Numéro Homme 48

On the cover, France's favorite personality, Omar Sy, looks like a cowboy out to conquer the West. Based between Paris and Los Angeles, where he is pursuing an international career, the actor, currently starring in John Woo's remake of The Killer (in cinemas October 23), talks about his ambitions.

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.