Numéro 233

In this Numéro 233 : an exclusive interview with Christine and the Queen, who presents their new poetic and flamboyant musical project Redcar; an interview with the singer Lous and the Yakuza, who releases her second album Iota; a portrait of the 23-year-old artist Oete, the upcoming French pop icon; an interview with Casey Cadwallader, the talented designer who took the reins of the house of Mugler in 2018; a focus on the duo Gerard & Kelly, whose work mingling dance, art, and cinema, is exhibited at the Carré d’art in Nîmes, France.

 

Also, Jeremy Thomas, the producer who won the Jury Prize in Cannes for his film Hi-Han; One Fine Morning, Mia Hansen-Løve’s new film with Léa Seydoux; the sculptor Carol Bove, who will soon be exhibited at the David Zwirner Gallery; portraits made by the enigmatic Viennese artist Marina Faust; the contemporary mutant interpretated by photographer Jean-Baptiste Mondino and Babeth Djian; fashion series by Bastiann Woudt, Damien Krisl, Umit Savaci, Szilvester Mako, Yulia Gorbachenko and Noël Quintela.  

In this Numéro 236 : an interview with Zoë Kravitz, the magnetic American actress and singer who has directed her first feature film Pussy Island; an interview with Rami Malek, the actor brought to light by the series Mr. Robot and his masterful performance as Freddie Mercury in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody; a portrait of Daniela Lalita, the fascinating and mysterious musical revelation at the heart of an exclusive fashion series by Colin Solal Cardo; a portfolio of the great photographer Sarah Moon, whose work is currently exhibited in Andorra; the young label Ester Manas, known for its designs sublimating all body types.

Also, two films having cinema as their main focus – The Fabelsman, Steven Spielberg’s autobiography in disguise, and Damien Chazelle’s sulphureous Babylon, a journey into the ruthless world of Hollywood; a dive into the whimsical and colorful universe of artist Yayoi Kusama, who unveils her new collaboration with Louis Vuitton; the meaning of transcendent fashion according to Jean-Baptiste Mondino and Babeth Djian; and fashion series by Txema Yeste, Jacob Sutton, Sofia Sanchez & Mauro Mongiello, Bruno + Nico Van Mossevelde, Terez Mundilova and Anthony Arquier. 

A leading figure in contemporary art, Ugo Rondinone takes on the role of Reiffers Art Initiatives mentor in 2024. Celebrated by the world’s leading museums (MoMA PS1, Centre Pompidou, Whitechapel Gallery, Château de Versailles, etc.), Ugo Rondinone is a renowned multidisciplinary artist, poet, collector and curator.

Words and language are the source of his work. Exploring poetry, popular culture and affects, Tarek Lakhrissi’s work redefines an emancipating imagination and anticipates an equally emancipating future.