Visionaire was established in 1991 with its roots in limited edition publishing which has since expanded into an experiential agency. Visionaire has been collaborating with artists, influencers, and Fortune 500 companies for over 25 years; conceptualizing and producing public art installations, film, immersive and interactive experiences, branded content, and art multiples through the lens of art, fashion, and contemporary culture.
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Visionaire 69: "2020" Guest Curated By Edison Chen
Edison Chen
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
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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 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 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 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 64: Art John Baldessari Blue Edition Samsung Galaxy
John Baldessari, Samsung Galaxy, Stephan 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, Stephan 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, Stephan 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 61: Larger Than Life Deluxe Edition
Stephan 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
Stephan 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 55: Surprise
Stephan 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 54: Sport Lacoste
Stephan 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 50: Artist Toys
Stephan 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 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 33: Touch
Stephan 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 2: Travel: Summer
Stephan 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 3: Erotica
Stephan 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 1: Innocent: Spring
Stephan 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 4: Heaven
Stephan 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