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Photographer Juuke Schoorl stretches the limits of skin

Photographer Juuke Schoorl stretches the limits of skin

Dutch photographer Juuke Schoorl explores the aesthetic potential that the human skin can hold. Her series ‘Rek’ (meaning ‘stretch’ in Dutch) uses materials that can be found around the house, such as duct tape and nylon fishing line, in order

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48 hours with Ron Jeremy

48 hours with Ron Jeremy

Despite being almost 60 years old, Ron Jeremy remains one of the most instantly recognizable faces in the adult entertainment industry. Recently Ron went to Sydney to promote a new rum that bears his name, so filmmakers Ingvar Kenne and

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In the Studio with Viktor & Rolf

In the Studio with Viktor & Rolf

NOWNESS has ventured into the studio of artistic duo Viktor & Rolf and brought back the video below. The duo has often been compared to Gilbert & George, and the association is never far away: they’re performance artists who chose

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Edouard Levé’s ‘Pornographie’

Edouard Levé’s ‘Pornographie’

This series called ‘Pornographie’ was created in 2002 by the late French writer, artist and photographer Édouard Levé. The series contains a range of typical porn scenes, with the difference that the protagonists are fully dressed.

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Watch The Trailer For the Edward Snowden Documentary ‘Citizenfour’

Watch The Trailer For the Edward Snowden Documentary ‘Citizenfour’

American director Laura Poitras has released the first trailer for ‘Citizenfour’, the documentary that entails her time reporting on the NSA scandal and whistleblower Edward Snowden. It’s a tension-fueled trailer setting the scene for what Poitras aimed to record. The

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This photographer had her identity stolen, so she took revenge

This photographer had her identity stolen, so she took revenge

In 2011, photographer Jessamyn Lovell was discussing a project at SF Camerawork, a gallery in San Francisco, when her wallet was stolen. The thief made a series of unauthorized purchases, leading to theft charges and a very upset Lovell. She

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A Body of Work by Polly Penrose

A Body of Work by Polly Penrose

Polly Penrose, a photographer based out of London, presents the on-going series ‘A Body of Work’ in which she explores her own changing body as it ages. Seven years ago, she started the project, documenting key moments in her life

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April Dauscha investigates mortality through lace

April Dauscha investigates mortality through lace

Artist April Dauscha investigates the ideas mourning, mortality and mortification through the human body. These intriguing works of art are created by wrapping her mouth, tongue or eyes in delicate lace patterns, exploring themes as communication, reconciliation and transformation through

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Artist Lilly McElroy throws herself at men

Artist Lilly McElroy throws herself at men

“I make work about the desire to form connections with others and how difficult it can sometimes be to actually do that. For the ‘I Throw Myself at Men’ series I was thinking about romantic connections and how awkward, painful,

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See how skateboarding company Isle translates memories to decks

See how skateboarding company Isle translates memories to decks

The Curiosities series by skateboarding company Isle might look like a plain set of shelves, but it’s far more than that. The British born brand had a set of custom shelves made, in the same dimensions of a regular board

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