- Visionaire
An art and fashion publication that has come out in limited, numbered editions three times a year since Spring of 1991. Each issue has a specific format and theme around which prominent artists, designers, photographers, and others guest edit the publication. "
The New Yorker " called it a "gallery in print" Fact|date=February 2007 and "W " called it "the couture version of a magazine." Fact|date=February 2007Visionaire also has a monthly, wide-circulation
magazine called "V", edited byStephen Gan and Christopher Bollen, the focus of which is art, culture, and fashion. Contributors includeTama Janowitz ,Mario Testino ,Mario Sorrenti , andKarl Lagerfeld . Interview subjects have includedJoan Didion ,Salman Rushdie , andNorman Mailer .In Fall 2003, Visionaire began publishing yet another magazine, titled Vman, which aims specifically at the male audience. Its covers feature celebrity personalities such as
Ryan Gosling ,Josh Hartnett ,Hayden Christensen , andDavid Beckham . Vman magazine is published biannually.The magazine is sold at a starting price of $175 (£120) per issue. However, collectors are said to pay up to $5000 (£3,500) for hard-to-find issues such as No. 18, which came in its own Louis Vuitton portfolio case.
In December of 2007, Visionaire released an issue named Visionaire 53: Sound which comprises five 12" records featuring contributions from over 100 artists including David Byrne,
U2 ,Michael Stipe ,Courtney Love ,Laurie Anderson ,Cat Power ,Adrock ,Lee Ranaldo ,Antony & the Johnsons ,Thurston Moore &Kim Gordon ,Malcolm McLaren ,Ryuichi Sakamoto ,David Sylvian ,Andrew W.K. ,Danger Mouse ,Yoko Ono ,Cerith Wyn Evans ,Helmut Lang ,Christian Marclay ,Doug Aitken ,Robert Wilson ,Gary Hill ,Sylvie Fleury ,Vito Acconci ,Mariko Mori ,Carl Michael Von Hausswolff ,The Knife ,Littl'ans ,UNKLE ,Animal Collective ,SunnO))) ,Gang Gang Dance ,DJ Spooky ,Miss Kittin ,Trevor Jackson ,Towa Tei , Nigo,Hiroshi Fujiwara , as well as fashion designersKarl Lagerfeld ,Alexander McQueen , andStefano Pilati , and many others. [http://www.visionaireworld.com/shop/cart.php?page=sound Visionaire 53: Sound] ] The compilation is largely experimental, including spoken word pieces, sound collages, and various other short sound phrases.References
External links
* [http://www.visionaireworld.com/ Official website]
* [http://artkrush.com/15392 Artkrush.com interview with "Visionaire" editor and co-founder Cecilia Dean]
* [http://www.v-agencyny.com/ v-agency]
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