What is utopia and why does it seduce us? What we learned through the making of this issue is that utopia is a mirror of our repressed desires. It is also a work in progress—continually writing itself in and out of history. We have watched utopian movements rise and fall with fascination, but as the world becomes darker, our survival depends on imagining a better world. Every dialogue in this issue is a critical reflection of this vision. The illustrious GEORGE CLINTON and artist LAUREN HALSEY discuss the genealogy of Parliament-Funkadelic’s Afrofuturist domination of popular culture across 20 pages with portraits by KENNEDI CARTER. A day after the Oscars, photographer NAN GOLDIN visits her old friend from art school, legendary tattoo artist MARK MAHONEY at Shamrock Social Club to discuss the elusivity of utopia, and provides a portfolio of exclusive photographs. JEFFREY DEITCH interviews ARIANA PAPADEMETROPOULOS who contributes an original painting for the cover of this issue with portraits by MAX FARAGO. Also, HANS ULRICH OBRIST interviews the pioneering artist PIPPA GARNER on her body and gender as a consumerist manifestation. Architect FRANK GEHRY and CHARLES ARNOLDI on the tabula rasa of Venice Beach. And MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ is interviewed by MILES GREENBERG to discuss performance as a transformative experience with portraits by JUSTIN FRENCH. More details below. ALL PREORDERS COME WITH A FULL DIGITAL EDITION OF THE ISSUE. LINK & PASSWORD DELIVERED TO INBOXES IMMEDIATELY AFTER CHECKOUT.