VISIONAIRE Gan Stephen; Creative Director Group of 38 issues

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VISIONAIRE. Gan, Stephen; Creative Director. Group of 38 issues of the groundbreaking publication devoted to art and fashion, featuring artist collaborations and elaborate packaging for each of its uniquely themed issues. Original bindings, many still unopened in original wrapping. Ex-collection Howard Wolfson. New York: 1992-2011

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Each issue has a specific format and theme around which prominent artists, designers, photographers, and others create the publication. Includes: 7. Black 14. Hype! 18. Fashion Special / Louis Vuitton 26. Fantasy 31. Levi's 32. Where? / Hermès 33. Touch / Fendi 34. Paris / Dior Homme 35. Man. Pink 36. Power 37. Vreeland Memos 39. Play 40. Roses / David Sims 41. World 42. Scent 44. Toys 45. More Toys (yellow, plus 2 blue) 47. Taste 49 Decades 50. Artist Toys 51. Harmony (one silver and one black box) 52. Private Louis Vuitton 54. Sport: Lacoste (all 4 vols, unopened) 55. Surprise 56 Solar 57. 2010 59. Fairy Tale.

One of the most lavishly-produced and multi-faceted periodicals ever produced, Stephen Gan and the editors of Visionaire conceived of the publication as an "album of inspiration" devoted to art and fashion. The issues focus on unique themes ranging from erotica to Louis Vuitton to The Bible, and highlight remarkable collaborations between figures in the contemporary worlds of high art and popular culture, including artists, sculptors, photographers, fashion designers and entertainers. The issues typically employ multiple materials, including a luxurious Hermes leather travel pouch containing postcards from around the world, a Levi''s One-Pocket Sack Coat, Diana Vreeland''s newly disclosed memos, an inkless issue, and an orange corduroy Gap bag. Visionaire is ongoing, and may be best described in the words of a critic at The Washington Post as "paper and ink as performance art."