Lampoon #30 - The Raw Issue

It’s a tribute to everything that is rough
Nature is rough. The earth is rough, the wood is rough. Rough surfaces feel three-dimensional and abrasive to the touch. Textures, layers, reliefs, wedges, hollows, cracks, and wrinkles suggest resistance to our passage.

Inside the Issue
Michèle Lamy says I wake up not knowing what story I am in – it’s all about chaos, creativity, Los Angeles and Rick Owens; a feature on Elmgreen & Dragset and their playful transformation of an art gallery; a conversation with Martino Gamper on roughness, rocks and corners.

Features and Photography
It’s a good moment to be Moses Sumney portrayed in Louis Vuitton: R&B music, Horror movies and raw eggs; Why raw means honest? Lykke Li gives her answer. Meanwhile, Selma Selman bought freedom from her parents for 11k euros; Dario Cecchini, Chianti’s famed butcher, doesn’t have anything against vegetarians; Sigve Knutson embraces imperfection; Alexandra Pirinci works at the Historic Hall of the Hamburger Bahnhof.

Among the many Photography: Stevie and Mada capture Florida’s essence by portraying its eclectic characters; legendary icon model Amanda Murphy is captured by Stini Röhrs; Georgia Palmer is portrayed by Alice Rosati, some Spectral Displays are narrated by Guy Bolongaro; a Chanel review is playground for Isabelle Wenzel and much more.

Lampoon’s Rough Manifesto
As Lampoon reaches its 30th issue, we return to the fundamentals. The word Lampoon evokes bite and satire — words like “important” and “fundamental” are banned, letting unfiltered stories tell their own weight. Photography retains its natural grain, revealing each imperfection. The magazine speaks of culture as sustainability, art as respect, and transparency as the only alternative to greenwashing.