Alexandra Diamond-Rivlin

Jan 24, 2025 | dazeddigital.com | Alexandra Diamond-Rivlin

Scratch underneath the surface of pounding bass and FKA twigs’ third album is a unflinching exploration of trauma The first time I listened to Eusexua, FKA twigs’ third record, I couldn’t stop crying. This was not the first time trance and techno music has made me well up. It might sound strange that a BPM of around 125 could elicit such a reaction, but if these beats are designed to push the body to its limit, then tears are a sign of that urgent emotional relief.

Jan 23, 2025 | dazeddigital.com | Alexandra Diamond-Rivlin

In Disappoint Me, the spectre of failed relationships looms large over London’s millennial women. Like her debut Bellies, Nicola Dinan’s sophomore novel studies the emotional impact of such a haunting – in particular, on Max, a trans woman whose notion of romance is defined almost entirely by its shortcomings. “I’ve lost many friends to heteronormativity in the last couple of years,” she laments at a party while surveying its guests for castaways.

Dec 30, 2024 | anothermag.com | Alexandra Diamond-Rivlin

Lead Image Photography is an instrument for looking at – and capturing – the subject, but what happens when the subject looks back? “I remember being punished as a child for staring”, wrote bell hooks while discussing the idea of female spectatorship, “Afraid to look, but fascinated by the gaze. There is power in looking”. If looking back contains the power to unsettle society, then its act suggests radical possibilities for queer photographers.

Oct 11, 2024 | whitehotmagazine.com | Alexandra Diamond-Rivlin

By ALEXANDRA DIAMOND-RIVLIN October 10, 2024 Memory is sensory: it can ring a bell or place the first letters of a name on the tip of the tongue. This interplay between sensation and materiality is the key ingredient of Marlene Smith’s solo exhibition, Ah, Sugar at Cubitt. Each piece is crafted from sugar in some form, from portraits printed onto bagasse fiber – a by-product of sugarcane processing – to sculptures made entirely of fondant icing.

Aug 7, 2024 | vashtimedia.com | Aron Keller |Martin Saps |Evan Robins |Alexandra Diamond-Rivlin

The Far Right — 6 min read The obvious thing to say is that it could be us. Homes and shops are being vandalised, places of worship are under siege, individuals are being attacked for their ethnic and religious appearance. Jews are familiar with all of these scenarios, either first-hand or from the stories of our parents and grandparents. The history of racist violence and the constant threat of its reemergence is a key part of our religious education.