Yaya Azariah Clarke

Yaya (they/them) joined It’s Nice That as an editorial assistant in June 2023 and became a staff writer in November of the same year. With a particular interest in Black visual culture, they have previously written for publications such as WePresent, alongside work as a researcher and facilitator for Barbican and Dulwich Picture Gallery.

Yaya’s top picks

A selection of Yaya’s favourite articles from the past few months

Abdou Cissé’s Festival of Slaps plays on our tendency to associate Black mothers with corporal punishment

13 February 2024

In Xavier Scott Marshall’s black-and-white imagery his family and friends play religious figures throughout colonial history

6 February 2024

Barbara Kruger’s exhibition at The Serpentine brings the artist’s legacy right up to date

2 February 2024

The life cycle of tro tro buses: Caleb Kwarteng Prah fuses portraiture with Ghana’s popular transport

25 January 2024

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The Boring Phone from Heineken x Bodega taps into Y2K trends and the ‘dumb phone’ market

3 days ago

Do you see what he sees? Enle Li’s animations show how subjective our experience of nature really is

3 days ago

Celebrities Kissing Themselves shows us just what AI and celebrity have in common – imperfection

4 days ago

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Nature is an artist! Inside AKQA’s design for mammoth Spotify and UN project, Sounds Right

5 days ago

Jesús López rebrands a boutique Mexican hotel to reflect its local history and landscape

5 days ago

Inside the identity for cancer-treatment friendly cosmetics brand, Moksi

8 days ago

Raúl Cañibano is not a surrealist but rather a “documentarian with my own vision”

15 days ago

Think your studio or agency has the best creative culture? Apply for the new Top Creative Companies Awards

9 April 2024

The identity for the New York Times’ staff conference balances motion and legibility

8 April 2024

This animated structure is made from wood and paper, and powered by sand

2 April 2024

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Marc Padeu’s Le baptême de Roxane is a painted play highlighting the impacts of religious imagery

2 April 2024

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Alice in Wonderland but make it Khruangbin: Inside the video for the band’s single May Ninth

27 March 2024

“I consider each brand to be its own universe”: Pao Bassol on her world of fun conceptual illustration

26 March 2024

Polytechnic’s publication design for Hospital Rooms amplifies its impact on mental healthcare through art

25 March 2024

Add a Little Chilli: Inside the film and design for Bukayo Saka’s new Nando’s sauce

19 March 2024

“It’s imperative that we be the architects of our narrative”: Adraint Khadafhi Bereal on documenting Black college life

18 March 2024

Is Headspace XR really what Gen Z needs?

14 March 2024

Cats juggle and bees shelter inside Zsófia Győrfi’s eclectic and dizzying world of illustration