For Dazed, Emily Dinsdale checks out how artists are subverting our expectations of the naked body in art. From Zoom nude portraits to sculptures, these are the artworks “dismantling and re-framing the concept and meaning of the nude”.
- Words Notion Staff
Rated Reads is a new vertical sharing our pick of the best articles from around the web. This week: the unstoppable rise of horror podcasts, artists reframing the traditional nude, and more.
Why are we so addicted to horror podcasts? For The Guardian, James McMahon explores our affinity for ghost stories, murder investigations and more. “I’ve always found ghost stories to be much scarier in audio…The sound provokes your imagination. What we’re scared of as individuals is always going to be more frightening than what a special-effects department can come up with”, says Julian Simpson, creator of The Lovecraft Investigations, Radio 4’s episodic horror.
21 Brasilian photographers to have on your radar
Igi Ayedun, a Brasilian writer and editor, delves into the fashion photography scene in Brasil for i-D, which has blossomed in the past decade with the emergence of social media, and picks 21 photographers you need to know about.
“The doominess of the world makes it probably unsurprising that a drug with the potential to treat depression in a matter of minutes instead of months, with very little addictive potential or danger for overdose, has exploded in popularity over the past few years”, writes P.E. Moskowitz in elemental, a publication from Medium. In this article, he looks at the increasing popularity of ketamine over the past year.
Viola Davis and Family Star in “Black Americana,” a Photo Essay Directed by Regina King
Oscar, Globe and Emmy-winning actress, Viola Davis, her husband, Julius Tennon, and their daughter, Genesis, bring to life Regina King’s domestic tableau for W’s annual Directors Issue. The story trended on Twitter this week and it’s no wonder – the photos are both beautiful and intimate, and the photo essay is powerful.
Seaspiracy: The Netflix Documentary
The Seaspiracy documentary swept the internet this week as it exposed the harrowing realities of the global fishing industry. Challenging notions of sustainable fishing and showing how human actions cause widespread environmental destruction, it’s an absolute must-watch.