Enthousiasmos #2
201 x 238 mm, 146 pages
San Francisco, US
First published in 2024
Editors-in-chief: Roman Coppola and Johan Chiaramonte
Art direction: Roman Coppola and Johan Chiaramonte
Graphic design: Rockyvision, Mayeul Longueville and Charles Todeschini
A new title ‘for the cultural enthusiast’, Enthousiasmos is the brainchild of film directors Roman Coppolla and Johan Chiaramonte, each issue inviting readers into the inner lives of a particular individual of cultural or artistic significance.
With its smooth calligraphic masthead and mix of retro kitschy collaged graphics, it's a stylised and nostalgia-soaked thing — a theme that continues in this, their sophomore edition, which sees (some of) the band Phoenix take to the cover. Plus, The Velvet Underground, Japanese anarchism, an appreciative feature on sake wine, and more.
As for the title, allow Coppolla and Chiaramonte to explain: ‘From the Greek enthousiasmos, enthusiasm captures better than any other word that sense of exaltation that overwhelms us during new encounters, conversations, discoveries and other magic moments. And because enthusiasm is contagious, this magazine will set out to meet personalities and artists who inspire us, to better ask ourselves what inspires them.’