Josie Thaddeus-Johns
Contributor
Scene Reports
Berlin’s Porn Scene Is Open, Experimental, and Endlessly Fun
Cheap rent and sex-positive laws have attracted adult filmmakers from around the world to the German capital.
Josie Thaddeus-Johns
5.14.19
Art
A South African Artist Made an Ex-President’s Rape Trial into Art
At the Berlin Biennale, Dineo Seshee Bopape turned the drip-drip-drip of oppressive systems into powerful films and installations.
Josie Thaddeus-Johns
7.10.18
art fairs
Free Orgasms, Neon Lights, and Pepto-Bismol at the Korean Pavilion
What defines Korean art anyway? The country’s Venice Biennale pavilion wants to know.
Josie Thaddeus-Johns
6.13.17
Venice Biennale
A Modern-day Pinocchio Takes on Rape Culture and Fake News
A deconsecrated church in Venice plays host to “Spite Your Face” by Rachel Maclean.
Josie Thaddeus-Johns
5.25.17
Animation
The Lost 80s Feminist Animation You've Never Seen
In Thatcher-era Britain, Joanna Quin decided film needed more male strippers and female protagonists. The result was 'Girls Night Out.'
Josie Thaddeus-Johns
4.29.17
Politics
Photos from the Debaucherous, Alternative Gala Protesting Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump was visiting Berlin for a women's rights summit, and she didn't just get booed inside the conference hall. We joined protesters as they held their own anti-Ivanka soirée.
Josie Thaddeus-Johns
4.27.17
Collage
Kirsten Stolle Edits Vintage Monsanto Ads to Show the Company's Dicey Past
These collages made from vintage chemical ads are not what they seem.
Josie Thaddeus-Johns
3.11.17
Creators
We Asked This Artist Why He's Trapping Himself in a 13-Ton Boulder for a Week
Abraham Poincheval will remain inside a human-shaped cavity for seven days straight.
Josie Thaddeus-Johns
2.23.17
Endurance Art
We Asked This Artist Why He's Trapping Himself in a 13-Ton Boulder For a Week
Abraham Poincheval will remain inside a human-shaped cavity for seven days straight.
Josie Thaddeus-Johns
2.23.17
Machinima
This 'GTA V' Short About Friendship Premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival
A chat with the director of 'Martin Pleure,' a short movie made with 'Grand Theft Auto V.'
Josie Thaddeus-Johns
2.21.17
Art
In Poland, the Art of Confession Gets Personal
Artists use their own stories to create more universal visibility in 'Ministry of Internal Affairs. Intimacy as Text.'
Josie Thaddeus-Johns
2.14.17
Film
Meet the People Living as "Muxe," Mexico’s Third Gender
Filmmaker Ivan Olita documents the non-binary gender norms in of the rural community of Juchitan.
Josie Thaddeus-Johns
1.22.17
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