Numéro art 10

The Frenchman summons Creole quimbois, occult powers and US rap imagery in his hallucinatory and powerful paintings. Numéro Art also met up with British star Anish Kapoor in his studio to view his bloody and visceral works, which took Venice by storm during a brilliant two-part exhibition. Lastly, this issue pays homage to the renowned painter Marlene Dumas, whose carnal canvases masterfully create an enchanting mix between light and shadow in Venice’s Palazzo Grassi.

The committed artist has become a global star in two decades, summoning African-American identity and history, revolt and culture in his work. Numéro art also met with the legend Georg Baselitz, who will be honored at the Centre Pompidou this fall with a highly anticipated retrospective. Bernard Blistène, curator of the exhibition and honorary director of the Museum of Modern Art, and Fabrice Hergott, director of the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris, testify in our pages about the importance of the German artist in the history of contemporary art.

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...