Numéro 248

Also in this issue: Argentine singer Nathy Peluso confesses the inspirations behind her music, a crossroads of genres - R'n'B, salsa, cumba - which is revealed here in a fashion series photographed by Sofia Sanchez and Mauro Mongiello; as well as French actress Noémie Merlant, who starred in the film Emmanuelle before releasing her first feature film Les Femmes au Balcon. 

Also in this issue: an interview with José Martinez, director of dance at the Paris Opéra; a meeting with Apichatpong Weerasethakul, the Thai filmmaker to whom the Centre Pompidou is devoting a major retrospective; the artist Marisol, a pop art figure highlighted by the Fondation Louis Vuitton this autumn; design nuggets at PAD London; director Chantal Akerman's exhibition-event at the Jeu de Paume; young visual artist Mimosa Echard, who is preparing her solo show at Galerie Chantal Crousel...

Also, Italian new pop phenomenon Mahmood, who will represent Italy with Blanco during the next Eurovision Song Contest ; legendary French rapper MC Solaar ; a report on femminielli, third-gender community in Naples here photographed by Pieter Hugo ; Afro-American painter Kehinde Wiley, behind Barack Obama’s official portrait who gave him international recognition ; and fashion shoots by Horst Diekgerdes, Jacob Sutton, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Jackie Nickerson and Pierre-Ange Carlotti.

The evening honored Basquiat’s enduring legacy with Dom Pérignon champagne flowing throughout, an exclusive showcase of nightlife Polaroids by photographer Maripol, and a live jazz performance by Onyx Collective followed by a high-energy DJ set by Justin Strauss.