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  Visionaire 01: Innocent: Spring

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Bill Cunningham

  [64] pages, [1] folded leaf of plates : illustrations (some color)

  Contents include mix of individual sheets and small volumes printed a mix of velumn and several that different types of paper. Photographs, prints, a poem, a recipe, design sketches, a fashion show report ("Opening the door to the millennium" by Bill Cunningham), and a dialogue with artists Pierre et Gilles, all printed on papers of varying color and texture, laid in a paper portfolio.

  "This is no. [blank] published in a limited edition of 1000 numbered copies"--Page [2] of portfolio.

  Library has copy no. 60. Laid in is a business card of Stephen Gan and a newspaper cutout notice of the publication, written in ink, Gregory Foley clipping. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, AP 1991.

  "1 SPRING is our first issue. We were inspired, in part, by Irving Penn's book of flowers, but convincing an artist like Penn to let a fledgling publication like ours print even one of his images proved impossible. No two pages are printed on the same paper stock because we used all the printer's remnants. There are images on vellum, and artwork, like Ruben Toledo's insect story, done on plain old brown kraft paper. Bill Cunningham contributes our first fashion report. The issue is unbound (like the albums of Paul Poiret, by Paul Iribe and Georges Lepape), the loose pages forming a sort of folio of tear sheets of favorite images." -- publsiher's website https://visionaireworld.com

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  Visionaire 02: Travel: Summer

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, and Greg Foley

  48 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : illustrations (some color) + 1 portfolio

  Title from title sheet, above attached, folded pictorial banner by Ruben Toledo "Summer 1991"--Portfolio Loose sheets of photographs, prints, prose, and poetry, all printed on papers of varying color and texture, laid in a paper portfolio tied with black thread "Visionaire / by Stephen Gan, James Kaliardos, Cecilia Dean, Elaine Gan ... Thanks to ... Gregory Foley"--Page [1] Contributor list: Adeline André, Bill Cuningham, Bruce Weber, David McDonough, Dovanna Pagowska, Gregory Park, James White, José Arman-Pita, Josef Astor, Juan Botas, Karl Holmqvist, Kenny Scharf, Mats Gustafson, Michael Capotosto, Ruben Toledo, Ruven Afanador, Serge Lutens, Todd Oldham, Cecilia Dean, Stephen Gan Portfolio is a sheet (23 x 87 cm.) folded into three panels, each 23 x 30 cm

  "2 TRAVEL can be seen as a cross between National Geographic, a children's book (The Little Prince comes to mind), and a fashion magazine. Studying Mats Gustafson's Istanbul watercolors and Juan Botas's Spanish bullfight, we were reminded how one can find the romance of a faraway land, mythical or real, so alluring. Mats Gustafson, Bruce Weber, Kenny Scharf, Serge Lutens, and Todd Oldham appear in Visionaire for the very first time. The designer Isabel Toledo (who is also the wife of contributor Ruben Toledo) insisted on tying up each individual issue with black thread that mimicked the string Ruben had drawn around the sun on the cover. The Washington Post called it “paper and ink as performance art." -- publsiher's website https://visionaireworld.com

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  Visionaire 03: Erotica

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, and Greg Foley

  88 unnumbered pages : illustrations + 1 case

  Title from case cover "Visionaire no. 3, fall 1991 / by Stephen Gan, James Kaliardos, Cecilia Dean. Contributors ... Greg Foley"--Title sheet "This is no. ... published in a limited edition of 1000 numbered copies"--Bottom of case Unbound photographs, prints, and prose, all printed on papers of varying color and texture, laid in case Includes 'The rhythm of fashion: the fall 1991 collections' / story and photographs by Bill Cunningham Contributor list: Andrew Brucker, Antonio Lopez, Bernard Figueroa, Bill Cuningham, Elaine Gan, Eric Rhein, Fran Collin, Gigi Stoll, Greg Foley, Gregory Park, Jean-Paul Goude, James White, Juan Botas, Maison Martin Margiela, Mats Gustafson, Michael Capotosto, Michael O'Brien, Noelle Hoeppe, Ruben Toledo, Steven Meisel, Lady Bunny, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Stephen Gan

  "Jean-Paul Goude showed us his sexy drawings – naughty "doodles" stashed away in his carnets intimes. Also around that time, Mats Gustafson showed us a couple of the first male nudes he had ever done. And so the idea for 3 EROTICA was born. To us, the brown corrugated box sleeve held shut by a black elastic band represent a certain rawness and reminded us of those raunchy magazines that arrive in the mail in a plain brown-paper envelope. Mats also provides the "illustrated" writing for the cover. Inside, the credits are written out on a rickety old typewriter." -- publsiher's website https://visionaireworld.com

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  Visionaire 04: Heaven

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Ruben Toledo, and Martin Margiela

  [42] pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) + 1 portfolio

  Title from front and back of portfolio In title, "Heaven" precedes "Visionaire." "Visionaire / by Stephen Gan, James Kaliardos, Cecilia Dean ... Thanks to ... Gregory Foley"--Page [1] "This is no. [blank] published in a limited edition of 1000 numbered copies"--Second panel of portfolio Photographs, prints, prose, and poetry, all printed on papers of varying color and texture, laid in a paper portfolio First leaf of plates is a piece of embroidered fabric (28 x 21 cm.) with printed label on verso: Heaven / by Todd Oldham. Hand embroidery by Lalit Ghera. Visionaire no. 4. Winter 1991-1992 Second leaf of plates is a sealed plastic bag (28 x 21 cm.) filled with white paper "confetti" made with a hole punch; includes fragment of a printed page in French, which mentions "des confettis blancs." Portfolio is a sheet (29 x 69 cm.) folded into three panels, each 29 x 23 cm

  "The work of the Saints of Pierre et Gilles makes up the backbone – and the cover – of 4 HEAVEN, a precious issue. Todd Oldham’s embroidered-silk clouds, for example, were made in India, and we then cut them up together in his New York showroom. Certainly, the surprise of the issue came from Martin Margiela. He did not want to reveal to us what his contribution was going to be. One day the doorbell rang, we answered it only to find four huge boxes that had been sent via FedEx from Paris. Inside were a thousand bags of white confetti-one for each copy of HEAVEN. We could not have imagined a nicer Christmas present."-- publsiher's website https://visionaireworld.com

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  Visionaire 05: The Future

  Stephen Gan, James Kaliardos, Cecilia Dean, Greg Foley, and Stéphane Sednaoui

  1 volume in paper folder : color illustrations ; 29 cm, Limited edition of 1,500 copies. Portfolio cover title. "The Future photographed by Stephane Sednaoui"--Inside back cover of portfolio. "Visionaire no. 5, spring 1992 / by Stephen Gan, James Kaliardos, Cecila Dean. Contributors ... Gregory Foley"--Page [3]. Loose sheets of photographs, prints, and prose, all printed on papers of varying color and texture, laid in a stiff paper portfolio with metallic foil stamping, which is in turn placed into a lucite sleeve. Includes "Covering and uncovering fashion's future: the spring 1992 fashion collections" by Bill Cunningham. Includes "The tarot horoscope" by Adeline André and Ruben Toledo, which contains 12 tarot cards (15 x 11 cm). "We imagined the future and doing something that lived up to our name, Visionaire. With this issue, we moved up to 1,500 copies and started experimenting with more expensive materials, like Plexiglas, which had to be bent by hand to make the hard sleeves that held the contents. A die-cut circle on the cover enabled different images to "peek" through, so we delivered issues with different first pages to different stores: a reduced version of Stephane Sednaoui's collaged faces, a Mats Gustafson spiral, a face photographed by Steven Meisel, and a fashion shot by Satoshi Saikusa. All took their turn as part of our cover on bookshelves. The Future was also the first time we used metallic foil stamping on the cover, which is something we've done again and again since then"--Publisher's description.

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  Visionaire 07: Black

  Stephen Gan, Comme des Garçons, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, and Greg Foley

  58 unnumbered pages : illustrations, 1 mounted photograph ; 42 cm + 1 portfolio (43 x 28 cm), Title from title sheet. Portfolio cover title: Visionaire fall 1992, black "Fall 1992, no. 7, Visionaire / by Stephen Gan, James Kaliardos, Cecila Dean. Contributors ... Greg Foley"--Page [1]. "Visionaire's seventh season, seventh issue, second fall ... Black, black, black. The feeling is black. Black as the color. We're all feeling black. It's about nighttime, darkness, specters, and, yes, death" --At head of title sheet. Unbound photographs, prints, and prose, printed on papers of varying texture, laid in a black stiff paper portfolio tied with three black ribbons; part of title on portfolio rendered in cut-out letters. "With Black, Visionaire doubled in size - and also in price. The issue was inspired by the season's all-black Comme des Garcons collection (which Bill Cunningham photographed and we got to print); by Edward Gorey's macabre cartoons (which we also got to print, sometimes as eerie backdrops for the Comme des Garcons dresses); and by artist Antoni Tapies, who was having a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art around that time (whose work we did not get permission to print). Black was about darkness, the night, shadows, and what you may or may not see when you squint your eyes. A traditional artist's portfolio case, tied with three black ribbons, provided the concept for the packaging. The die-cut letters were based on tears Stephen had made with scrap paper that enabled, once again, different first pages to peek through the cover. Bruce Weber's photograph of a cowboy in the night, François Berthoud's sinister fashion illustrations, and 1,500 original photo collages (yes, 1,500 were made by hand, with no two alike!) by young photographer Kristina Colovic, were among the most cherished contributions to this issue"--Publisher's description. Contributor list: Andrew Brooker, Bernard Figueroa, Bill Cuningham, Bruce Weber, David McDonough, Edward Gorey, Elaine Gan, Enrique Badulescu, Francois Berthoud, Greg Foley, James Dignan, John Callahan, Juan Botas, Karen Park, Kristina Colovic, Mario Testino, Mats Gustafson, Max Vadukul, Michael Capotosto, Michael Stratton, Michel Haddi, Mika Mizutani, Noelle Hoeppe, Peter Lindbergh, Philippe Salomon, Ross Bleckner, Ruben Toledo, Satoshi Saikusa, Cecilia Dean, Stephen Gan. Includes "In search of a new glamour: the fall 1992 fashion collections / by Bill Cunningham." One illustration is mounted. Portfolio cover has Visionaire lettering cutout. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 08: The Orient

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Bill Cunningham, and Greg Foley

  72 unnumbered sheets, 3 unnumbered folded leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 36 x 14 cm + 1 case (38 x 15 x 2 cm), "Spring 1993." "This issue was sponsored by Esprit." Unbound photographs, prints, and prose, printed on papers of varying color and texture, laid in a cardboard case tied with ribbon. Includes "Highlights from the Paris spring collections, 1993" and "Highlights from the New York spring collections, 1993" by Bill Cunningham. Includes an advertisement by clothing manufacturer Esprit, folded and secured with a black tie with a silver-tone medallion. "This issue came out quite late because we had all spent our Christmas holiday in Thailand getting "inspired." We realize now what a privilege it was to be able to take so much time off in those days! The type on the cover was executed in three different metallic foils, and the case was tied closed using different colored ribbons, so the reader was able to choose the color combination that he or she liked best. The issue, which opens left to right, in true Eastern manner, explores the splendor of the mythical East (imagine Madama Butterfly or Turandot), from portraits of Chinese opera singers and Indian maharajas to the burgeoning Orientalist trend in fashion at the time. We took full advantage of the long, narrow panoramic format (one we would repeat in later issues) to provide the perfect showcase for Stephane Sednaoui's breathtaking photographs of India"--Publisher's description. "Contributor list: Adeline André, Andrew Brucker, Anna Sui, Bill Cunningham, Carlos Aponte, Christina Dimitriadou, Filip Pagowski, Francesco Scavullo, Gaston Marticorena, Gemman Kahng, Gene Krell, Greg Foley, Henry Yuen, Issey Miyake, James White, Javier Valhonrat, Jessica Tan Gudnason, John Galliano, Josef Astor, Kareem Iliya, Koji Tatsuno, Maison Martin Margiela, MarcusLeatherdale, Mario Testino, Martin Margiela, Mats Gustafson, Mei Tao, Michael Capotosto, Michael Stratton, Michel Haddi, Mika Mizutani, Orlando Pita, Philip Newton, Pierre et Gilles, Ruben Toledo, Satoshi Saikusa, Stephane Sednaoui, Steven Klein, Tom Bonauro, Victoria Bartlett, Zang Toi, Cecilia Dean, Stephen Gan" -- Publisher's website. Library has copy no. 6 of an edition of 1500 numbered copies. Library's copy has a teal color metallic foil title and a red ribbon closure. Includes subscription card. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 09: Faces

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Ruben Toledo, and Greg Foley

  36 unnumbered sheets (72 unnumbered pages) : portraits (some color) ; 28 cm + 1 case (34 x 27 x 2 cm), Title from inside case. Unbound photographs, prints, and prose, printed on papers of varying color and texture, laid in a stiff cardboard case with the cut-out shape of a face on the cover and a foam rim (2 cm in height) on the inside; secured with an elastic band. "We envisioned 'Faces' as an album of one hundred portraits. The die-cut cookie-cutter technique we love so much came into full play and enabled Mario Testino, Cecilia Dean, and everyone else in the issue to claim, "My face is on the cover." Inside, Raymond Meier, who is known for stunning still lifes, created a face using a rock, a shell, and a paper clip and artist Andres Serrano contributed an image from his Morgue series. Portraits by Mats Gustafson and Ruben Toledo of women such as Liz Tilberis, Grace Coddington, and Vivienne Westwood remain some of the lasting favorites. Other contributors to this issue included Martin Margiela, Ann Demeulemeester, David Seidner, Stephane Sednaoui, Steven Klein, and Lady Bunny"--Publisher's description. Library has copy no. 6. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 10: Alphabet

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Alexis Rockman, and Greg Foley

  32 unnumbered sheets (some folded) : illustrations (some color) ; 36 cm + 1 case (37 x 29 x 2 cm), Title from inside of case, at back. "Winter 1993-1994." Unbound photographs, prints, and prose, printed on papers of varying color and texture, laid in a cardboard case. Includes "XYZ: the fall/winter '93 fashion collections / by Bill Cunningham." "Greg Foley, who had been collaborating with us on our cover designs since the day he graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, really went to town with this one. He sliced out every letter he fancied and created one gigantic collage that we then photographed and printed. The concept was exciting: The B from Harper's Bazaar and the V from Vogue could all appear on our cover, along with many other famous typefaces. In the end it even became a kind of guessing game: "Name that logo." The only drawback was that for months after this cover was made, there was not a magazine, phone book, or cereal box in the house that didn't have a hole cut out of it. The holographic metallic foil stamping also made this one of our most memorable covers. As for the contents, we assigned each of the contributing artists a different letter of the alphabet. For the first time, the directions were very specific, but even so, many artists took the challenge and proceeded as if they had been given carte blanche. The painter Alexis Rockman invented a new animal in P is for Porcupig, and Juan Gatti created a massive three-panel collage, S is for Sex Sea"--Publisher's description. Color illustrated cardboard case containing 28 loose sheets of illustrations and photographs. Title in silver printing. Limited edition of 1500 numbered copies. Contributor list: Alexis Rockman, Andrew Gellatly, Arnaldo Ferrara Ocanto, Bernard Figueroa, Bill Cunningham, Bruce Weber, Christophe Rihet, Donna Trope, Dovanna Pagowska, Filip Pagowski, Francois Berthoud, Greg Foley, Helmut Lang, James Dignan, James Vance, James White, Jeffrey Fulvimari, John Galliano, John Martin Newson, Josef Astor, Joshua Jordan, Juan Gatti, K.O.S, Kareem Iliya, Lori Kessel, Lucy Ewing, Maison Martin Margiela, Malcom Hill, Manolo Blahnik, Mario Testino, Mei Tao, Michael "Rags" Raglin, Michael Capotosto, Miguel Calvo, Nick Knight, Peter Robarthan, Robert Adams, Robert Medvedz, Ruben Toledo, Stevan Dohar, Steven Klein, Steven Meisel, Susan Cianciolo, Tim Rollins, Torkil Gudnason, Victoria Bartlett. Library has copy no. 6. Includes half-sheet subscription page. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 11: White

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Florentino J. Pamintuan

  [68] pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 case (29 x 23 x 4 cm)., "White remains one of our personal favorites, if not the favorite, because it was the most focused and, some say, the most elegant issue. The challenge: How do we print a publication using little to no ink? The solution: Artwork was either embossed, printed with varnish (our interpretation of "invisible" ink), or, as in the case of Ruben Toledo's illustrations, hand cut from tissue paper in a small village in China. We used braille on the cover and on many of the inside pages, leading the New York Times to call White "the magazine for touching." We liked to think of it as quite possibly the first fashion magazine for the blind. True to the all-white theme, Greg Foley's feather design for the cover was embossed rather than printed. It gave us great pleasure to walk by the Rizzoli Bookstore windows and see what appeared at a glance to be a wall of pure, blank books." -- Publisher's website. In title on case, the word "white" is rendered in braille. Blind emboss title lettering and illustration of a leaf. Photographs, prints, and prose, printed on papers of varying texture, laid in a white case; many pages are embossed, some make use of braille. Five leaves of plates are illustrations of cut paper housed within tissue sheets; each is labeled: Ruben Toledo. Handmade in China. Visionaire no. 11. Includes "Fashion's fierce independents: the spring 1994 Paris collections" by Bill Cunningham. "Contributor list: Bill Cuningham, Florention J. Pamintuan, Francois Berthoud, Greg Foley, Jeffrey Fulvimari, John Galliano, Kareem Iliya, Maison Martin Margiela, Mario Testino, Mats Gustafson, Michael Economy, Peter Robarthan, Ruben Toledo, Sachio Kamiya, Steven Klein." -- Publisher's website. Includes a printed subscription sheet. Library has copy no. 6. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 12: Desire

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA)

  76 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm + 1 case (30 x 24 x 3 cm), Title from title sheet. "Fall 1994." Unbound photographs, prints, and prose, printed on papers of varying texture, laid in a red satin case with a red ribbon tie and peg closures. Includes a mounted, three-dimensional photograph and "Highlights from the fall-winter 1994 collections" by Bill Cunningham. Contributor list: Anders Edstrom, Andrew Gellatley, Barbara Kruger, Barry Ratoff, Bill Cuningham,- Bill Jacobson, Björk, Bruce Weber, David Armstrong, David Seidner, Deborah Kass, Ellen von Unwerth, Elliott Green, Enrique Basulescu, Francois Berthoud, Nan Goldin, Jack Pierson, James White, Jeffrey Fulvimari, Jim Hodges, Josef Astor, Karen Kilimnik, Kay Rosen, Lisa Ysukavage, Malcolm Hil, Marcelo Krasilcic, Mario Testino, Mark Gagnon, Mark Jacobson, Mark Morrisroe, Martin Margiela, Mats Gustafson, Michael Economy, Nobuyoshi Araki, Noelle Hoeppe, Pamela Hanson, Peter Cain, Peter Dayton, Peter Robarthan, Philippe Bialobos, Randy Wray, Robert Adams, Robert Clarke, Robert Medvedz, Ross Bleckner, Ruben Toledo, Ruven Afanador, Satoshi Saikusa, Scott Lifshutz, Stephane Sednaoui, Steven Klein, Steven Meisel, Tatyana Gubash, Tiziano Magni, Todd Oldham, Victoria Bartlett, Zoe Leonard. "This was our collaboration with DIFFA, Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS, and an opportunity to support a cause very close to Visionaire. Anneliese Estrada, DIFFAs creative director and our friend, came to us to raise awareness and money through art. The art dealer Paul Morris helped us gather all the original artwork printed in the issue, which was then exhibited at Charles Cowles Gallery and auctioned, with all of the proceeds benefiting DIFFAs charitable programs. The issue came in a red-satin case with bone latches, modeled after Chinese brocade jewelry boxes. These were made by hand in China, and the work took forever. The fabric refused to adhere to the boards due to, the factory wrote us, "the humidity caused by the monsoon." Each edition opens with an actual print of a three-dimensional photograph of Shalom Harlow shot by Stephane Sednaoui. Sixty more artists contributed their own sexy and suggestive imagery, including Steven Meisel, Barbara Kruger, Nobuyoshi Araki, Nan Goldin, Ross Bleckner, David Armstrong, Jack Pierson, Steven Klein, and Bjork" -- Publisher's description. Library has copy no. 6. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 13: Seven Deadly Sins, Les sept peches capitaux

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Mary Ellen Mark

  7 volumes : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm + 1 case (22 x 15 x 2 cm)., Title from verso of case. On front of case, general title also rendered in Japanese characters and on each volume cover, name of sin also in Japanese. "This is no. [blank] published in a limited edition of 1500 numbered copies"--Verso of case. Seven separate booklets, each illustrating one of the seven deadly sins, each with separate contributors. Single signature booklets, front covers have cutout windows which display illustrations from the first pages. Library has copy no. 6. Includes publisher's subscription sheet. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 14: Hype!

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Florentino J. Pamintuan

  10 unnumbered folded sheets, 1 unnumbered sheet : illustrations (some color) ; 39 cm + 1 portfolio (41 x 30 cm), Unnumbered signatures laid in printed paper folder; all in printed cardboard portfolio sleeve. Includes "Hot off the press! The spring fashion collections / by Bill Cunningham." "New York City newsstands jam-packed with a million titles, all screaming for attention, gave us the idea for the theme. 'Hype!' was our parody of the media and a spoof on the tabloids. Visionaire had become known as the fashion magazine that didn't carry advertising, but this issue was full of "ads." Funny slogans and tag lines were added to every page. Mario Testino's photo of a Brazilian swim team became a "Drink Milk" campaign. Sixties supermodel Veruschka posed for a make-believe tabloid cover, Helmut Lang sent in an ad for Helmut Lang Industries ("The only company that loves you") photographed by David Sims. There was plenty of editorial content, too. Vogue's editor-at-large, Hamish Bowles, penned an interior-design piece about the "vintage suburban" family room of TV sitcom character Roseanne. Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin shot a story on New York fashion that featured models computer montaged into New York interiors. We don't know if people got the joke (to this day, some people think that all the ads are real), but we laughed ourselves silly" --Publisher's description. Library has copy no. 6. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991

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  Visionaire 15: Cinderella

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Bruce Weber

  16 unnumbered folded leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 portfolio (29 x 24 cm), Title from inside of portfolio. Paperbound book with double leaves folded at the fore-edge, containing photographs, prints, and prose, and printed on papers of varying texture, in blue flock portfolio which is tied with a velvet ribbon. Contributor list: Bernard Figueroa, Bruce Weber, Carlotta, Robert Medvedz, Christian Lacroix, Drew Jarrett, Ellen von Unwerth, Ruben Toledo, David LaChapelle, Francois Berthoud, Geoffrey Beene, Jean-Paul Goude, Inez Van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Jason Brooks, Jeffrey Fulvimari, Joe Eula, John Galliano, Kareem Iliya, Marc Hom, Mary Ellen Mark, Mats Gustafson, Drew Jarrett, Ned Ambler, Pamela Hanson, Raymond Meier, Scott Lifshutz, Steven Klein, Steven Meisel, Susan Cianciolo, Lady Bunny, William Wegman. "The theme of this issue was the much-loved-and very fashiony-fairy tale "Cinderella." We imagined we were making a film and asking each of the various directors (contributing artists) to shoot a scene. Raymond Meier portrayed Cinderella's ride to the castle and the magical moment when the glass shoe fits. Mats Gustafson transformed the pumpkin into a Rolls Royce. Bruce Weber cast the sexy prince. Our fairy godmother was played by legendary fashion editor Polly Mellen in one scene and by legendary drag queen DJ Lady Bunny in another. The one constant was the shoe, a vintage Roger Vivier for Christian Dior from the archives of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was like a game, in which everyone was doing his part, not knowing who else was participating and not knowing how any of the others' images would turn out. Even Glenn O'Brien, who contributed the text, did not see any of the visuals and was only briefed on various segments of the story. Once all the artwork and Glenn's text arrived, like magic, everything fell into place! It was like watching the shoe fit at the end of the story, right down to the pink-velvet ribbon chosen to go with the dusty-blue flock cover. It had to be FedExed from Switzerland and arrived just at the stroke of midnight!"--Publisher's description. Includes subscription sheets. Library has copy no. 6 of 2000. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 16: Calendar

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Seidner Carlotta

  1 unnumbered leaf, 52 leaves, 1 unnumbered leaf : illustrations (some color) ; 14 x 28 cm + 1 case (14 x 28 cm), Stand-up weekly desk calendar for the year 1996; 53 loose pages with images, contained in curved plexiglas display box, with one image designed by a different artist for each week of the year. Title from verso of cover leaf. "This is no. [blank] in a limited edition of 2000 numbered copies"--Label on verso of case In a Plexiglas case curved so as to stand upright. "We were intrigued by the idea of doing an issue that was practical, that served an everyday purpose and as a daily source of inspiration. 'Calendar' was all that and more. For the case, we came up with a CinemaScope panoramic panel made of Plexiglas, the arched design of a television screen enabling it to stand upright. The issue became a real object that one might come across in the home section of any store. It gave us great pleasure to walk into an office six months or so later and see it on someone's desk, the current week on display. It was difficult, but fun, to assign fifty-two weeks to fifty-two different artists. Of course, all the main holidays went first: a Mario Testino New Year, an Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin Valentine's Day, a Ruben Toledo Easter, a Marc Jacobs Fourth of July, a Mats Gustafson Thanksgiving, Ellen von Unwerth Christmas, and a François Berthoud New Year's Eve. The backside of each page featured a Bibliography of Fashion by Richard Martin, who was the curator of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art"--Publisher's description. Contributor list: Carlotta, Dan Weaks, David Seidner, Dietmar, Donald Beachler, Drew Jarrett, Dynan Henryson, Ed Baynard, Ellen von Unwerth, Enrique Badulesco, Filip Pagowski, Francois Berthoud, Georganne Deen, Glen Luchford, Jean-Paul Goude, Inez Van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Jack Pierson, James Dignan, James Vance, Jason Brooks, Jean-Philippe Delhomme, Jeffrey Fulvimari, John Newsom, John Scarisbrick, Josef Astor, Kareem Iliya, Kim Demarco, Laurie Simmons, Leong Ka Tai, Marc Jacobs, Marcelo Krasilcic, Mario Testino, Mark Gagnon, Mary Ellen Mark, Mats Gustafson, Michael Capotosto, Michael Economy, Ned Ambler, Pamela Hanson, Peter Dayton, Raymond Meier, Richard Martin, Rita Ackermann, Robert Medvedz, Ross Bleckner, Ruben Toledo, Riven Afanador, Satoshi, Saikusa, Scott Lifshutz, Serge Lutens, Stephane Sednaoui, Steven Meisel, Todd Oldham. Library has copy no. 6 of an edition of 2000. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 17: Gold

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Andy Warhol

  62 unnumbered pages, 2 folded leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm + 1 case (30 x 24 x 3 cm) + 1 booklet (8 unnumbered leaves : illustrations ; 14 x 11 cm) + 1 metal circle (13 cm), Unbound sheets and booklets laid in decorated cardboard case. "This is no. ... in a limited edition of 2500 numbered copies"--Bottom of case. Three-dimensional hologram image of planet earth on case. Includes a booklet, 'The Midas touch,' which contains oversized gold thumprints, and a gold-tone metal circle (diameter 13 cm) with blind stamped title: Halo / Todd Oldham for Visionaire, 1996. Includes 'The spring 1996 collections' / by Bill Cunningham. "All embossing, foil stamping, and assemblage by Eric Fox and the staff of ABC Die Cutting Corp. ... "--Title sheet verso. Contributor list: Andres Edstrom, Andy Warhol, Azzedine Aliaia, Bill Cuningham, Cesar, Christian Lacroix, Francois Berthoud, Jean-Paul Goude, Inez Van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Isaac Mizrahi, James Nares, Jeffrey Fulvimari, John Galliano, Juan Gatti, Linda Evangelista, Maison Martin Margiela, Marcus Schenkenberg, Martin Margiela, Mats Gustafson, Origami USA, Philip Taaffe, Robert Medvedz, Ruben Toledo, Todd Oldham, Viktor & Rolf, Yaguel Didier. "For some time we had imagined a gilded issue-heavily embellished, incredibly ornate. GOLD gave us the perfect opportunity to go for baroque. The cover of the issue was hologrammed, embossed, and foil stamped, all on an already solid-gold background. Up until this point, it was one of the most extravagant and delirious issues we had ever created. There were seven pages of Philip Taaffe's gold stars foil stamped onto vellum, which ran an average of a dollar per page-a slight extravagance considering we had at least another fifty pages to fill. Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin's fashion photographs featured gold-foil stamping on top of four-color prints-crazy in theory but even more so in practice, when sometimes the only foil-stamped element was the stud earring in the model's ear! Cecilia tracked down OrigamiUSA, who folded a gold-paper goldfish for each issue, and Todd Oldham contributed actual gilded-metal halos. Such frivolities-not to mention the leap to 2,500 copies-came thanks to this issue's sponsor, the Japanese department store Beams"--Publisher's description. Issue sponsored by the Japanese department store, Beams. Includes subscription card. Library has copy no. 6. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 18: Fashion Special Louis Vuitton

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Louis Vuitton

  160 unnumbered pages, 2 unnumbered folded leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm + 1 portfolio (24 x 30 x 3 cm), "Visionaire fashion issue, fall 1996, no. 18, double issue" Unbound sheets held with paper book-band and laid in leather folder designed by Jean-Marc Loubier and the design team at Louis Vuitton on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the LV Monogram. Contributor list: Alexander McQueen, Adam Pollina, Alexi Tan, Anna Sui, Arthur Elgort, Azzedine Alaia, Bernadette Corporation, Calvin Klein, Carter Smith, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Chanel, Chris Moore, Christian Blanken, Christian Lacroix, Christophe Rihet, Comme des Garçons, Craig McDean, Daryl K, Dietmar, Donald Milne, Donna Karan, Drew Jarrett, Edward Enninful, Ellen von Unwerth, Elsa Peretti, Enrique Badulescu, Eric Bergere, Francesca Sorrenti, Geoffrey Beene, Giorgio Armani, Nan Goldin, Gucci, Jean-Paul Goude, Helmut Lang, Hiromix, Hiroshi Tanabe, Hussein Chalayan, Inez Van Lamseerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Isaac Mizrahi, Isabel Toledo, Istante by Versace, Jack Pierson, Jamil GS, Jean Colonna, Jerome Albertini, John Bartlett, John Galliano, Jonn Scarisbrick, Joshua Jordan, Junya Watanabe, Jurgen Teller, Koji Tatsuno, Larry Fink, Luis Sanchis, M/M (Paris), Maison Martin Margiela, Marc Jacobs, Marcelo Krasilcic, Martin Margiela, Mario Testino, Mario Sorrenti, Martine Houghton, Martine Sitbon, Masha Calloway, Mei Tao, Miles Aldridge, Nathalie Goldberg, Nike, Owen Gaster, Patricia Field, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Richard Edwards, Richard Martin, Ruben Toledo, Ruven Afanador, Satoshi Saikusa, Schinichiro Arakawa, Stephane Sednaoui, Stephen Sprouse, Steven Klein, Susan Cianciolo, Terry Richardson, Todd Oldham, Veronique Leroy, Viktor & Rolf, Vivienne Westwood, Wah, Yohji Yamamoto, Yves Saint Laurent. "Every issue of Visionaire is, to some degree, about fashion, but Issue 18, was the first all-out Fashion Special. Forty-four artists, photographers, and image-makers were asked to give their personal interpretation of clothing selected from the collections of forty-five of the world's most innovative and influential fashion designers. Highlights of the issue included Nan Goldin's collaboration with Helmut Lang, Jurgen Teller shooting Hussein Chalayan, Terry Richardson's take on John Bartlett, and Craig McDean's nine-page life-size foldout featuring Comme des Garcons. But the real surprise was the packaging: a deluxe monogrammed portfolio designed and produced specially for Visionaire by Louis Vuitton. People went wild. Some couldn't believe that the case was real. By the time the launch party was thrown at Mr. Chow in New York City some three weeks after the issue appeared, all 2,500 copies had sold out. It is among the most rare and sought-after back issues. Needless to say, we wish we had done a limited-edition run of ten thousand"--Publisher's description. Loose-leaf binding. Portfolio Leather. Includes subscription sheet. Library has copy no. 6 of an edition of 2000. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus AP 1991

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  Visionaire 19: Beauty

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Cindy Sherman

  [84] pages, [4] folded leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm + 1 case (30 x 25 x 3 cm), Unbound sheets laid in mirrored mylar portfolio with velcro fastening; 3 make-up items (lipstick, mascara, lip gloss) inserted in portfolio cover. "Beauty really was in the eye of the beholder, starting with the cover itself. The packaging-a mirrored mylar case featuring a limited-edition Visionaire lipstick, mascara, and lipgloss, made especially for the issue by our sponsor, Prescriptives-was a topic of endless debate. Everyone had a different point of view. Some on our editorial team thought that by putting makeup on the cover, we would be sending the wrong message: ''To be beautiful, you need this.'' Others argued that cosmetics symbolized contemporary beauty and loved the idea of walking into a bookstore and seeing actual products floating on the cover of a book. Still others reasoned that seeing your reflection on the mirrored mylar cover, the message was simply: ''This is beauty staring you in the face!'' Oddly enough, the commercial implications of putting our sponsor's product right on the cover never came up in our discussions. In fact, contrary to what one might think, it was our idea to feature their products prominently on the cover, not theirs. More visions of beauty were played out in the pages of the issue: Contributors included makeup artists and hairstylists, such as Serge Lutens, Kevyn Aucoin, Francois Nars, Dick Page, Topolino, Danilo, and our very own James Kaliardos, who transformed Cecilia Dean into three different races. Contributor list: Bettina Komenda, Bruce Weber, Carter Smith, Christopher Kutner, Cindy Sherman, Danilo, Dick Page, Dietmar, Ellen von Unwerth, Eric Traore, Francois Berthoud, Francois Nars, Francois Rotger, Glenn O'Brien, Nan Goldin, Jean-Paul Goude, Helena Christensen, Inez Van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Janet Beller, John Galliano, Kareem Iliya, Kevyn Aucoin, Mario Testino, Mary Ellen Mark, Mathu & Zaldy, Mats Gustafson, Mei Tao, Michael Thompson, Miles Aldridge, Nathalie Goldberg, Patrick McCarthy, Peter Lindbergh, Ruben Toledo, Scott Ewalt, Serge Lutens, Terry Richardson, Lady Bunny, Topolino, Viktor & Rolf, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos. Lipstick, mascara, and lip gloss items removed from case front slots and placed in a separate binder. Library has copy no. 6 of an edition of 2500. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 20: Comme des Garçons

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Comme des Garçons

  [52] pages, [1] folded leaf of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 46 cm + 1 case (48 x 31 x 3 cm) + 1 booklet + 1 dress pattern., On title page, the cedilla in "garçons" is rendered with an asterisk. "This is no. [6] in a limited edition of 2800 numbered copies"--Bottom of case. Booklet has title: "Six 1/4" ([32] pages in accordion fold format; 21 x 15 cm) and 1 folded dress pattern (37 x 25 cm), printed on muslin and sealed in clear plastic, with title on recto, "What do you make of this?" and on verso, "A dress." Booklet photography by Kishim Shinoyama. Folded leaf of plates is an advertisement. "Contributor list: Alexander McQueen, Alexandra White, Amber Valletta, Andrew Richardson, Bruce Weber, Craig McDean, Elizabeth Djian, Eric Wright, Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Joe McKenna, Julien d'Ys, Karl Lagerfeld, Katy England, Kishin ShinoIyama, M/M (Paris), Mako Yamazaki, Marc Atlan, Mario Sorrenti, Martin Margiela, Masayuki Hayashi, Michael Thompson, Miles Aldridge, Nick Knight, Paolo Roversi, Peter Lindbergh, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Stephane Marais, Steven Klein, Tsuguya Inoue. -- Publisher's website. "Rei Kawakubo became our first guest editor in 20 COMME DES GARÇONS. Rei opened up her archives and chose her favorite pieces for select photographers to reinterpret. It was exciting for us to see what a young photographer like Mario Sorrenti, then twenty-six, would do with fashion that dated as far back as 1982 (at which time he was only eleven years old). Philip-Lorca diCorcia, contributing for the first time, took a Comme des Garcons dress to the bustling streets of Hong Kong. Nick Knight mixed Comme with Alexander McQueen and created what turned out to be one of the most reproduced Visionaire images ever. A real dress pattern, printed on muslin, comes packaged in the issue." - Publisher's Website Loose pages, plates, booklet and dress pattern in two-part cardboard box. Red & white check printed pattern with title letting in white. Includes subscription sheet. Library has copy no. 6 of an edition of 2800. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 21: Deck of Cards / The Diamond Issue

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Mario Testino

  60 cards : color illustrations ; 19 x 13 cm + 1 case (25 x 20 x 6 cm) + 1 box (26 x 21 x 6 cm), Title on jewel case: Visionaire 21 A deck of cards (52 cards plus 8 others) with photographic reproductions of various artists' and designers' work, inside a lockable, velvet-lined jewel case, with key. Each suit in the playable deck features a different theme. "This is # [blank] in a limited edition of 3000 numbered copies"--Verso of card listing back issues "A diamond is forever. 50th anniversary. Jewelry and cases made exclusively for Visionaire by H. Stern Jewellers"--Printed inside jewel case Case housed inside white cardboard box with "Visionaire 21" printed in gold on top. Includes designs by Karl Lagerfeld, Mario Testino, Inez Van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Bruce Weber, Enrique Badulescu, Terry Richardson, Sean Ellis, Steven Klein, Ruben Toledo, David Lachapelle, Mark Mattock, Pamela Hanson, Ellen von Unwerth, Peter Hurst, Carine Roitfeld, Anne Christensen, Kate Roberts, Andrew Richardson, Isabella Blow, Victoria Bartlett, Justin Laurie, Judy Blame, Lori Goldstein, Paul Sinclaire, Matt Jones, Lee Swillingham, Stuart Spalding, Michael Amzalag, Mathias Augustyniak, Fabien Baron. "This issue provided two rare opportunities, among the many others that accompany the making of each issue of Visionaire. First, we were able to hand over entire series of images (in this case, card suits) to individual art directors. Fabien Baron conceived the House of Hearts as a meditation on motion with dancer Ushio Amagatsu of Sankai Juku. M/M, Paris realized the House of Spades in a variety of Parisian butcher shops. Lee Swillingham and Stuart Spalding portrayed the House of Clubs in - where else? - nightclubs. And Visionaire worked with thirteen artists to build the House of Diamonds. Mario Testino shot John Galliano as the King while Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin photographed Iman as the Queen, dressed, fittingly, in Alexander McQueen. A Bruce Weber boy toy was the Jack. The second opportunity was the incorporation of diamonds, courtesy of the Diamond Information Center, DeBeers and H. Stern, into each picture, which required the highly insured shipping of millions of dollars worth of jewels to all parts of the globe. The 3,000 issues were packaged in individual jewelry boxes, each with its own lock and key, and offered a real diamond for one lucky subscriber. Our launch party took place at The "21" Club in New York, a former speakeasy that we transformed into a faux casino complete with card tables. Another lucky winner walked away from the evening with a diamond necklace"--Publisher's description Library has copy no. 6. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 23: The Emperor's New Clothes Karl Lagerfeld

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Alex Lundqvist

  42 loose, unnumbered plates : all illustrations ; 36 x 29 cm + 1 case (32 x 4 x 39 cm), Forty-two unbound cardstock pages printed with sepia-toned photographs by Karl Lagerfeld, laid in a wooden case with clasp closures and leather handle This issue consists of 42 black-and-white nude portraits, many of them fashion models. Tied with foil-embossed satin ribbon and housed in wooden box with foil-embossed cover Library has no. 2461 in a limited edition of 5000 numbered copies Case is blond wood painter's box with gold title label Title from colophon sheet at back Contributors: Alex Lundqvist, Amber Valletta, Andrea Boccaletti, Astrid Munoz, Blanca Li, Carla Bruni, Chrystelle Saint Louis Augustin, Daniel Sand David Milan, David Miller, Demi Moore, Dick Page, Esther, Ivan Abujamra, Jason Ertola, Jason Shaw, Jodie Kidd, Julie Delpy, Karen Elson, Karl Lagerfeld, Kristen McMenamy, Kylie Bax, Linda Evangelista, Lisa Marie, Marc Newson, Max Delorme, Minnie Driver, Nikolaj Hubbe, Philippe Marchand, Philippe Reynaud, Rupert Everett, Stuart, Timo, Tyler Martin, Vladimir, Wyatt, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos "23 THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES is our nude issue. Setting fashion aside but keeping style intact, fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld picked up his camera for Visionaire and photographed fifty of the world’s most beautiful people. Over the course of nine months, ensconced in his private Paris studio, he captured men and women as they shed their clothes to reveal their true physiques - and their true selves. Subjects include supermodels Amber Valletta, Linda Evangelista, and Karen Elson, actors Rupert Everett, Julie Delpy, and Demi Moore, industrial designer Marc Newson, and New York City Ballet’s principle dancer Nikolaj Hubbe. Presented in a custom-designed, blond-wood painter’s box, the rich, sepia-toned prints are packaged like bon bons, with chocolate-colored flock and ribbon." - Publisher's Website

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  Visionaire 24: Light Tom Ford for Gucci

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Christopher Bucklow

  29 unnumbered leaves : illustrations (some color) ; 13 x 33 cm + 1 case (14 x 38 x 6 cm), Collaborated by Tom Ford and Gucci; related to the theme light; consisting of 24 translucent sheets with photographic reproductions of various artists' work, plus instruction sheet, batteries and lighter panel for viewing the images. Twenty-four transparencies to be viewed in a black lucite light-box case. Also one transparent title leaf and four non-transparent leaves (half title, directions, credits, limited edition statement), all 13 x 33 cm. Housed in custom-built slipcase (black lucite slipcase with inner hard foam case containing battery housing and on-off switch). Numbered edition of 3300 numbered copies "Visionaire teamed up with fashion luminary Tom Ford and Gucci on an issue devoted to the theme Light. This was our most ambitious project to date in terms of content and production. There was a conscious effort on the parts of both Visionaire and Ford to steer clear of fashion and to focus on what we considered to be fine art images. 'Light' introduced a new cast of contributors to the Visionaire fold: artists such as Sam Taylor-Wood, Andreas Gursky, and Christopher Bucklow, art director Peter Saville, animator Hayao Miyazaki, and architect Toyo Ito. Then there was the issue itself. That winter found us doing everything from sourcing the state-of-the-art, paper-thin filament that would literally light up the issue (a couple people in our office were nearly electrocuted in the process!), to negotiating the price for 33,000 batteries. The end result: twenty-four large-format transparencies self-contained in a super-sleek, fully-functional light box--the first battery-operated publication! Only 3,300 copies were made"--Publisher's description Library has copy no. 6 of an edition of 3300. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 25: Visionary

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Craig McDean

  104 unnumbered pages : all illustrations (some color) ; 13 x 33 cm + 1 compact disc (60 min. : digital ; 4 3/4 in.) + 2 cases (33 x 33 x 3 cm ; 33 x 34 x 3 cm)., Twenty-six numbered booklets of 4 pages each, unbound, all housed in one slip case inside (cardboard) another slip case (plastic). Title from unnumbered page 4 of booklet 1. Contributors: Craig McDean, Junya Watanabe, Mario Sorrenti, Jane How, David Lasnet, Peter Robathan, Terry Richardson, Miles Aldridge, Mario Testino, Carine Roitfeld, Mats Gustafson, Yohji Yamamoto, Karl Lagerfeld, Martin Margiela, Bettina Komenda, Jean-Louis Dumas-Hermès, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Christian Lacroix, John Akehurst, Eiko Ishioka, Yves Saint Laurent, François Nars, Fabien Baron, John Galliano, Christian Dior, Ellen Von Unwerth, Twyla Tharp, Isabel and Ruben Toledo, Alexander McQueen, Horst Diekgerdes, Camille Bidault-Waddington, Ann Demeulemeester, Jil Sander, Martine Sitbon, François Berthoud, Jeremy Scott, Sean Ellis, Isabella Blow, Helmut Lang, Philip Treacy, Marcus Tomlinson, Hussein Chalayan, Luis Sanchis, Olivier Theyskens, Satoshi Saikusa, Mika Mizutani, David Bowie, Beth B., Gavin Turk, Tracey Emin, Tony Oursler, Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton, Marc Hom, Oliver Herring, Leonardo Drew, Elliott Pickette, Tracey Moffatt, Raf Simons, Antonio Berardi, Véronique Branquinho, Nicolas Ghesquière, Erik Halley, Julien Macdonald, Bless, Véronique Leroy, Inez van Lamsweerde, Vinoodh Matadin, Towa Tei. "When we hit the landmark number 25, we seized the opportunity to make an anniversary issue of greatest hits: brand-new work by some of our all-time favorite visionaries issued in an op art-inspired case the size of a standard twelve-inch album cover. In keeping with the greatest hits theme, musician Towa Tei produced the Visionary soundtrack CD to accompany our picture album featuring contributing teams Mario Testino and Carine Roitfeld; Karl Lagerfeld and Yohji Yamamoto; Isabel and Ruben Toledo and choreographer Twyla Tharp. David Bowie curated a special section featuring artists Tony Oursler, Tracey Emin, Gavin Turk, and Beth B. And eight young designers envisioned their work in a section called New Visions. Limited Edition of 5000 numbered copies"--Publisher's description. Includes a compact disc, "Visionary soundtrack," affixed to unnumbered page 3 of booklet 25. Loose-leaf bindings. Containers. Compact disc mount on folded sheet inside backcover. Library has copy no. 2860 of an edition of 5000. Gift of the Publisher. Library has copy no. 6 of an edition of 5000. This copy has subscription sheet. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 26: Fantasy

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Nick Knight

  1 box (36 unnumbered cards) : chiefly color illustrations ; 33 x 4 cm + Mask., Thirty-six (36) circular cards, printed on both sides, and 1 fabric mask, housed in a round box, 33 cm in diameter and 4 cm high. Mask designed by Hermés. "Fantasy is the subtext of every issue of Visionaire, but with this issue we pushed the boundaries to the fantastical. A round box houses round, unbound artwork. Each of the cover elements--photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin--was produced exclusively for 'Fantasy': The dress was designed by Nicolas Ghesquiere for Balenciaga, Viktor & Rolf made the banner, and Jeremy Scott created the gold porcelain doll's head and hands. It was the first issue time we published Tim Burton, Gregory Crewdson, and Marcus Piggott and Mert Alas and there was a special section curated by Isabella Blow featuring, among others, David LaChapelle, Mariko Mori, and Tim Noble and Sue Webster. Each issue included an Hermès mask that many wore to the masquerade ball launch party" --Publisher's description. Library has copy no. 3135 of an edition of 6000. Gift of the publisher. Library has copy no. 6 of an edition of 5000. This copy has subscription sheet. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 27: Movement

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Alexander McQueen

  1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 32 cm, Limited edition of 6000 numbered copies. "Contributor list: Alexander McQueen, Alex Gonzales, Chris Levine, Fabien Baron, Francois Berthoud, Hussein Chalayan, J. Abbott Miller, Jeremy Scott, Karl Templer, Katy England, Maison Martin Margiela, Marcus Mam, Marcus Tomlinson, Mario Testino, Martin Margiela, Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, Nick Knight, Paul Carlos, Raul Martinez, Ross Bleckner, Sean Ellis, Steven Klein, Steven Mdisel, Thierry Perez, Tony Oursler, Tony Payne, Victoria Bartlett, WK Eddy Desplanques."--Publisher's Web site "One of our most conceptual issues - not only because it was based on the abstract notion of motion but also because the images were printed on vellum, a near-transparent material that enhanced the stop-motion effects of the photographs. We used another technology - lenticular photography - to create the 3D front- and back-cover images of Kate Moss swinging to and fro. In fact, those images were created by an all-English team: Nick Knight took the picture, Peter Saville art directed, and Alexander McQueen and Katy England did the styling, which made perfect sense when we launched the issue at Harvey Nichols in London. Other contributors included designers Martin Margiela and Hussein Chalayan, artists Ross Bleckner and Tony Oursler, illustrator François Berthoud, and photographers Steven Meisel and Steven Klein."--Publisher's website Spiral bound book with 3-D front and back cover images. Covers have lenticular illustrations. Library has copy no. 19. Gift of the publisher. Library has copy no. 6. Includes subcription sheet. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 28: Bible

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Mario Testino

  1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustructions; 40 x 30 cm, Limited edition of 6000 numbered copies. Text is housed in a two-piece white plastic container (40 x 30 cm) Library has copy no. 3264. Gift of the publisher. Greg Foley, RISD Alumnus. "28 BIBLE, our millennium issue: “the greatest story ever told" retold in images by modern-day artists and photographers. The intent was to make an issue that was visually provocative but not blasphemous or gratuitously shocking. We worked closely with Dr. Royal Rhodes, professor of religion at Kenyon College, who helped us excerpt passages from the King James Bible. Wolfgang Tillmans contributed the Crucifixion; Andreas Gursky’s image of a rave becomes the Exodus; Mary Ellen Mark envisions a modern day Mary and Joseph; and Steven Meisel imagines the Apocalypse in a series of eerily foreboding fashion images inspired by the painter Odd Nerdrum. Visionaire collaborated with industrial designer Philippe Starck to create special packaging for the issue, a molded-plastic “energy sphere."" -Publisher's Website, retrieved 6/2/25

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  Visionaire 29: Woman

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Mario Testino

  1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 31 cm (in case (34 x 25 cm), Limited edition of 6000 numbered copies. Case binding, red velvet cover with printed illustration and series title lettering. Text is housed is a mirrored-plastic container. Library has copy no. 341. Gift of the publisher. 2nd copy is copy no. 6. Gift of Greg Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991. Includes folded subscription sheet, listing back issues. "In 29 WOMAN we explore the multifaceted nature of woman – as model, Madonna, muse, and more. Highlights include the eight-part black-and-white series by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin and Brana Wolf, which features supermodels in the nude, save for a Louis Vuitton cape draped here or a fur stole dangling there; Nobuyoshi Araki’s photograph of a Vanessa Beecroft performance; and Nick Knight’s life-size image, the very feminine, naked Natasha (née David). Packaged in a multiplaned, mirrored case, the issue is a vertically bound volume of red ultrasuede whose pages are filled by Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin, Beth B, Kara Walker, Sam Taylor-Wood, Sarah Moon, Jane and Louise Wilson, Adam Fuss, Richard Phillips, David Bowie, and others." - Publisher's website (retrieved 5/30/25)

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  Visionaire 30: The Game Louis Vuitton Switzerland

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Louis Vuitton

  1 cube puzzle (16 pieces) : color illustrations ; 20 x 20 cm + 1 case (21 x 21 x 8 cm) + 1 box + (20 x 20 x 6 cm) +1 portfolio (20 x 20 cm), A cube puzzle that can form six possible images. A portfolio entitled: The key to the puzzle" containing [86] pages of images relating to sports and games (color ; 20 x 20 cm) accompanies the puzzle. Title from page [1] of images in portfolio. Title on inside of cardboard box: Visionaire 30 The game, 1999-2000. "Visionaire 30 is not only a collection of art, it is also a game. Taking as our starting point the Louis Vuitton Challenge, the qualifying round of sailboat races for the America's Cup, we assembled teams of artists, photographers, and image makers to represent each of the participating countries-Australia, France, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States. Accordingly, there were seven versions. In the spirit of games, the issue came in the form of a puzzle in which sixteen cubes, when placed in the correct configuration, form one of six possible images. The cubes, along with a portfolio of all forty-two images, were packaged in a silk-screened Lucite case created for us by Louis Vuitton. Alex Katz and Mary Ellen Mark participated for the U.S.; Tracey Moffatt and Patricia Piccinini for Australia; Serge Lutens and Pierre Joseph for France; Maurizio Cattelan and Francesco Clemente for Italy; Yoshitomo Nara and Takashi Murakami for Japan; Pedro Almod-var and Juan Gatti for Spain; and Roman Signer and Pipilotti Rist for Switzerland." The outside of the cardboard box is blind-stamped: USA, 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup. Printed on front of portfolio: The key to the puzzle. Limited edition of 6000 copies. To tie the lucite case shut, a leather cord is included; a small spherical compass is attached to the cord. Includes subscription page. Paper box of library's copy has a fragment of of the Swiss flag and Switzerland in raised lettering on box top. Library has copy no. 6 of 6000. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, AP, 1991

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  Visionaire 32: Where? Hermès

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Hermès

  55 postcards : color illustrations ; 10 x 18 cm + 1 case (19 x 13 x 4 cm), Postcards laid in Hermès leather travel pouch with interior loop holding a pencil; accompanied by flock drawstring bag with Hermès insignia on front; all laid in Hermès box with lifting lid and stiff paper slipcase. Limited edition of 3500. The participants include Mario Testino, Bruce Weber, Pedro Almodovar, Andreas Gursky, Gregory Crewdson, Nadev Kander, Jeff Burton, Nan Goldin, David LaChapelle, Wolfgang Tillmans, Karl Lagerfeld, Thomas Nutzl, Peter Lindbergh, Lauren Greenfield, Fabien Baron, Oliver Wasow, and Armin Linke. "Stephen met Jean-Louis Dumas, the president of Hermes, in Moscow one snowy winter night. Jean-Louis carries around a little sketchbook wherever he goes and uses it to record all of his various travel experiences. Years later, the idea for this Hermes travel pouch-designed by Jean-Louis himself-came up. We were traveling a lot at the time and were amused by the idea of a collection of imaginary, faraway places and the silly postcards that say things like ''Greetings from Mars.'' Contributors included Andreas Gursky, Mary Ellen Mark, Wolfgang Tillmans, Bruce Weber, Lauren Greenfield, Peter Lindbergh, and Jeff Burton. The postcards were made individual not only by the singular vision of each contributing artist but also by the original graphic treatment on the reverse side of each of the fifty-five silver-edged images. They also proved to be excellent party invitations. We sent boxes of them to friends in such far-flung places as Tokyo, Bangkok, Paris, and Brooklyn, which they then mailed back to us with the requisite postage stamps, and the inevitable wear and tear of shipping and handling"--Publisher's website. Includes subscription sheet. Library has copy no. 6. Gift of Greg Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 33: Touch

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, and Greg Foley

  [21] leaves of plates : all color illus. (some mounted). This issue consists of 21 illustrations, all related to the topic "touch"; unbound illustrations wrapped in fur skin with tie; housed in a brushed-gold metal box (45 x 24 x 6 cm.) Some plates have mounted fabrics, papers, fur, etc. Created by Visionaire in collaboration with Fendi. "To celebrate Fendi's 75th anniversary" -- Title sheet. "The Fall/Winter 2000-2001 collections by Berthoud, François" -- Colophon. Library has no. 2608 in a limited edition of 4400 numbered copies. Gift of the publisher. "In 33 TOUCH, artist and longtime Visionaire contributor François Berthoud interprets twenty of our favorite new looks from the fall/winter 2000-2001 collections, which were all about excess and sensory overload. Flocking, foil stamping, sculpt-embossing, and honeycomb extension give the feeling in print of fur over metallic lace over sequins over a dress with leather appliques over patterned stockings. Our collaborator Fendi’s tactile ready-to-wear collection that season was a key source of inspiration. The unbound illustrations were wrapped in a wearable pony-skin cache-col and housed in a brushed-gold metal box. Highlights include designs by John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Viktor and Rolf, Junya Watanabe, and Helmut Lang." – From visionaireworld.com

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  Visionaire 35: Man

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Slim Aarons

  1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 31 cm, Limited edition of 6000 numbered copies. Having done an issue on woman, we decided the time had come to do one on man. Mario Testino, in his second run as guest editor, conceptualized the ultimate men's magazine complete with past icons and new heroes, advertisements from the 1970s, photographs made by famous women of their men, and man as seen by contemporary artists. Neville Wakefield edited an all-vellum section of video stills, Will McBride contributed a section called Manliness, and Mario Testino did Man at Work. More than one hundred contributors participated, including photographers Richard Avedon, Nick Knight, Mario Sorrenti; filmmakers Larry Clark, and Sofia Coppola; gallerist Sadie Coles; music-video director Hype Williams; artist Sarah Lucas; and models Cindy Crawford, Gisele Bundchen, and Claudia Schiffer. Paper cover issue housed in a clear & white plastic bag, closure flap has printed title info. Library has copy no. 93. This copy, paper cover issue housed in a clear & pink plastic bag, closure flap has printed title info. Gift of the publisher. Library has a 2nd copy, no. 330 This copy, paper cover issue housed in a clear & white plastic bag, closure flap has printed title info. Gift of Greg Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 37: Vreeland Memos

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Diana Vreeland

  158 unnumbered leaves : facsimiles, portrait ; 28 cm + 1 case (24 x 30 x 5 cm), Title from unnumbered leaf 157. Textblock (lightly bound signatures) tied with red cotton ribbon and laid into envelope-style red editor's case with string-and-button closure. Foreword by Alexander Vreeland; biographical sketch by Harold Koda Consists of personal memos from Vogue Magazine editor Diana Vreeland to her staff. "One day a mysterious package arrived at the Visionaire offices. It was a large box containing more than four hundred original memos from Diana Vreeland to her staff at Vogue. The package had been sent to us by a contributor who preferred to remain anonymous at the time but who had been on the receiving end of some of this legendary inter-office correspondence. It turned out to be the legendary photographer Richard Avedon, with whom we had developed a close relationship and who decided these needed to be seen. In some ways, the experience was like stumbling upon fashion's Holy Grail. We had heard stories about these memos but were stunned to find out that they actually existed. Dating from 1966 to 1972, the memos, which were dictated to Vreeland's secretary from the sanctuary of her bathroom each morning, covered topics ranging from the wacky (the use of freckles or the utter importance of dog collars, for example) to the divine (the genius of Halston). But more importantly, the Vreeland memos provide a rare glimpse inside the mind of one of the most influential women in fashion history. With help from Alexander Vreeland and David Remnick at The New Yorker, we received permission from Conde Nast to publish nearly 150 of the memos in an edition of 4,000. We soon discovered just how many Vreeland fans there are out there: we received more single copy orders for VREELAND MEMOS than for any previous issue"--Publisher's description. Limited edition of 4000 numbered copies. Library has copy no. 6 of an edition of 4000. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 38: Love Tiffany & Co

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Tiffany and Co.

  283 pages ; 21 cm + 1 case (27 x 20 x 8 cm)., Issue 38 of Visionaire consists of a romance novel, All Soul's Night, by John Kelly (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, c1947), to which new objects have been added by means of gluing or inserting them between the pages. Object include postcards, poems, photographs, a pop-up illustration, a fan letter (to the pop group Destiny's child), a feather, a cellophane sleeve containing pressed flowers (from singer Kylie Minogue) Embossed blind stamp on white title card mounted to front cover: Visionaire 38 Love. Mounted card inside front cover: "This one's from the heart ... Love ... belongs to ___________ This is number 6 in a limited edition of four thousand numbered copies. Includes a silver Elsa Peretti open heart pendant on a black cord. Issued with a Tiffany blue drawstring pouch and Tiffany blue case with white ribbon ties. In many ways, this issue was a response to the events of the past year. For us at Visionaire, love meant going back to our roots to create an issue with a literal human touch, something hand-made with an easy, uplifting message. For our contributors, love meant many different things. Steven Meisel contributed some of the first photographs he'd ever taken, shot on the street outside of New York modeling agencies ("I love ... FASHION"); photographers Mario Sorrenti, Craig McDean, and Peter Lindbergh gave us glimpses into their personal lives through portraits of their kids; and Tim Noble and Sue Webster gave us "Instant Gratification," a self-portrait in dollar bills ("CAN'T BUY Love"). LOVE also featured thousands of feathers gathered by milliner Philip Treacy, thousands of flowers curated by pop singer Kylie Minogue, and the pop group Destiny's Child sent us their favorite fan letter. There were also words of love, a first for Visionaire: original poetry and prose by Joyce Carol Oates, Kenneth Koch, Jonathan Safran Foer, and T. Cole Rachel. Each issue came with a silver heart designed by legendary jeweler Elsa Peretti. All of the artwork and tokens of love were inserted by hand into 4,000 vintage novels making each issue an actual one-of-a-kind object and a true labor of love. The issue brought us back to the first days of Visionaire, when each issue was hand-assembled on the floor of Stephen's apartment. Only then, of course, the hands doing the assembling were our very own."www.visionaireworld.com. Library has copy no. 6. Gift of Greg Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 39: Play

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Sony Corporation

  16 volumes (unpaged) : all illustrations ; 31 cm + 16 flip books (13 x 7 cm), Editor-in-chief, Stephen Gan. Limited edition of 4000 copies. Consists of 16 artists' flip books (all 13 x 7 cm) displayed in a wooden case. Contributors: Mario Testino, Baz Luhman, Steven Meisel, Pedro Almadóvar, Karl Lagerfeld, Wong Kar Wai, Nick Knight, Spike Jonze, Craig McDean, Peter Lindbergh, Steven Klein, Tony Oursler, Darren Aronofsky, Roman Signer, Snorri Bros., Imaginary Forces and Greg Lynn. Each designer, director, etc. has created a flip book. Edition of 4000 copies. Library has copy no. 2616. Gift of the Publisher. "With 39 PLAY, Visionaire began to experiment with the moving image. PLAY developed as an issue devoted to film, featuring the work of directors like Pedro Almodóvar and Darren Aronofsky, as well as high-fashion lensmen like Nick Knight and Craig McDean. Presented in collaboration with Sony PlayStation, the issue melded the high-tech worlds of gaming and video with the retro, lo-fi, tactile sensibilities of flip-books. “From Karl Lagerfeld’s footage of a blooming flower to Baz Luhrmann’s film of a sultry cancan dance, PLAY took a vintage publishing format and placed it resolutely in the present. For his flip-book, Steven Meisel imagined model Amber Valletta as “Little Edie” Beale from Grey Gardens. " -Publisher's Website, retreived 6/2/25

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  Visionaire 39: Play

  Mario Testino, Baz Luhman, Steven Meisel, Pedro Almadóvar, Karl Lagerfeld, Kar Wai Wong, Nick Knight, Spike Jonze, Craig McDean, Peter Lindbergh, Steven Klein, Tony Oursler, Darren Aronofsky, Roman Signer, Snorri Bros., Imaginary Forces, Greg Lynn, Stephen Gan, Special Collections, and Fleet Library

  16 volumes (unpaged) : all illustrations. Editor-in-chief, Stephen Gan. Limited edition of 4000 copies. Consists of 16 artists' flip books (all 13 x 7 cm) displayed in a wooden case. Contributors: Mario Testino, Baz Luhman, Steven Meisel, Pedro Almadóvar, Karl Lagerfeld, Wong Kar Wai, Nick Knight, Spike Jonze, Craig McDean, Peter Lindbergh, Steven Klein, Tony Oursler, Darren Aronofsky, Roman Signer, Snorri Bros., Imaginary Forces and Greg Lynn. Each designer, director, etc. has created a flip book. Edition of 4000 copies. Library has copy no. 2616. Gift of the Publisher.

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  Visionaire 44: Toys, Red Set and Black Set

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Karl Lagerfield

  5 toys, 1 set of snap-off pieces : plastic, color ; 11 x 7 x 4 cm + 1 case (15 x 47 x 4 cm) + 1 sheet (15 unnumbered panels : color illustrations ; 13 x 98 cm, folded to 13 x 7 cm), Five character figures created by five fashion designers. A second set of characters, the red/black set, created by five different fashion designers, issued as an alternative Visionaire 44. Title from accompanying sheet, which includes pictures of both red and black sets of characters. "Editor-in-chief Stephen Gan; editors Cecila Dean, James Kaliardos; creative direction/toy design Greg Foley ... Special thanks to Kidrobot"--Accompanying sheet Includes red/black plastic accessories that the figures can hold; a camera, a cell phone, a flower, and a martini glass in a red/black snap-out frame. In red/black plastic case with top of transparent plastic. "With the set of limited-edition designer Kidrobot toys that comprised issue 44, Visionaire just wanted to have fun. But it (inadvertently?) set off a worldwide craze for the ten delightfully witty humanoid characters created by designers like Karl Lagerfeld, Miuccia Prada, and Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton. Complete with mini accessories like cell phones, cameras, and martini glasses, this army of toys was part of one of the most highly sought-after Visionaire issues ever--grown adults behaved a lot like children in attempts to get their hands on a copy. For Kidrobot founder Paul Budnitz, the series defined a moment for his toy label, expanding beyond its strictly street fan base. "We were really just kind of emerging," Budnitz remembers. "We were focused on working with graffiti artists and street artists, and Visionaire was a way for us to connect with designers, which was really fun." While most of the issue's toys wear innocent smiles, Budnitz saw a vaguely sexual element in their slightly phallic shape, which was designed by Visionaire's Greg Foley. But he concedes, "at the same time, they were very sweet and modern and sophisticated"" --Publisher's description Library has copy no. 61. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 45: More Toys, Yellow Set and Blue Set

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and John Galliano

  5 dolls, 1 set of snap-off pieces : plastic, color ; 11 x 7 x 4 cm + 1 case (15 x 47 x 4 cm) + 1 sheet (15 unnumbered panels : color illustrations ; 13 x 98 cm, folded to 13 x 7 cm) + 1 leaflet, "The issue is released as two sets (Yellow and Blue) of five toys each; each set contains photos of all 10 characters in an accordion-fold catalog along with a set of accessories including a toy cell phone, martini, flower, and camera that the characters can hold. Each set sold separately."--Publisher's Web site Title from accompanying sheet. Designers: John Galliano, Helmut Lang, Jean Paul Gaultier, Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani. Five plastic dolls created by five fashion designers. Issued in a moulded plastic case along with a set of accessories, catalogue and subscription form. In blue plastic case with top of transparent plastic. Produced in collaboration with Kidrobot. Limited edition of 4,000 numbered copies. Library has copy no. 6. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 50: Artist Toys

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, and Alex Katz

  1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations. Ten plastic nesting toys, each designed by a different artist, designer, writer. Each cube consists of six pieces. Artists: Alex Katz, R. Crumb, Chiho Aoshima, Rita Ackerman, Chip Kidd, Rob Pruitt, Kehinde Wiley, Tim Noble & Sue Webster, Kurt Vonnegut and Joe Petro III, Tony Oursler. Toys are housed in a triangular shaped container. Container has a clear plastic lid with the title in silver. Library has no. 1132 of an edition of 4000. "For 50 ARTIST TOYS, Visionaire imagined a set of toys as animal companions to the designer figurines from 44 TOYS and 45 MORE TOYS. It consists of elaborate nesting dolls and acccessories silk-screened in designs by artists like Alex Katz, R. Crumb, and Tim Noble & Sue Webster. “The toy project was sweet on the outside and charming on the inside,” says artist Rob Pruitt. “I simply tacked Winston Churchill’s great quote (‘A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma’) to it, decorated the surface with images of my beloved panda, and crossed my fingers that it would provoke the person playing with it to ponder our collective fascination with this beautiful, threatened creature.” – From visionaireworld.com

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  Visionaire 54: Sport Lacoste

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, and Chemise Lacoste

  4 parts in case : color illustrations Title from title page of attached text. "A collaboration with Lacoste in celebration of their 75th anniversary." Each case contains three polo shirts (1 small, 1 medium, 1 large) with photographically-printed designs by different artists. Each case also contains three attached boxes (each with a shirt inside) and [28] pages of attached text at end. Limited edition of 4000. Set 1. Nick Knight, Karl Lagerfeld, Michael Stipe. -- Set 2. Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin with M/M (Paris), Thomas Demand, David Byrne. -- Set 3. Peter Lindbergh, Thomas Ruff, Pedro Almodóvar. -- Set 4. Richard Phillips, T.J. Wilcox, Phil Poynter. Library has edition 65 of Volume 1 ; edition 6 of Volume 2 ; edition 63 of Volume 3 ; edition 64 of Volume 4. Publication labels for each volume were saved and mounted on archival paper and laid-in each volume. Gift of Greg E. Foley, RISD Alumnus 1991 AP.

  "Visionaire 54 SPORT celebrates the 75th anniversary of Lacoste, using the polo shirt as an artist’s canvas to create the first-ever wearable publication. Realized in full-color, full-coverage photographic printing, the polo shirts in 54 SPORT featured eye-popping artworks by Nick Knight, David Byrne, and Thomas Ruff, just to name a few. For a polo shirt that reinterpreted vintage posters of Pedro Almodóvar movies, art director Juan Gatti took inspiration from the street. “I tore actual posters and then we took a picture for the polo shirt,” he said. For artist Richard Phillips, SPORT captured his process from start to finish. “The shirt became a physical representation of the complete creative process.” This edition is comprised of 4 Volumes sold together as one edition. Each volume contains 3 different artist-printed Lacoste polo shirts. Volumes are as follows: VOLUME 1: Michael Stipe Size Small, Karl Lagerfeld Size Medium, Nick Knight Size Large VOLUME 2: Thomas Demand Size Small, David Byrne Size Medium, Inez and Vinhoodh Size Large VOLUME 3: Pedro Almodovar Size Small, Tomas Ruff Size Medium, Peter Lindbergh featuring Linda Evangelista and Kirsten Owen Size Large VOLUME 4: Phil Poynter Size Small, TJ Wilcox Size Medium, Richard Phillips featuring Coco Rocha Size Large" -- publsiher's website https://visionaireworld.com

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  Visionaire 55: Surprise

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, and Greg Foley

  11 volumes : chiefly color illustrations,+ 1 advertiser's insert. Books with pop-up illustrations and movable tabs designed by various artists. Title and author information from book covers. Housed in box 29 x 23 x 16 cm. Limited edition of 4000 numbered copies. CONTENTS: [volume 1]. Pyongyang; Pyongyang II, diptychon / Andreas Gursky -- [v. 2]. Head on / Cai Guo-Qiang -- [v. 3]. [Untitled] / Steven Klein -- [v. 4]. Les seins miraculeux / Sophie Calle -- [v. 5]. [Untitled] / Mario Testino -- [v. 6]. The passing winter / Yayoi Kusama -- [v. 7]. [Untitled] / Alasdair McLellan -- [v. 8]. Naomi / Sølve Sundsbø -- [v. 9]. [Untitled] / Gareth Pugh Witch, Gary Card & Nicola Formichetti -- [v. 10.]. [Untitled] / Steven Meisel -- [v. 11]. [Untitled] / Guido Mocafico. "Visionaire issues often find their origins in commercial publishing techniques like lenticulars and flip-books, then elevate them to new artistic heights. Issue 55, SURPRISE, reimagined the children's pop-up book by adapting work from artists like Yayoi Kusama, Andreas Gursky, Cai Guo-Qiang, Sophie Calle, Steven Klein, and Steven Meisel into three-dimensional paper sculptures. To execute the mind-bogglingly complex pop-ups, Visionaire called on renowned paper engineer Bruce Foster, who shared his infinite wisdom. "Many of these techniques had never been done before," says Foster. "So each one was challenging in its own way"." -- From visionaireworld.com. A collaboration with the Champagne house, Krug.

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  Visionaire 61: Larger Than Life Deluxe Edition

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, and Greg Foley

  18 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations Limited edition of 250 copies. Contributor list: Lady Gaga, Inez & Vinoodh, Ridley Scott, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Marina Abramovic, Martin Schoeller, Josephine Meckseper, Richard Phillips, Steven Klein, Ryan McGinley, Karl Lagerfeld, Massimo Vitali, Steven Meisel, Ed Ruscha, Marilyn Minter, Rob Pruitt, Bruce Weber, Sam Taylor-Wood, Guido Mocafico, Mario Sorrenti, Maurizio Cattelan, Pierpaolo Ferrari, Doug Aitken, Tom Sachs. "Visionaire broke the Guinness World Record for the largest magazine ... with a Deluxe Edition at 57.48 x 79 inches ... In this history-making issue, Visionaire gives iconic artists and image-makers the forum to take their visions to a massive scale. No contemporary figure symbolizes 'Larger than life' more than global pop phenom Lady Gaga, who graces the front and back covers in two stunning portraits by photographers Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin. Other contributors to the issue include photographers Steven Klein, Steven Meisel, Mario Sorrenti, and Bruce Weber; artists Doug Aitken, Maurizio Cattelan & Pierpaolo Ferrari, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Ryan McGinley, Marilyn Minter, Rob Pruitt, Ed Ruscha, Tom Sachs, Sam Taylor-Wood, Josephine Meckseper & Richard Phillips, Marina Abramovic & Martin Schoeller, Guido Mocafico, and Massimo Vitali; fashion designer and photographer Karl Lagerfeld; and filmmaker Ridley Scott. Each one takes on 'Larger than life' in their own signature style." -- publsiher's website https://visionaireworld.com The 61st issue of this limited-edition art journal/collectible takes scale as its theme, and at five feet tall by seven feet wide, it claims the Guinness-certified title of the biggest magazine of all time. Naturally, larger-than-life pop star Lady Gaga graces the cover. Library also has the "Standard Edition" (126 x 92 cm) Issued with two black velcro straps to hold in rolled position, Library lacks straps? Stored, rolled, in cardboard tube (207 cm). Standard Edition housed in cardboard mailing box. Stored in Archives room 221. Both editions gift of Greg Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991. Library has copy no. 6 of the Standard Edition.

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  Visionaire 61: Larger Than Life Standard Edition

  Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, and Greg Foley

  18 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations Limited edition of 250 copies. Contributor list: Lady Gaga, Inez & Vinoodh, Ridley Scott, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Marina Abramovic, Martin Schoeller, Josephine Meckseper, Richard Phillips, Steven Klein, Ryan McGinley, Karl Lagerfeld, Massimo Vitali, Steven Meisel, Ed Ruscha, Marilyn Minter, Rob Pruitt, Bruce Weber, Sam Taylor-Wood, Guido Mocafico, Mario Sorrenti, Maurizio Cattelan, Pierpaolo Ferrari, Doug Aitken, Tom Sachs.

  "Visionaire broke the Guinness World Record for the largest magazine ... with a Deluxe Edition at 57.48 x 79 inches ... In this history-making issue, Visionaire gives iconic artists and image-makers the forum to take their visions to a massive scale. No contemporary figure symbolizes 'Larger than life' more than global pop phenom Lady Gaga, who graces the front and back covers in two stunning portraits by photographers Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin. Other contributors to the issue include photographers Steven Klein, Steven Meisel, Mario Sorrenti, and Bruce Weber; artists Doug Aitken, Maurizio Cattelan & Pierpaolo Ferrari, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Ryan McGinley, Marilyn Minter, Rob Pruitt, Ed Ruscha, Tom Sachs, Sam Taylor-Wood, Josephine Meckseper & Richard Phillips, Marina Abramovic & Martin Schoeller, Guido Mocafico, and Massimo Vitali; fashion designer and photographer Karl Lagerfeld; and filmmaker Ridley Scott. Each one takes on 'Larger than life' in their own signature style." -- publsiher's website https://visionaireworld.com

  The 61st issue of this limited-edition art journal/collectible takes scale as its theme, and at five feet tall by seven feet wide, it claims the Guinness-certified title of the biggest magazine of all time. Naturally, larger-than-life pop star Lady Gaga graces the cover. Library also has the "Standard Edition" (126 x 92 cm) Issued with two black velcro straps to hold in rolled position, Library lacks straps? Stored, rolled, in cardboard tube (207 cm). Standard Edition housed in cardboard mailing box. Stored in Archives room 221. Both editions gift of Greg Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991. Library has copy no. 6 of the Standard Edition.

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  Visionaire 64: Art John Baldessari Blue Edition Samsung Galaxy

  John Baldessari, Samsung Galaxy, Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, and James Kaliardos

  10 leaves of color plates : portraits + 1 case Title, statement of responsibility, limited edition statement, and sponsor name from top of case. "Editors Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos; creative direction, cover design Greg Foley"--Accompanying sheet Ten black and white self-portraits ("selfies") taken by celebrities, with embossed color additions by John Baldessari

  "For 64 ART, Visionaire collaborates with legendary conceptual artist JOHN BALDESSARI. The issue is divided into 3 editions: Red, Green, and Blue. Each edition contains 10 loose 12X18 inch black & white portraits with embossed color interventions by John Baldessari. Sold separately in a limited quantity of 500 numbered copies. The case converts into a horizontal or vertical display using the built-in foldout stand. The Blue edition features Lupita Nyong’o, Ai Weiwei, Kate Upton, Dustin Hoffman, Psy, Kirsten Dunst, Kate & Laura Mulleavy with Catherine Opie, Cameron Diaz, Michael Stipe and KAWS. 64 ART exploits the current ease of digital and emailable self-portraits with the time-honored craftsmanship of printmaking. Created in partnership with Samsung." -- publsiher's website https://visionaireworld.com

  Edition of 500 copies. Library has copy no. 6. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 64: Art John Baldessari Green Edition Samsung Galaxy

  John Baldessari, Samsung Galaxy, Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, and James Kaliardos

  10 leaves of color plates : portraits + 1 case Title, statement of responsibility, limited edition statement, and sponsor name from top of case. "Editors Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos; creative direction, cover design Greg Foley"--Accompanying sheet Ten black and white self-portraits ("selfies") taken by celebrities, with embossed color additions by John Baldessari One of the portraits is listed as being taken by someone other than the subject.

  "For 64 ART, Visionaire collaborates with legendary conceptual artist JOHN BALDESSARI. The issue is divided into 3 editions: Red, Green, and Blue. Each edition contains 10 loose 12X18 inch black & white portraits with embossed color interventions by John Baldessari. Sold separately in a limited quantity of 500 numbered copies. The case converts into a horizontal or vertical display using the built-in foldout stand. The Green edition features Gisele Bündchen, Maurizio Cattelan, Drake, Julianne Moore, Scarlett Johansson, Bill Cunningham & Antonio Lopez, Neil Patrick Harris, John Waters, Lionel Messi and Yoko Ono. 64 ART exploits the current ease of digital and emailable self-portraits with the time-honored craftsmanship of printmaking. Created in partnership with Samsung." -- publsiher's website https://visionaireworld.com

  Edition of 500 copies. Library has copy no. 6. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 64: Art John Baldessari Red Edition Samsung Galaxy

  John Baldessari, Samsung Galaxy, Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, and James Kaliardos

  10 leaves of color plates : portraits + 1 case Title, statement of responsibility, limited edition statement, and sponsor name from top of case. "Editors Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos; creative direction, cover design Greg Foley"--Accompanying sheet Ten black and white self-portraits ("selfies") taken by celebrities, with embossed color additions by John Baldessari

  "For 64 ART, Visionaire collaborates with legendary conceptual artist JOHN BALDESSARI. The issue is divided into 3 editions: Red, Green, and Blue. Each edition contains 10 loose 12X18 inch black & white portraits with embossed color interventions by John Baldessari. Sold separately in a limited quantity of 500 numbered copies. The case converts into a horizontal or vertical display using the built-in foldout stand. The Red edition features James Franco, Miley Cyrus, Marina Abramovic, Ranveer Singh, Yuna Kim, Karlie Kloss, Pedro Almodovar, Drew Barrymore, G-Dragon and Ed Ruscha. Visionaire 64 ART exploits the current ease of digital and emailable self-portraits with the time-honored craftsmanship of printmaking. Created in partnership with Samsung." -- publsiher's website https://visionaireworld.com

  Edition of 500 copies. Library has copy no. 6. Gift of Gregory E. Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.

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  Visionaire 65: Free: Deluxe Edition Marc Jacobs Red

  Marc Jacobs and Greg Foley

  36 sheets rolled in cloth bag : color + 1 set of decals (10 pieces) + 1 carrying case Title from colophon on decal envelope 36 prints in a custom bag by Marc Jacobs with leather luggage tags and a set of 10 travel decals Limited edition of 150 numbered copies

  "VISIONAIRE 65 FREE: Deluxe Edition is the luxury culmination of the three original VISIONAIRE 65 FREE site-specific installations, into a collectible edition of the eponymous New York publication. The concept for the installations mused upon the democratic power of art, the imperative nature of the poster, and simultaneously explored the double meaning of the concept "FREE", wherein both the artists and viewers are posed the thematic questions of what not only 'free' means symbolically or literally, but also in terms of 'worth' in the art-world and its relationship to creative freedom itself. The three, free, interactive public art exhibitions were mounted during three important cultural weeks across Miami (Art Basel, Dec 2015), Los Angeles (Oscar's week, Feb 2016), and New York (Frieze Art Fair, May 2016), where twelve, large format art images per city were released, self-curated and collated by attendees ... Visionaire offers 65 FREE: Deluxe Edition as a purchasable and shippable issue comprised of all thirty-six art posters. Realizing that the contents needed packaging, Visionaire tapped friend and long-time contributor Marc Jacobs. Collectors can now acquire all thirty-six art posters for the first time, housed in a beautiful, custom, hand-numbered Marc Jacobs travel bag, designed exclusively for the edition, to add to their VISIONAIRE collection. In this sense, the tongue-in-cheek irony of "FREE" is not lost on VISIONAIRE, nor to the lifelong collectors of the publication or the contributing artists, whose sense of 'free' is often challenged by the art market and its expectations over creative freedoms." -- publsiher's website https://visionaireworld.com

  Miami artists: Daniel Askill, Marco Brambilla, Glenn Brown, Fabien Cousteau, Miley Cyrus, Marilyn Minter, Jack Pierson, Fyodor Pavlov-Andreevich, Sagmeister & Walsh, David Salle, Matthew Stone, Mickalene Thomas Los Angeles artists: Marina Abramović, Doug Aitken, Spike Jonze, Ariana Grande, Shepard Fairey, Kahlil Joseph, Abu Bakarr, Mansaray, Richard Phillips, Matthu Placek, Sterling Ruby & Raf Simons, John Stezaker, Hank Willis Thomas, Gus Van Sant New York artists: Daniel Arsham, John Baldassari, Anton Corbijn, Wim Delvoye, Milton Glaser, Gigi Hadid, Glenn Ligon, Christian Marclay, Shirin Neshat, Yoko Ono, Ugo Rondinone, Mario Sorrenti

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  Visionaire 66: Ritual

  Maurizio Cattelan, Barbara Kruger, and Bruce Weber

  1 box (3 candles) Limited edition of 200 copies Three 9-inch-tall sculptural artist candles

  "Visionaire releases its 66th issue, RITUAL, a set of sculptures in the form of sculptural scented candles created by three world-renowned artists. Featuring Maurizio Cattelan, Barbara Kruger, and Bruce Weber. Maurizio Cattelan gave Visionaire a particular Italian plunger that was reproduced at 100% scale. The scent of fresh roses is created by IFF perfumer Bruno Jovanovic, famous for his unconventional olfactory approach. Barbara Kruger transformed one of her iconic 2D works into a sculpture that smells like marijuana, a scent developed by IFF perfumer Laurent Le Guernec. Bruce Weber embraced the latest in technology as he 3D captured his current favorite male model Trevor Signorino. Award-winning IFF Master Perfumer, Carlos Benaim created the scent of the beach on a hot summer day on the Jersey Shore." -- publsiher's website https://visionaireworld.com

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  Visionaire 67: Fetish

  Steven Klein, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, and Greg Foley

  10 photographic prints : illustrations (colour) ; 36 cm + 3 piece photo box, 1 piece of card, 1 pair of gloves Includes 10 original color archival photographic C-prints Includes 3 part photo-box (3 x 31 x 38 cm) - signed by the photographer Includes one pair of gloves Includes one piece of card with title information (36 cm) Limited edition Originally produced for the exhibition Killer Heels: the art of the high-heeled shoe, held at the Brooklyn Museum, New York, September 2014 - March 2015

  "A collection of ten, 14x11 inch original photographs in 3pc archival portfolio box signed by Steven Klein. Produced in an edition of only 200 hand-numbered copies, each comes as a re-imagined, traditional 3-piece light-tight photo box, signed by the photographer and containing 10 original color archival photographic C-prints. This is the first time in VISIONAIRE’s history in which the entire edition is made of a complete and collectible series of true photographic art prints. Here, with the collaboration of the artist, the collector receives the unadulterated version of the artwork, as originally intended by Klein — never a reproduction." -- publsiher's website https://visionaireworld.com

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  Visionaire 68: Now!

  Candice Breitz, Hank Willis Thomas, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, and Greg Foley

  1 box (10 posters) : color illustrations Visionaire 68 Now! the Collectors Edition is produced in a limited 200 hand-numbered editions, expertly printed on exhibition canvas using archival ink-jet printing. The posters in the Collectors Edition measure 17 inches x 22 inches. Sex Work Rights / Candice Breitz -- Equal Voting / Zoe Buckman & Hank Willis Thomas -- Opiod Crisis / Nan Goldin -- Women's Rights / Kim Gordon -- Identity / Martine Gutierrez -- Gun Control / Katerina Jebb -- Criminal Justice / Tiona Nekkia McClodden & Pusha T. -- Resistance / Marilyn Minter -- Gender Equality / Faith Ringgold -- Climate Change / Vivienne Westwood. Examining and taking inspiration from this essential tool of modern political activism, Visionaire re-contextualizes the protest poster as art object, albeit one with a practical purpose. This editioncomprised of ten images with text addressing the current state of the worldexploits the democratic power of art and the traditional, political imperative of the protest poster. The works in this edition are intended to be used on the streets of our cities and towns to proclaim what we hold dear. Ten rolled-up posters housed in a drop-spine box. Library has copy number 6 of an edition of 200. Gift of the Publisher. RISD Alumnus, Gregory E. Foley, AP 1991.

  "Examining and taking inspiration from this essential tool of modern political activism, VISIONAIRE re-contextualizes the PROTEST POSTER as art object, albeit one with a practical purpose." This edition—comprised of ten images with text addressing the current state of the world—exploits the democratic power of art and the traditional, political imperative of the protest poster. The works in this edition are intended to be used on the streets of our cities and towns to proclaim what we hold dear." -- publsiher's website https://visionaireworld.com

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  Visionaire 69: "2020" Guest Curated By Edison Chen

  Edison Chen, Barbara Kruger, Tom Sachs, LeBron James, and Greg Foley

  1 box (10 laser-cut copper stencils, 1 face mask, 1 can of spray paint) wrapped in a silk scarf Title from infomation sheet Limited Edition of 500 hand-numbered copies include silk scarf by CLOT, wrapping a stenciled case housing; 1 face mask by Barbara Kruger, 1 can of spray paint, and 10 laser-cut copper stencils by 10 artists "Due to current shipping restrictions, we are sorry to inform you that the can of spray paint is not able to be sent inside the edition."--Information sheet

  "VISIONAIRE 69 2020 guest curated by the inimitable, multi-hyphenate star, Edison Chen, comes as a “stencil kit” featuring 10 stencils made of laser-cut copper in response to a most challenging year by Nick Knight, Naomi Campbell, Tom Sachs, Dr. Woo, Zeng Fanzhi, Cao Fei, LeBron James, Kelly Beeman, Shayne Oliver, and Alaia Chen. Copper is imbued with antimicrobial properties making it the ideal material for this edition. Furthermore, copper remembers; it is an archive of all the hands that have touched it, and will oxidize over time to form a unique turquoise patina, thus altering its appearance. The edition comes wrapped in a Clot silk scarf and includes a face mask by Barbara Kruger. This is the first edition produced entirely in China with a Chinese brand through our joint-venture STARK VISIONAIRE, focused on artist collaborations for the China market. The editions were produced to include a can of VISIONAIRE-branded black spray paint, but with the current state of the world and the delays we have endured, we were forced to remove the cans of spray paint which now sit in our office in Shanghai." -- publsiher's website https://visionaireworld.com