‘Esperanto’ launches in an intricately interconnected world, bringing together leading intellectuals and creators to communicate 21st-century contemporary culture. It gathers various perspectives in a complex, diverse, and yet unified magazine. With art direction by Amsterdam-based design studio Experimental Jetset and editorial advice by Hans Ulrich Obrist, each issue offers reviews, sources, essays, and a special feature. This debut issue explores the concept of “Whole Earth Government”, a way to manage transnational citizenship and democracy in our global world. Musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, Experimental Jetset, and Berlin-based Korean sound artist Christine Sun Kim all contribute.
Graphic design: Experimental Jetset
special feature: Kevin Kelly, Jacques Attali, Audrey Tang, Benjamin Bratton, Toshimitsu Aono, Nana Watanabe
reviews: Roan Ching-Yueh, Ahmed & Rashid bin Shabib, Stefano Boeri, Shumon Basar, Hera Chan, RAW Material Company, Makayla Bailey, Abhijan Toto, Kim Heecheon, Simon Baker, Claude Adjil, Graham Harman, Adania Shibli, Tash Aw, Carlos Manuel Álvarez, Ben Ware, Alain Mabanckou, Stas Sharifullin, Kentaro Takahashi, Koremasa Uno, Minna Salami, Nadya Tolokonnikova, Reza Negarestani, Timothy Ingold
sources: Naohiro Ukawa (Tokyo), Kwangho Lee (Seoul), Alva Noto (Berlin), Chassol (Paris), Frida Orupabo (Oslo), Daniil Trabun (Moscow), Lin Zhipeng aka No.223 (Beijing), Theseus Chan (Singapore), Sunny Dolat (Nairobi), Barbara Sanchez Kane (Mexico), Beth Wilkinson (Melbourne), Yener Torun (Istanbul), Ram Ozeri (Jerusalem)
essays: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Experimental Jetset, Christine Sun Kim
illustrations: Florence Deygas, groovisions