20 January 2023 • Mark Westall
Artist Shahzia Sikander has created a major new work on the theme of justice for a multimedia exhibition, Havah… to breathe, air, life, in Madison Square Park, New York, and the nearby courthouse.
24 September 2020 • Mark Westall
For National Voter Registration Day Snap partnered with Mark Bradford on a new augmented reality Lens to encourage people to register to vote. Snap reaches more 13-24 year olds in the US than Facebook, Instagram and Messenger combined — and a majority are of voting age. In fact, of the 100 million Snapchatters in the U.S., 80% are 18+.
28 August 2020 • Mark Westall
In honour of the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington, Snap Inc. (the parent company of Snapchat) has teamed up with six Black artists to develop a series of “Raise Your Voice” augmented reality face lenses including masks, plus US Capitol Landmarker and Bitmoji apparel designs.
4 May 2020 • Mark Westall
Damien Hirst has collaborated with Snapchat on a new augmented reality experience that allows users to create their own versions of the artist’s celebrated Spin paintings using the Snapchat camera.
19 June 2019 • Mark Westall
Alex Israel x Snapchat is a unique collaboration between the Los Angeles-born artist and Snap. Invited to work with Snap’s advanced augmented reality (AR) team to expand upon his multi-disciplinary practice
17 June 2015 • Mark Westall
‘Pictures are being used for talking,’ says social app’s boss, as he tries to help people understand why children are taking ‘a zillion photos’
11 February 2015 • Staff
SNAPCHAT: not *just* for nudie pics.
