Two years after their successful first collaboration with “A Room With A View”, the dance collective (LA) HORDE and acclaimed French music producer Rone teamed up again. As mentioned in a press statement, “Ghosts” is a short film and collaborative project by a coalition of artists operating at the peak of their respective fields. It features performances by the dancers of Ballet National de Marseille directed by (LA)HORDE, soundtracked by Rone and scripted by the visionary filmmaker Spike Jonze.
Set and filmed in the Fine Arts Museum of the Palais Longchamp in Marseille, Jonze’s script follows a single, apparently invisible protagonist as she meets a cast of similarly invisible characters, all trapped within the grand, deserted building. Moving, hesitantly at first, through the space, the protagonist passes from solitude and threatening physicality to states of rapture and intimacy. The film ends with a sudden collapse of the division between fantasy and reality when the protagonist meets the solitary night guard, who exits the museum at daybreak, possessed.
This short movie follows (LA)HORDE’S earlier collaboration with Rone on “Room With A View”, the musician’s 2020 show at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. It sees the dance collective extend their ongoing artistic exploration of uprising and rebellion through the lens of movement and dance.
Pitti Uomo 108 in collaboration with Japan Fashion Week Organization takes us backstage at the first international runway show for Japanese brand Children of the Discordance.
On a sunny Paris day, we caught up with Damien for a little chat in a park, because talking poetry on a sunny day in Paris on a weekday feels more than right.
We talked with Ecstasya about her hiatus, the struggle of keeping Lisbon’s first queer hardcore night (Maythey) alive, and why the best tracks come from being “sad as fuck.”
Bikkembergs unveiled their latest collab for a new generation of fashion and street culture aficionados at Pitti Uomo 108 with designer Gosha Rubchinskiy reimagining the classic Soccer sneaker.
Designer Eli Russell Linnetz spins a chaotic tale with The Wild Bunch, inspired by a fictional gang of anarchists (the Dudley Dozens) who turn the California coast into their personal warzone.
Benji Blue Bills has come a long way since his early boom bap days, now carving a distinct niche in electronic trap with vintage synths and a fresh, immersive sound.
The Schreiberling, meaning “scribbler,” is a limited-edition writing instrument inspired by Montblanc’s historical “Baby” models from the early 20th century.
Jean Paul Gaultier opens the doors of his Paris headquarters for Et Gaultier créa l’Homme: Le Male – Passé, Présent, Futur, a sensory exhibition celebrating the iconic fragrance Le Male.
Turn the page. Breathe deep. Your pupils are already dilating. The high is coming.
Issue 26 brings together two electrifying covers that take the dopamine dive from Sadiq Desh captured by Cris Cerdeira to multidisciplinary visual artist and photographer Tomás Pintos’ cover story, Besos hasta agotar stock (Kisses Until Sold Out), developed from the live performance creating a space where glamour
meets exhaustion.
