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\u201cCulture is not the daughter of labor, but of sport. The highest form of human existence is sport itself,\u201d wrote the philosopher Jos\u00e9 Ortega y Gasset. Athleta Magazine Issue 12 carries that conviction forward, opening a new printed chapter in our ongoing exploration of the sporting imagination<\/span><\/h2><\/div>
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Sporting aesthetics evolve alongside sporting culture<\/b>, a premise embodied by our cover, shaped through the eclectic visual language of Geoff Lowe: a manifesto of his singular compositions, expanded in the feature \u2018Sporting Density<\/em>.\u2019 A different form of density, one made of epic narrative and motor-driven avant-garde, defines \u2018Universit\u00e0 Rossa<\/em>,\u2019 a Ferrari-inspired journey into the 24 Hours of Spa, told through the lens of Albi Cantu. Excellence takes on yet another meaning in the off-the-pitch synergy between Juventus and Giorgio Armani. Framed by Alessandro \u201cZuek\u201d Simonetti, \u2018A Stage of Excellence<\/em>\u2019 elevates the timeless class and elegance shared by two pillars of Italian heritage. Simonetti\u2019s documentary and anthropological eye also drives \u2018If You Don\u2019t Aim Big, What\u2019s The Point?<\/em>,\u2019 produced in collaboration with Champion: an ode to the new wave rising in the ring, and to the illuminating boxing of Tiah-Mai Ayton. From the future to the past, whose presence still permeates and gives meaning to the now, \u2018Long Walk Home<\/em>\u2019 by Robbie Lawrence uncovers the cultural value and global echoes of Scotland\u2019s traditional games. Heritage breathes too in \u2018Real Football<\/em>,\u2019 an immersion into the historic football of Chiddingstone, filtered through the aesthetic of Nick Bannehr. Another kind of immersion takes shape through the sporting art of Arnaud Jerald, France\u2019s multi-world-record freediver, who invites us into his lyrical underwater sphere through Achille Mauri\u2019s photography in the K-Way collaboration \u2018Le Grand Bleu<\/em>.\u2019 Not the sea, but the frigid pulse of the Atlantic shapes \u2018Baptism<\/em>,\u2019 Jo\u00e3o Lutz\u2019s observation of a ritual linking New York\u2019s frantic rhythms to the calm of open currents. Remaining in America, we enter the thunderous chaos of SMX and the Mud Fest, two motor-driven cultural phenomena portrayed respectively in \u2018Up North Trip<\/em>\u2019 by Geoffrey Knott and in \u2018Louisiana Mud Fest<\/em>,\u2019 a visceral gallery by Joe Hart. A continent away, chaos becomes sacred in Siena\u2019s legendary Palio, captured by Edward Aked in \u2018Oddio, s\u2019\u00e8 vinto il Palio!<\/em>.\u2019 From one kinetic marvel to another, \u2018A Primal Emotion<\/em>\u2019 presents a visual study of the singular world of short track speed skating. RiseUp Duo\u2019s images gather the hypnotic interplay of blades, ice, and velocity, together with the finest Italian athletes of the discipline. A multidimensional interpreter of fencing, Enzo Lefort opens a portal onto his dialogue with the fashion universe, and onto beauty as a mental state born from athletic expression. The editorial \u2018Allez Lefort!,<\/em>\u2019 with portraits by Yoann Guerini and styling by Tiny Idols, reveals the natural resonance between foil and haute couture. Finally, we ascend toward higher, and other, altitudes with \u2018Sky Pirates<\/em>,\u2019 Luke Hall\u2019s ode to the aerial exploration of paragliding.<\/span><\/p>\n

Athleta Magazine Issue 12 awaits: over 200 pages of sublime sporting ecstasy and culture. <\/span>Click here to order your copy.<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>