Category: Arts & Culture
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Today, adidas launched ‘The Originals Creator Network’, an educational programme for emerging young creatives in London. The 12-month initiative will immerse participants in creative workshops led by industry experts, provide them with access to brand mentors and allow them to receive commissions to work on live Originals projects. Using the Originals Carnaby Street store as…
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Mo G intentionally pays homage to the African tradition of hair art and pushes it forward to reflect the image of Black women in 2022. Mo G offers Black women the ability to highlight the beauty of their natural hair for daily life and the runway. Her stunning work can be seen on Chicago’s up-and-coming…
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Ella Ezeike; the Nigerian-American photographer and director debuts her first short film ‘Bluebird’.
Where does true love live? This is the question that runs through my mind as I sit down with Ella Ezeike. Bluebird is a short poetic film that delves into the experience of the love and kinship that exists between a group of friends after the end of a romantic relationship. In the woes of…
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Words by Olisa Jr. The next few weeks, for the glamorous world of fashion, entails sublimely tailored dresses, chic designers, daringly beautiful runways, and much more to look forward to, and while you’re at it, GUAP has put together a list of art shows and exhibitions to feed your artistic soul. From seductively abstract colours…
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For anyone who frequents the local south-east London art scene, INxSANIxTY has become somewhat of a household name. From curating group exhibitions, to running community events – Sani is the Peckham-based contemporary artist building a legacy centred around art, heritage, culture and history. I first met Sani back in 2018 when a group of young…
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Last year we had the opportunity to try out Berlin’s famous and finest fitness export JOHN REED, taking advantage of their newly launched ‘three months free’ deal, when you sign up for a 1 year contract! On a mission to motivate Londoners to be more active in 2022, we had an absolute blast using their…
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GUAP speaks to photographer and filmmaker Amarachi Nwosu on her debut feature film; The Ones Who Keep Walking. Amarachi Nwosu is a photographer, filmmaker and director who over the years has lived and travelled all over the world to tell the stories of Black people across the diaspora. The young visionary who earned herself a spot…
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British Vogue’s February 2022 issue succeeded in representation but is representation always good when it exotifies and potentially dehumanises the community that it’s trying to “uplift”? British Vogue revealed their cover for their February 2022 issue, and it was met with celebration and criticism worldwide. The cover made history by being one of the first…
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We had the pleasure of being invited to the Red Bull Dance UK finals of #RedBullDanceYourStyle, an all-styles, one to one dance competition where dancers battle to a random selection of songs cutting across all genres from Afro-swing to Funk. Each track is played at random and whilst some dancers are lucky enough to get…
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Anna Pluskota interprets femininity and nature in her latest editorial, named Flowerland In the country of Poland, the imagery of women is often in the crux of the male gaze. From the hyper-sexual to the hyper-feminine, the image of women is more often misappropriated in the hands of white cis men. Photographers like Anna Pluskota,…