Articles

Archiving the Afropean Experience with Johny Pitts

In his latest exhibition 'Black Bricolage' at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris, Johny Pitts bears witness to Black experiences in Europe.

Selma Nouri in conversation with Johny Pitts

The Film Festival Defying Occupation

In conversation with LOVE, FiSahara’s Executive Director María Carrión reflects on film’s power to preserve culture.

Selma Nouri in conversation with María Carrión

The Devil Wears Gele, Part One

The Gele, a defining element of traditional women’s attire in Nigeria, is far more than a head wrap or decorative accessory...

Directed by Nolly Babes

The Devil Wears Gele

For Issue 26, LOVE commissioned Nollybabes to direct a bold reimagining of ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ set in Lagos.

Directed by Nollybabes

NOLLYWOOD

En route to the set of THE DEVIL WEARS GELE, LOVE's reimagining of 'The Devil Wears Prada', we trace back the evolution of Nigerian comedy

Words by Tilèwa Kazeem

Is Slopaganda the Latest Weapon of War?

In conversation with LOVE, the co-creators of POSTPOSTPOST discuss the rise of AI-generated slop as a tool of wartime propaganda.

Words Selma Nouri

Room With A View

Photographed by Charlie Engman

I'm Just A Girl

From cartoonish ball-kicking to eroticised surrender, Sabrina Carpenter and Lana el Ray offer two radically different responses to the same problem.

Words by Philippa Snow

Hidden in Plain Sight

For decades, JUANA MOLINA has resisted explanation, obscuring herself in plain sight, and following instinct wherever it leads.

Photographed by Francisco Canton

No Boys Allowed

Inspired by gravure idols - stars of a genre balancing innocence with soft sex appeal that flourished from the 1980s through the early 2000s - LOVE looks at Japan's answer to Playboy.

Photographed by Fish Zhang

Next in Line

These are the faces that LOVE is looking at right now

Photographed by Thue Nørgaard

LOVE Magazine presents RITUALS, a celebration of womanhood

We brought NINA and Cabaret Les Moches together to reclaim their rituals

Photographed by Alexandra Alvarez Garcia