Visionaire 25
folding posters (numbered 1-24 a&b, 25). Loose as issued in printed slipcase, housed in a clear printed plastic slipcase. The plastic slip-case is unfortunately partly damaged. Printed in 5000 numbered copies, this is no. 674.
English Text.
New York, 1998; box, col. plates.
Subject: Photography,Textiles (Tapestries, Carpets, Embroyderies)
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Weight: 1 kg
Contains a very nice translucent plastic slipcase, with a cardboard box insert. Inside the box are 26 folded sheets numbered 1-23, 24a, 24b, 25. "Twenty-five (sic) numbered booklets of [4] p. each, all housed in one slip case which is inside another slip case./ Title from p. [4] of booklet 1./ "This is number [blank] in a limited edition of 5000 numbered copies"--Verso of outer case./ "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 (NOT CONTAINED IN THIS PUBLICATION) 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."/ Includes a compact disc, "Visionary soundtrack," affixed to p. [3] of booklet 25." Includes contributions by Gan, Stephen; Kaliardos, James; Dean, Cecilia; Foley, Greg E.; Pamintuan, Florentino J.; Tei, Towa; Testino, Mario; Roitfeld, Carine; Lagerfeld, Karl; Yamamoto, Yohji; Toledo, Isabel; Toledo, Ruben; Tharp, Twyla; Bowie, David; Oursler, Tony; Emin, Tracey; Turk, Gavin; B., Beth.