Frida Kahlo: Making Herself Up June 16th - November 4th, 2018 Victoria and Albert Museum: Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL In 2018, Frida Kahlo remains a bonafide icon. Though Kahlo's paintings are enduring masterpieces that critics continue to praise, it's the woman herself who has garnered the public's attention in recent years. A disabled feminist who…
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There’s something about Hollywood and dying young that seem to go hand-in-hand. Just take River Phoenix, Marilyn Monroe and Brandon Lee—each star's premature passing turned them into tragic icons. Rather than growing old and fading away, ill-fated stars stay young and beautiful forever. The more mysterious and untimely a celebrity's passing, the more attention it…
Feminist Avant-Garde of the 1970s The Photographers' Gallery 16 - 18 Ramillies St, London W1F 7LW October 7, 2016 - January 29, 2017 For women, the last few months have been exhausting. There is now a man in the White House who has not only been accused of sexual assault, but who actually brags about…
Donald Trump has been called many things during his gradual rise to political power: businessman, television personality, and now president-elect. But one teen is reminding people exactly who they voted for in this year’s election. Despite saying some spectacularly awful things about women in the past – including comparing women to dogs and seemingly advocating…
It’s been over a hundred years since Annette Kellerman was arrested for her choice of swimwear, and sadly not much has changed. In 1907 the vaudeville star and professional swimmer caused outrage with her ‘revealing’ attire on Revere beach in Boston. She was wearing a one-piece, short style bathing suit that ended just above her…
High heels – they’re one of the world’s great dividers. Yes, they look good, but any woman who has had to wear them for a long period of time (or short, for that matter) knows how uncomfortable they can be. Despite this, in supposedly developed countries like the UK and Canada, it’s legal for companies…
Over 50 years since her passing, Marilyn Monroe is still a cultural icon. Famous for her red lips, seductive hips and bubbly personality, the girl born Norma-Jeane Mortensen on June 1st 1926 would grow up to become one of history’s most iconic sex symbols. Along with fellow pop culture icons John Lennon and Audrey Hepburn,…
As by now you’ll have surely heard, this week we lost David Bowie, one of music’s ultimate legends. The singer-songwriter and gifted showman died on Sunday after secretly battling cancer for 18-months, plunging the world into widespread mourning. Passing away only two days after his 69th birthday, Bowie’s death was announced in the way of…