Any reader flicking through recent copies of The Atlantic, The Economist or The New Yorker will likely have seen the work of Irish illustrator Ben Hickey. The Brooklyn-based NCAD graduate is now routinely tasked with illustrating some of America’s biggest news stories, from elections and the Iran war to the crackdown on pro-Palestine protests and the rise of the anti-vaccine movement. “Illustration is great for communicating tone, or if something’s more sensitive, and you don’t want to depict anything factual,” says Hickey. He produces much of his work in a cafe in Bushwick where he meets The Currency. “If you…

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