CERO #8

Arts and culture platform (and non-profit) Cero ‘spotlights and supports rising talents with a dedication to the values of creativity, inclusivity, sustainability, and accountability.’ 

In this Issue: Issue eight is full of creatives who's brilliance and curiosity cannot be contained in just one form. With his latest projects, Julio Torres has developed from writer and stand-up comedian to lead actor and director. Thomas Lopez Jr., a young veteran of the climate justice movement, recently launched a new nonprofit focusing on the queer indigenous experience. The Olympic fencer Ysora Thibus took her time away from the piste to launch a magazine focussing n women's issues in sports. Ellen Hodakova Larsson, the winner of this year's LVMH Prize, hand-sources secondhand everyday materials like ballpoints pens and sewing needles for her distinctive clothing and accessories.

Cover stars:

• Amoako Boafo has selected dot.ateliers, a residency program under the dot.arts foundation in Accra, Ghana, as the recipient of proceeds from direct sales of CERO08.
• Moses Sumney has selected the Rising Artist Foundation, a grant system committed to bettering the lives and careers of emerging American musicians from underrepresented communities, as the recipient of proceeds from direct sales of CERO08.