A pop quiz with Takashi Murakami
This article is taken from the spring 2025 issue of Dazed. Buy a copy of the magazine here. Takashi Murakami’s painting “The 500 Arhats”, featuring a solar system, a cross-eyed…
How Balamii became the hub for London’s creative talent
As the pioneering south London radio station turns ten, founder James Browning looks back at ten landmark moments from its lifespan When Aniefiok Ekpoudom wrote his landmark chronology of rap…
We can’t look away from our split and severed selves
Body horror in The Substance18 Images There’s a scene early on in the film The Substance where Demi Moore’s character, Elisabeth Sparkle, splits down her spine to give birth to…
A brief history of artistic censorship in the US
Donald Trump’s wide-sweeping executive orders are impacting many areas of American life, including the art world. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), which distributes cultural funding in the US,…
Shon Faye: ‘Our fantasies of love are a form of addiction’
Shon Faye is the face that launched a thousand projections. Depending on what you want her to be, she is not just a writer but an influencer, an activist (a…
So you want to grow out your pubes?
The first thing I ever did with my pubic hair was shave it and this remained my only form of pubic hair grooming until my late twenties. Our generation grew…
The Ritsch sisters create photographs you’ll want to touch
Photographer sisters Anna and Maria Ritsch aim to make the kind of images you feel you could reach out and touch. Through their sensory, tactile approach, they invite us into…
Make introversion uncool again
Over the past few years, Gen Z has earned a reputation as “Generation Stay-at-Home”, “Generation Boring”, or “Generation Sensible”. There’s no smoke without fire, and the number of young people…
Do you have ADHD voice?
Our voices can reveal so much about us, from clues about class and geographical origins to our mood. But it turns out that our voices also carry complex cognitive patterns…
Bibliotherapy: Can reading help treat your depression?
Whether they’re turning to fiction to nurse a broken heart or seeking guidance on self-betterment from an inspiring memoir, people have sought solace in literature for centuries. Books can act…