Jean Jullien’s “La Plage”

The French artist's cheeky look at beach culture in a London solo show

Skilled in a sundry of creative practices, multi-talented French artist Jean Jullien is perhaps best known for his work in graphic design, which he studied at both Central Saint Martins and the Royal College of Art. Since moving to London eight years ago, he’s been busy building up an extensive portfolio of commercial and personal work, which is often bound by simplified silhouettes, a modest …

Dealers

Writer Peter Madsen introduces the many anonymous faces of NYC's drug underworld

After losing his writing job in NYC, Peter Madsen turned to something more physical—he became a bike messenger. Few professions give greater insight into what makes a city tick; by way of bicycle, Madsen learned the ins and outs of neighborhoods across all boroughs, interacting with people of all walks of life. From this profound experience he was inspired to create the street interview-based website …

Conventional Wisdom: Fetish Con

Photographer Arthur Drooker shares an inside look at S&M in his series on convention attendees

Where photographer Arthur Drooker has gone, we’ve followed. We were in awe of the openly eccentric and colorful BronyCon, but his latest venture into the world of convention attendees delivers an entirely different wow factor. This next stop—en route to a photo book titled “Conventional Wisdom“—takes the deeply personal and ties it down, smack dab in the spotlight. Welcome to Fetish Con, a place for …