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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.
ISBN
Visionaire10_Alphabet.pdf
Publication Date
1993
Imprint / Year
New York, NY : Visionaire Publishing, [1993]
Measurements
36 cm + 1 case (37 x 29 x 2 cm)
RISD Fleet Library Catalog Record
Publisher
Visionaire Publishing
City
New York
Keywords
color printing; art photography; illustration (process); graphic design; black-and-white prints (photographs); foil stamping; collage (technique); folders (containers); unbound; periodicals; collaboration; portraits; fashion (concept); illustrations (layout features); alphabet books
Disciplines
Book and Paper
Recommended Citation
Gan, Stephen; Dean, Cecilia; Kaliardos, James; Rockman, Alexis; and Foley, Greg, "Visionaire 10: Alphabet" (1993). Visionaire. 23.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/specialcollections_periodicals_visionaire/23