PleasureIssue 02

What Is Art?

Across centuries and continents, Tilly Lawless enters into a dialogue with Leo Tolstoy to revisit the timeless questions posed in his iconic essay ‘What is Art?’ Who gets to make art? Who gets to decide whether art is good? And how do artists make a living in an era where their craft is misunderstood, minimized, and downright ignored?

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PleasureIssue 02

Works of Art

The role of nail art extends beyond the aesthetic in the hands of a new legion of artists pushing the practice into fresh, therapeutic, realms. Kate Lancaster meets one of these trailblazers, and explores the unexpectedly intertwined history of nail art, feminism and pleasure.

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PleasureIssue 02

Girl on Film

Elfy Scott explores our inherent—or perhaps not-so-inherent—desire to perform online. Whose gaze is it when we’re wielding the cameras ourselves? And what impact does the selfie have on the self?

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