Claire Marie Healy
Founder
In their own words
A great solo Saturday will probably involve bopping around the exact same square mile of Hackney that I always do, except this time unchained from my studio desk.
I love how he threads obscure pop cultural knowledge into his writing without it being annoying, it’s like magic!
I know we have a cultural nostalgia for all the 90s grunge associations he came up with, but I think there’s something to be said for the hyper-bright, soapy look and feel of Araki’s recent films.
It’s an incredible skill to move the viewer in three minutes. It’s a really incredible skill to move the viewer in 30 seconds.
Articles & interviews2
- Claire Marie Healy’s Ideal Weekend: Galleries, Vintage Finds, Gregg Araki
Claire Marie Healy, the London-based writer, editor, creative director and founder of Girlhood Studies, shares her ideal cultural weekend for It’s Nice That. She discusses the new Substack chapter of Girlhood Studies, its previous book and exhibition extensions, and recommends East London galleries, vintage shops, books, restaurants and films by Gregg Araki.
- Claire Marie Healy on the significance of music videos and the emotional potential of advertisements
The article is an interview with writer and editor Claire Marie Healy about her new book 'Short Form: 40 Years of Music Videos, Ads, and the Art of Moving Images', published by Mack in collaboration with Academy Films. The book explores the creative and emotional power of short-form filmmaking across music videos and advertisements, featuring behind-the-scenes materials and essays on their cultural significance.