Activism

Bienal de Pensamiento 2026
Bienal de Pensamiento 2026
¿Qué hacemos con el presente?

Racismo, vivienda, ultraderecha, guerras, migración. Esta nueva edición pone el foco en aquello que ya está pasando y que no podemos seguir dejando para el futuro.

Parallel Society Lisbon 2026
Parallel Society Lisbon 2026
Hacking the System

This two-day festival brings together hacktivism, practical technology, and artists like Apparat or Kode9 to explore and reimagine society for the digital age.

Germán Gómez García
Germán Gómez García
Content Destroyer

The person behind #TelevisaLeaks, which exposed Mexico’s largest media conglomerate, talks to us about corruption and mental health, but also gets cheeky discussing OnlyFans and Madonna.

Concierto Act x Palestine
Concierto Act x Palestine
El arte como protesta

Bad Gyal, La Zowi y Morad toman el Palau Sant Jordi el 29 de enero de 2026. Un concierto-manifiesto histórico por la justicia y el fin de la ocupación. Entradas a la venta el 19 de diciembre.

Velvet Terrorism: Pussy Riot’s Russia
Velvet Terrorism: Pussy Riot’s Russia
Riot Is Always a Thing of Beauty

Activism, protesting, art, and feminism go hand in hand in the most comprehensive exhibition in Germany of the Russian punk collective to date. Here’s what you need to know.

Kiss Nuka
Kiss Nuka
Witches, Contradictions, Kineticism and Odes to Ravens

Entering spooky season, we met the artist, activist and producer behind “Witches Brew” EP, a four-track sonic journey exploring the healing powers of dance, protest, ancestry, magic and womanhood.

Activistas por la Vida
Activistas por la Vida
Valentía contra un mundo criminal

Esta muestra del fotógrafo Gervasio Sánchez enseña la labor de distintas mujeres latinoamericanas amenazadas de muerte por defender la sociedad y el medio.

Taysir Batniji
Taysir Batniji
Fundraising for Gaza

The Palestinian artist’s new book, “Disruptions,” conveys the horrors of the ongoing genocide through pixelated images of video calls with his family.

Berdache 2023
Berdache 2023
El género a través del arte

Si después del Pride te quedas con más ganas de celebrar y reivindicar la comunidad queer, te recomendamos ir a este festival en BCN del 25 al 28 de julio.

Sade, la libertad o el mal
Sade, la libertad o el mal
¿Era realmente tan sádico en su vida íntima?

El CCCB abre una cuestión vital con la exposición: ¿debemos ensalzar a alguien acusado de crímenes atroces? Tienes hasta el 15 de octubre para descubrirlo.

Eileen Kelly
Eileen Kelly
Prioritising frankness and compassion

The host of popular mental health podcast Going Mental discusses the intimacy of podcasting, working with Anna Weyent, and being a horrible influencer.

Galaxia La Perla
Galaxia La Perla
La voz de la escena ballroom

Comunidad y sanación, la importancia de que las personas trans y racializadas recuperen su voz para reivindicar sus cuerpos, vidas y experiencias.

Rayne Fisher-Quann
Rayne Fisher-Quann
The complexities of girlhood

“My eyes have always been bigger than my stomach” the writer tells us as we talk about her online content, cultural critiques, and upcoming projects.

Galaxxia
Galaxxia
La precariedad en la cultura

Precariedad e hipercompetitividad, ¿en qué punto se encuentra el sector cultural? Hablamos sobre los obstáculos que encontramos al iniciar un proyecto.

Nan Goldin
Nan Goldin
Despondency of substance abuse

The famous New York City-based photographer is displaying her new work, “Memory Lost,” at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Copenhagen until May 7th.

Sara Torres
Sara Torres
Los deseos marginales

Poeta y novelista. Sara Torres recibe el premio de los libreros y las libreras Javier Morote a mejor autora revelación 2022 por su novela “Lo que hay”.

Miz Cracker
Miz Cracker
The smallest chilli is the spiciest

On Sunday, March 26 we attended her show at Razzmatazz in Barcelona. Irreverence, booties and a chit-chat with one of the drag artists of the moment.

Atoq Wallpa Sua
Atoq Wallpa Sua
La imagen, la vida y la lucha

El compromiso con las luchas del pueblo de Perú y su documentación artística es el eje que vertebra la vida y obra de este fotógrafo y activista.

Jail Time Records
Jail Time Records
A view to freedom

Multi-disciplinary artist and photographer Dione Roach speaks on how music can recapture life in Cameroon’s Central Prison of Douala.

Corruption on Earth
Corruption on Earth
Woman, life, freedom

The one video everyone should see to understand the current revolution in Iran. Sarcasm and irony expose the absurdity and hypocrisy of the Islamic Regime.

Silvana Trevale
Silvana Trevale
Capturing the spirit of Venezuela

The Venezuelan photographer discusses her process, inspiration and the fortitude of her country's women, children, families and communities.

Festival of Queer Spanish Literature in London
Festival of Queer Spanish Literature in London
Rethinking identity and recreating our lost realities

The event celebrated its second edition with the current names of queer literature written in Spanish that took London as a safe space for a week.

Inferno
Inferno
Queer techno rave-cum-performance art platform

Welcome to London’s best club night. Step into the party providing a safe space for trans revolutionaries, queer techno goths, club kids and drag queens.

Alien
Alien
Beyond human

We talk to the queer artist about “Bodybuilders,” the colourful evolution of the United Kingdom’s club scene, and what makes every day a performance.

Corbin Shaw x Women's Aid
Corbin Shaw x Women's Aid
He’s coming home

While English football fans euphorically chant their favourite slogan ‘it’s coming home,’ victims of domestic abuse fear that ‘He’s coming home.’

Femme Forte
Femme Forte
Recasting femininity

In this series of photographs Sandra Seaton explores the female gaze, and is interested in representing both their masculine and feminine characteristics.

Char Ellesse
Char Ellesse
Towards an abandonment of binaries

Providing a voice to the marginalised: opening up the discussion of gender issues, sexuality, race and identity politics through online communities.

Daria Kolomiec
Daria Kolomiec
Fighting for Ukraine through music

Temporarily based in New York City, the DJ, activist and performer is spreading Ukrainian culture around the world and giving us hope for the future.

Ione Gamble
Ione Gamble
Taking up space

The editor-in-chief of the print zine Polyester and author of “Poor Little Sick Girls” talks to us about what it means to have faith in your own bad taste.

Felipe Romero Beltrán
Felipe Romero Beltrán
Tú sangras, yo sangro y ellos también lo harán

Si hay un artista que ha entendido la complejidad que subyace entre el cuerpo y su entorno, ese es Felipe Romero Beltrán. Y esta entrevista revela sus secretos.