C41 Magazine Issue 13 — Contemporary Mythologies

Men have always needed to believe in something. It is what gives an order to the chaos of existence. Having outgrown traditional religions, in favour of increasingly widespread atheism, new forms of belief are emerging, that similarly dominate our lives. That’s what we mean by contemporary mythologies. Some are positive reference points that guide our lives, while others become real cages. At a time when there seems to be nothing left to believe in, what are the myths we still cling to?

Contributors: Giada Biaggi, Leone Balduzzi, Claudio Biazzetti, Luca A. Caizzi, Tommaso Caldera, Kennedi Carter, Piergiorgio Caserini, Chat GPT, DALL•E 2, Eimear Lynch, Nicolas Haeni, Naomi Kelechi Di Meo, Luca Massaro, Maria Livia Pappagallo, Marco Piccardi, Ana Santl Andersen, Robin Sara Stauder.

DETAILS

240 pages

Offset printed and perfect bound

Full color on coated biodegradable paper

Printed in Italy by Ediprima Srl

DATE OF PUBLICATION

Apr 15, 2023

COVER

Cover N. 1: Roland Haeni (Photography by Nicolas Haeni, Styling by Riccardo Linarello)

Cover N. 2: Isabelle Wenzel (Photography by Isabelle Wenzel, Styling by Fabiana Guigli)

Cover N. 3: Guido Susani (Photography by Leone, Styling by Yaya Zeng, Make Up by Greta Giannone)

REDESIGN

Nicolò Oriani and Riccardo Savioli

In collaboration with adidas, Flos, Dr. Martens and Objects of Common Interest

Special thanks to Connected Archives