Autre magazine is pleased to announce the release of The Doppelgänger issue, a deep dive into the work of artists, writers, musicians exploring identity and alter egos in a time of multiplicity and duality. Spanning four covers, 300+ pages, and a free poster from Ex Libris called Word Sisters, we examine a bicameral zeitgeist and invite readers to image a new self in a post-pandemic age.

This issue includes a 20+ page examination of Jamaican dancehall culture with two cover stories — one with the legendary music producer Lee “Scratch” Perry, and one with stylist and artist Akeem Smith. With collages by Nick Sethi and text by Katja Horvat, we take a virtual trip to the beaches of Negril and the capital of Kingston for a conversation that spans generations and the cosmos.

Our third cover includes an in-depth interview of artist Isabelle Albuquerque on her orgiastic sculpture practice, by curators Nika Chilewich and Sara Frier with photographs by Noua Unu Studio and clothing by Givenchy SS21. And last, but not least, our fourth cover includes a special superhero editorial in collaboration with Russell James Redwood Harris and Rebirth Studios, an upcycling label from online fashion platform ABOUT YOU, featuring a series of handmade capes that will be auctioned with proceeds going to Covid-19 relief via Berlin Collective Action.

Other features include an 8,000 word interview of performance artist Ron Athey by Hans Ulrich Obrist, an interview of Narcissister by Jeffrey Deitch, a “reality fracking” editorial from Doug Aitken, Bill Powers interviews novelist Emma Cline, Lynn Hershman Leeson’s cyborgian fantasies, drag artist Joey Arias, celebrity lookalikes by Pat Martin and Alison Jackson (including a family portrait of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed with their imagined mixed - race love child), an unearthed interview of Lygia Pape in collaboration with Hauser and Wirth, and Erwin Wurm’s “one minute” sculptures. Other interviews and features with Cristine Brache on Amalia Ulman, Christine Wang and Mieke Marple in conversation, Cola Boyy with John Carrol Kirby, Hannah Epstein, Jermaine Francis, Lita Albuquerque and Gisela Colón in conversation, Marta Wilkosz, Simphiwe Ndzube, and Zach Harris. Fashion editorials by Letizia Guel, Nikki McClarron, Joseph Kadow, Isotta Giulia Acquatti, Ronald Dick, Thomas Hauser, and Vitali Gelwich.

Size 9.65X11.85. Lithographic Printing. 315 Pages.

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SHIPS SECOND WEEK OF APRIL

(Warning 18+ only. Strong Sexual Content and Mature Themes)

COVERS:
01 Lee “Scratch” Perry by Nick Sethi
02 Akeem Smith “Dancehall Forever”
03 Isabelle Albuquerque photographed by Noua Unu Studio, wearing Givenchy SS21
04 Rude and Noah by Vitali Gelwich in collaboration with About You
05 Ron Athey Interviewed by Hans Ulrich Obrist and photographed by Mat+Kat