Given that Layo skipped her graduation to attend a dance job, it's fair to say to say that her passion for dance is her number one priority.
Reform The Funk is an independent cultural platform created in a bid to challenge the status quo by promoting thought-provoking and emotive art.
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Talking Culture, Art and Mixed Identity with Photographer Ejatu Shaw.
Artist Ejatu Shaw is using photography to explore the elements that define her existence and construct her identity.
SPACE x LAUNCH
In October, Reform The Funk held it’s very first exhibition, Space, a celebration and showcase of Black Art.
Nnedi Okorafor: Redefining the Science Fiction and Fantasy Genre.
Nnedi is a first generation Nigerian-American and rightfully uses her roots to influence her work. Being a University Professor, a PHD holder and having various novels/comics under her belt, it is great to see African imagery within a very white dominated genre.
Cartèlea and Honour are Black Girls Who Rock.
Cartèlea and Honour are black girls who rock. Based in London and working as a model and artist, respectively, they speak to Reform The Funk about their style, dreams and walking in faith.
Stephanie Kane The Painter.
Attending a top class art college or university is the holy grail for many aspiring artists but Stephanie Kane decided to go her own way and manifest opportunities within her industry for herself.
The Importance of Ava DuVenay in Hollywood.
Born in Long Beach California in 1972, Ava is the director behind, Selma, the 13th Documentary and TV series Queen Sugar; amongst many others. The UCLA graduate made her directional debut with the highly acclaimed hip hop documentary ‘This Is The Life’, Ava DuVernay knew she “just wanted to make films”.
Editorial: MOPESOLA
Photographer Derrick Kakembo and Director Jasper Cable-Alexander present new editorial and experimental fashion film 'Mopesola' for Reform The Funk.
Kei Maye: Exploring Life With Art.
Kei Maye's work is modern and has a focus on real life situations with a light humour– especially with the harsh realities of millennial life.
TED x UCL Women
Since 2013, Tedx has partnered up with UCL (University College London), to host TedxUCLWomen. This is a movement celebrating the women of UCL and the wider community while looking at the barriers preventing women and girls worldwide from achieving their full potential.
Joe Fox
For rising star Joe Fox his chosen method is to seek solace in the big city.
Samuel Ross: Challenging Social Systems through A-COLD-WALL.
Samuel Ross has created a signature for himself through his urban luxury clothing brand, A-COLD WALL*.
‘Rainbow Girls’ – The Defiant Lesbian Community of South Africa
Julia Gunther’s photographic documentary series Rainbow Girls takes us to South Africa, where she explores the oppression experienced by lesbian women in the townships of Gugulethu and Khayelitsha.
Mthuthuzeli The Dancer.
We caught up with African ballet dancer Mthuthuzeli November. Ballet is changing and Mthuthuzeli is excited at changes within the art form.
Yumna Al-Arashi – An Intimate Portrayal of the Hammam
Yumna Al-Arashi is a female photographer resculpting the parameters of understanding that surround modern Muslim women with her latest project entitled “Shedding Skin”.
Sophia Thakur The Poet.
We’re all artists at heart and at one time or another it’s likely we’ve used either writing, music, art or dance as a form of self-expression. One rising artist taking her writing to the next level is poet Sophia Thakur.
The Misrepresentation in K-Pop.
Over the last ten years, K-pop has distinguished itself by appropriating enticing elements of rap, Hip-hop, jazz, and rock; all genres which emerged and was created by black musicians.
The Best Hairstyles At This Year’s Afropunk.
Festival hair. According to Google images, the trendiest hairstyles for festival flair include glitter partings, space buns and a boho braid or two. However, if you attend Afropunk you will find that the trendiest hairstyles are not those typically found in a festival lookbook.
Black Women Rocked at Afropunk.
Afropunk. The one and only annual arts festival that embraces and celebrates black culture and is undoubtedly made for us, by us (FUBU baby). By it’s own definition, it represents spirit and heritage, blackness and rebellion. This is felt not only by the art that is provided, but also by the people who attend.
Dancer turned director, Rémi Laudat, on his unconventional journey into film and a fascination with “beauty” that sets him apart
Rémi Laudat, stepping outside the traditional framework