Numéro Homme 42

Also included: a no-holds-barred interview with Chicago artist Theaster Gates, who is building the foundations of a more equitable world in his hometown; a guided tour by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei of his major retrospective in Portugal; an inventory of objects and personal archives of refugees and activists photographed by Guido Mocafico, who reminds us of the importance of the LGBTQI struggle today, ex-stand-up star Stéphane Bak, who intends to shake up the stereotypes of French cinema adulated by the American industry and who has just released his second album, and the Mode series signed by Jackie Nickerson, Sølve Sundsbø, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Carlotta Manaigo and Charles Fréger.

As one of the ambassadors of the Gris Dior fragrance, he takes part in a no-holds-barred interview. Back to Paris for a chat with young prima ballerina Guillaume Diop, singer Pierre de Maere and Chinese pianist Lang Lang, who collaborated with Pharrell Williams on his first Louis Vuitton show.

Then, Numéro Homme embarks on a journey to the four corners of the globe, meeting British actor Charlie Heaton in New York, and visiting the family home of Ferdinand Von Habsburg-Lothringen in Salzburg. Before heading for southern Italy, where art photographer Pieter Hugo witnessed the bloody ritual of Holy Week in two small Calabrian towns.

Also featured in this issue: a portrait of Pretty Yende, one of the leading South African sopranos of our time, photographed by Fabien Montique; a portfolio of the immense photographer Paolo Roversi, honored by a major exhibition at the Palais Galliera; the meteoric rise of actress and singer Zendaya, the new icon of a generation, currently starring in the second part of Dune; and the revelation of French cinema Nadia Tereszkiewicz, who plays an astonishing role in Stéphanie Di Giusto's film Rosalie, and reveals herself through the lens of Luc Braquet.