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Welcome to Stop Scrolling, where each fortnight arts and culture writer Gilda Bruno will be bringing you a roundup of carefully curated exhibitions, art fairs and photo books to check out, as well as exclusive conversations with some of today's most exciting emerging artists.
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Performance art is magic, says Miles Greenberg
The New York-based artist examines the therapeutical function that his medium fulfils in his life for woo’s art column
Images of Indigenous Brazilians showing resistance
Photographer Fernanda Liberti's acclaimed series Dancing with the Tupinambá focuses on a community’s enduring fight to preserve their culture
The intoxicating power of queer, Black love in Sola Olulode’s latest exhibition
In her latest show, the artist captures the burning intensity of an early romance through a series of paintings imbued with joy, intimacy and affectio...
Melissa Schriek’s dynamic photos celebrate the magic of female friendship
In her new photo book 'ODE’,, the Dutch photographer documents the bonds uniting women beyond stereotypes
Carlos Idun-Tawiah’s striking photographs restore the Ghanaian utopia of his childhood
In his award-winning series ‘Sunday Special’, the Accra-based artist creates an ode to the rituals, places and people in his life
these subversive still life paintings interrogate femininity’s relationship to the domestic
Curator Bella Bonner-Evans walks us through STUDIO WEST’s latest art show ‘The Angel in the House’
Photos of Georgian youth using techno and activism to break free
The image-maker lenses young Georgians breaking away from the country’s Soviet influence through techno, politics and activism
Clifford Prince King on capturing the legacy of his queer, Black ancestors
As a new group show explores his archive of love and intimacy, the LA-based artist discusses his “euphoric” portrayals of gay Blackness
Why Martin Parr is the offbeat role model young UK photographers need
For woo's fortnightly arts column, Gilda Bruno meets the legendary image-maker to discuss his new Photo London show
Alfhild Külper’s fuzzy sculptures are an oasis of joy
The Swedish textile artist unpacks the meaning behind her impactful solo show ‘Call It Angel Earth’
these mesmerisingly surreal photos put the artist centre stage
TJ Boulting’s founder Hannah Watson talks the making of ‘Eye Body’, where performance and photography collide, for woo’s fortnightly culture column
Darryl Daley’s dream-like moving image is a spectacular ode to his Jamaican roots
The artist discusses his new solo show, ‘What You See Here / What You Hear Here’, for woo’s fortnightly culture column
Caroline Tompkins’ uncanny photos explore blurred boundaries of fear, pleasure and lust
The New York-based photographer takes us inside ‘Bedfellow’, her new book and exhibition, for woo’s fortnightly culture column
Johny Pitts’ photo book gave him the hope to face Britain's future
The Sheffield-born multidisciplinary creative retraces the journey behind his new monograph and exhibition for woo’s fortnightly culture column
The image-makers queering the lens this LGBT History Month
Woo columnist Gilda Bruno speaks to seven photographers exploring new ways of depicting intimacy, love and the body
Kristina Rozhkova’s whimsical, ethereal portraits of teenagers entering adulthood
The Russian artist unpacks her nostalgia-fuelled book and exhibition, ‘The Bliss Of Girlhood’, for woo’s fortnightly culture column
Sabiha Çimen’s free-spirited images of Turkish girlhood
We take a closer look at ‘Hafiz’, a new book exploring the reality of girls-only Turkish Qur’an education, for woo’s fortnightly culture column
Masculinity is under the microscope in this surreal photo series
Photographer Ziyu Wang explores his autobiographical project, ‘Go Get ’Em Boy’, for woo’s fortnightly culture column