Goth is back from the grave and now it is queerer, more diverse, and partying harder.

in the age of generative AI, the very nature of the artistic process is being transformed.

Starting with a simple pseudonym or a profile photo, we all have to decide how we present ourselves online.

In the immense digital ocean, a myriad of aesthetic movements flourish and cross-pollinate.

Whether plagiarism of homage, fan art is in keeping with artforms through the centuries.

Masha Borzunova meets a Russian deserter who tells how he went from being a war hero to an ostracised traitor of his country.

Tracks East plunges into Trump’s MAGA world where diversity is shunned and artistic freedom is challenged. 

They are Roma, rappers, and feminists, fighting male domination within their community and without through rap.

Unreal, hypersexualised, mutant bodies... In VRChat, desire is embodied in 3D, sex becomes a performance and fantasy a (virtual) reality. 

Afour-day festival out in the desert next to the dried-up Aral Sea, attracts locals and foreigners alike to this party in the desert.