
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2016Eva O’Leary’s striking images tackle consumerism and masculinity
2016
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2018Multimedia artist Ilona Sagar examines our uneasy relationship to public healthcare
2018
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2022Isabella K. Losskarn's large-scale pastel drawings untangle the mess of gender representation in media
2022
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2021Yichin Chen creates a 50s fictional shopping catalogue confronting beauty norms
2021
Motion
2015Tearjerking animation explores our unhealthy relationship with technology
2015
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2018Ada Chen confronts Asian stereotypes through meme-inspired jewellery
2018
Publication
2018Laurence Stephens documents weary holiday-makers and stuffy museums in his book Bored Tourists
2018
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2018Photographer Eli Durst's series Pinnacle Realty challenges stereotypes of suburban America
2018
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2023In Dare and Darius Moreno’s doll universe issues of classism and elitism won’t go unheard
2023
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2019Who are the people with the power to design the system we live in? Digital artist Peter Burr investigates
2019
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2018Sean van den Steenhoven’s projects utilise voice as a design tool to make statements
2018
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2009Fabricated Corpse Rental
2009
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2018Photographer Rob Hornstra investigates: "How well do you know the person who lives next door?"
2018
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2016Brecht Vandenbroucke tackles society’s issues with imagination and humour
2016