HARDCORE FREEDOM

January 9, 2026

photography by Jesper D. Lund
styling by Juje Hsiung
grooming by Kiyonori Sudo @ L'Atelier NYC
makeup by Stoj @ The Wall Group
set design by Jesse Kaufmann
photo assistance by William Eadon
styling assistance by Amy Bialek

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ART / FASHION/ CULTURE / MUSIC / FILM

Daily Journal

Read Our Interview Of Julia Stoschek and Curator Udo Kittelmann On The Occasion Of What A Wonderful World In Los Angeles

about a week ago

Twins: An Editorial by Debora Brune & Sophie Ozra Cloarec

about a week ago

A Play of Balance and Form, Arthur Simms's Caged Bottle Triggers Engines of Memory @ KARMA New York

about a week ago

Instagram: @AUTREMAGAZINE

Bruce Connor RECORDING ANGEL opens Feb 21 at @marcianoartfoundation This is maybe one of the first music videos, Breakaway (1966), Toni Basil before Hey Mickey. Dennis Hopper on lights. #bruceconner #recordingangel

Now on AUTRE.LOVE - read an interview with @juliastoschek and curator Udo Kittelmann Inside the raw remains of Downtown LA’s historic Variety Arts Theater, a haunting history of cinema flickers across every floor. Presented by Julia Stoschek and her Berlin-based foundation for time-based media, What A Wonderful World isn’t an exhibition or retrospective—it’s an audiovisual poem. Edited (not curated) by Udo Kittelmann, it moves from silent-era experiments to contemporary video works, tracing the evolution of visual storytelling in mesmerizing form. Also visit What A Wonderful World this Sunday evening for @hardtoread by @fifidunks - staged throughout the Variety Arts Theater with PERFORMANCES by Bunny Rogers, Lexee Smith, Barbara T. Smith, Patty Chang, Harmony Holiday, Alicia Novella Vasquez x Maya Martinez, Matt Hilvers, The War Pigs, and NEW YORK #whatawonderfulworld #juliastoschekcollection #hardtoread #fionaduncan

Emma Stern (@lava_baby ) CHAMPAGNE DREAMS on view at @dirimart in Istanbul #champagne #dreams

FROM BERLIN TO LOS ANGELES: The Julia Stoschek Foundation (@juliastoschekfoundation) presents “What a Wonderful World: An Audiovisual Poem,” edited by Udo Kittelmann, now open every Wednesday–Sunday, 5 P.M. UNTIL MIDNIGHT through March 20, 2026, at the Variety Arts Theater, Los Angeles. RSVP at WWW.JSF.LA to experience this must-see spectacle, where rare early cinema meets contemporary time-based art. FEATURING WORKS BY 45 ARTISTS: Marina Abramović (@abramovicinstitute), Arthur Jafa (@anamibia), Cyprien Gaillard, Lu Yang (@luyangasia), and others, alongside early cinema by filmmakers such as Alice Guy-Blaché, Georges Méliès, and Walt Disney, “What a Wonderful World: An Audiovisual Poem” unfolds across six expansive floors of the historic Variety Arts Theater – resurrected especially for this groundbreaking immersive presentation. A series of public programming will unfold almost every Sunday including rare screenings, readings, performances, and other immersive experiences debuting in LA for the first time from Doug Aitken (@dougaitkenworkship), Fiona Alison Duncan (@fifidunks), Douglas Gordon (@douglasgordonart), Arthur Jafa (@anamibia), Dean Kissick (@deankissick), NEW YORK (@_n_e_w__y_o_r_k_), Bunny Rogers, Lexee Smith (@lexeesmith), Barbara T. Smith, Alicia Novella Vasquez (@lightlicker), among others. WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD: AN AUDIOVISUAL POEM FEBRUARY 6–MARCH 20, 2026 WEDNESDAY – SUNDAY VARIETY ARTS THEATER, LOS ANGELES EXPERIENCED AFTER DARK | 5 P.M. UNTIL MIDNIGHT FULL BAR SERVICE (21+) complimentary popcorn. Screening snacks available on site. Admission is always free, and no ticket is required to visit. However, reserving a ticket guarantees entry and access during your selected time. #JSFLA

“After doing this stuff for fifty years now, I’m so fed up with the rules.” @abramovicinstitute in conversation with @miles.greenberg for Autre SS23 The Utopia Issue. This year, Abramović’s 4 hour epic of eroticism and grief Balkan Epic will see two major exhibitions—at @gropiusbau in April and a North American premiere at the @parkavearmory in December #marinaabramović #balkanepic

Roe Ethridge ‘Rude In A Good Way’ a new monograph from @jointsloose and exhibition at @gagosian Athens exploring desire in the photographer’s unique play between commercial and fine art photography. Quotes from our interview of @roeethridge from Autre’s FW2020 issue #roeethridge #photography #quotes

Echoes of the past. @kidcudi on his first solo exhibition of paintings at @ruttkowski68 gallery in Paris. On view until March 1st #kidcudi #scottyramon

Over the past four years, mysterious signs and billboards began appearing on utility poles in Los Angeles with a simple offer: WE BUY SOULS. They sat alongside similar signs that offered to buy everything from homes to junk cars to cash for insulin strips. The artist behind this public project, RABI (David Emanuel Mordechai Torres), received over 40,000 recorded messages from interested sellers. Now on view at @goodmothergallery - the project sees its realization in the form of a physical exhibition. On view until February 14 #webuysouls #rabitowing #streetart

Before Brat Summer and before The Moment, which premiered at @sundanceorg , there was just Brat, Charli XCX’s critically acclaimed, Grammy nominated sixth studio album, which defined a turning point for contemporary popular culture. Just before the release, @charli_xcx and @hansulrichobrist sat down for Autre’s SS24 Levity Issue to discuss her career, aspirations for the new album, and unrealized projects which included the seeds of her new film, which is directed by @aidanzamiri and will see its wider release later this month. Photographed by @daveyadesida #charlixcx #themoment #aidanzamiri

Gregg Araki just premiered his new film I Want Your S*x at @sundanceorg . Taking a look back at our conversation between Araki and John Waters from AUTRE FW23 The Instinct Issue. #greggaraki #sundancefilmfestival #cinema

Marian Goodman (1928–2026) Pictured here flipping through the pages of AUTRE’s Biodiversity Issue. Goodman was one of the most revolutionary art dealers in the world—championing artists who fought against the status quo and spoke out against injustice. She built an empire of electrifying art. There are very few with her ethos and commitment. For the past five years, we have been working closely with the gallery, particular with the always wonderful Linda Pellegrini, on some of our most exciting stories and interviews. Step into the gallery today and her vision is still alive. #mariangoodman #gallery

Protection is Love. Against the back drop of widespread ICE raids, abductions and violence, @willychavarria held his Fall 2026 runway presentation in Paris, titled Eterno, in the form of a musical steeped in Chicano culture. In SS24 we interviewed @newyorkwilly before he showed in Paris. #willychavarría #eterno #chicano

A few years ago in Memphis with the legendary William Eggleston. See his exhibition The Last Dyes on view at @davidzwirner in New York. The final prints of Eggleston’s using this highly complex dye transfer process. Electric color, crystal clear, a vision of the topographic medium. #williameggleston #memphis

Arthur Jafa will be in artistic dialogue with Richard Prince for an exhibition titled Helter Skelter opening at @fondazioneprada Venice in May - curated by @nespector - Here are some quotes from our interview of Jafa in our SS20 Edge Of Chaos issue, in conversation with @isabellealbuquerque Slide 7 - portrait by @patmartin__ #arthurjafa #prada #fondazioneprada #artbiennale #italy #richardprince

As we’re all seemingly inexplicably returning to 2016, we keep thinking about the wise words of this sage mouse by @ryanjgander which was on view at @camdenarts176 and the power of nostalgia. In times of extreme upheaval, nostalgia acts as a psychological balm, an evolutionary mechanism, for survival and meaning. Ignoring the fact that meta is most likely training their machine learning technologies through the aging of our faces, zooming back to the past offers a reprieve from the violence of the present, even when that time was also marked by the same violence. On social media, we live through these loops through algorithmically generated mechanisms that latch on to our hormonal neuropathways, it keeps us scrolling, docile, unable to resist. #nostalgia #2016 #flashback #ryangander

photography by Jesper D. Lundstyling by Juje Hsiunggrooming by Kiyonori Sudo @ L'Atelier NYCmakeup by Stoj @ The Wall Groupset design by Jesse Kaufmannphoto assistance by William Eadonstyling assistance by Amy Bialek

photography by Jesper D. Lund
styling by Juje Hsiung
grooming by Kiyonori Sudo @ L'Atelier NYC
makeup by Stoj @ The Wall Group
set design by Jesse Kaufmann
photo assistance by William Eadon
styling assistance by Amy Bialek