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Working at the intersection of art and research, Sarah Newman explores how technology can teach us more about what it means to be human

root — Sat, 29 May 2021 09:50:00 +0000

Florida-born artist Sarah Newman grew up in a household that de-emphasized technology. “We didn’t have video games, cable television, or anything like that,” she says. Instead encouraged by her parents to go outside to play, and to make up her own games using her imagination, Newman became extremely inventive from a young age. “I went

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Exploring Soweto’s counterculture scene with Karabo Mooki

root — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 13:26:41 +0000

Having risen out of the need for more creative spaces for disenfranchised young people to express themselves, Soweto’s counterculture scene is the main source of inspiration for photographer Karabo Mooki. “I feel privileged to witness the beautiful chaos of these intersectional cultures thriving in spaces that have not been identified for Black identities to flourish,”

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Link List #161: FKA Twigs, the price of elephants, and omens of American decline

root — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:00:35 +0000

Link List #161: FKA Twigs, the price of elephants, and omens of American decline Hopefully you enjoyed the reads from this week’s Link List, but if you’ve still got an internet itch to scratch, you can find more here. Also, be sure to check out FvF Mixtapes for some tracks selected by our friends and

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FvF Mixtape #164: Martin Kohlstedt

root — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 13:52:59 +0000

“To me, music is about discourse, transformation, and reflection. In this sense my pieces are in constant flux.” Martin Kohlstedt is an experimental pianist based in Germany. His latest album, Recurrents, reinterprets tracks from his oeuvre through collaborations with contemporary artists such as the American violinist and singer Sudan Archives, whom Friends of Friends interviewed

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Link List #159: Art quizzes, online film catalogues, and post-corona architecture

root — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 13:53:08 +0000

Link List #159: Art quizzes, online film catalogues, and post-corona architecture Hopefully you enjoyed the reads from this week’s Link List, but if you’ve still got an internet itch to scratch, you can find more here. Also, be sure to check out FvF Mixtapes for some tracks selected by our friends and favorite artists, and

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Link List #158: Shakespearean plagues, dystopian television, and art in the age of anxiety

root — Fri, 15 May 2020 07:01:51 +0000

Link List #158: Shakespearean plagues, dystopian television, and art in the age of anxiety Hopefully you enjoyed the reads from this week’s Link List, but if you’ve still got an internet itch to scratch, you can find more here. Also, be sure to check out FvF Mixtapes for some tracks selected by our friends and

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FvF Mixtape #161: Funk Bast*rd

root — Tue, 12 May 2020 12:49:54 +0000

A renowned figure in Singapore’s club scene, Dean Chew has been an avid collector of vinyl from an early age. Since then, he has gone on to investigate the connections that can be drawn between different musical genres, a concept that is the driving force behind his label Darker Than Wax (DTW). We first featured

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Link List #157: Parasite, Pulitzers, and post-pandemic cities

root — Fri, 08 May 2020 07:01:56 +0000

Link List #157: Parasite, Pulitzers, and post-pandemic cities Hopefully you enjoyed the reads from this week’s Link List, but if you’ve still got an internet itch to scratch, you can find more here. Also, be sure to check out FvF Mixtapes for some tracks selected by our friends and favorite artists, and subscribe to our

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The global pandemic has propelled the fishing industry towards a more sustainable future

root — Tue, 05 May 2020 12:29:09 +0000

Commissioned by Vimeo as part of their series Stories in Place—which explores how the coronavirus has affected local businesses across the world—award-winning photographer and videographer Morgan Maassen’s latest short takes a deep dive into the world of his father, sea urchin diver Jeff Maassen. Based in California, Jeff works out of Santa Barbara harbor, selling

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FvF Link List #154: Podcasts for the pandemic, virtual museum tours, and the restorative power of nature

root — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 12:06:20 +0000

FvF Link List #154: Podcasts for the pandemic, virtual museum tours, and the restorative power of nature Hopefully you enjoyed the reads from this week’s Link List, but if you’ve still got an internet itch to scratch, you can find more here. Also, be sure to check out FvF Mixtapes for some tracks selected by

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