Visionaire is an art and fashion publication that has come out in limited, numbered editions three times a year since spring 1991. Each issue has a specific format and theme around which prominent artists, designers, photographers, and others guests edit the publication. The New Yorker

The New Yorker

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called it a "gallery in print" and W

W (magazine)

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called it "the couture version of a magazine."

The publication is one of only two still remaining out of a 1994 Vanity Fair

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 list of 10 "upstart" magazines to watch, alongside Surface (magazine)

Surface (magazine)

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.

Visionaire also has a monthly, wide-circulation magazine called V

V (American magazine)

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, edited by Stephen Gan, the focus of which is art, culture, and fashion. Contributors include Tama Janowitz

Tama Janowitz

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, Mario Testino

Mario Testino

-Early Life:Testino grew up in Lima, the eldest son of a businessman. When he was young he wanted to be a priest. Testino recalls being unpopular at school because of his flamboyance. He was good at math and went on to study economics at Universidad del Pacífico, where his insistence on wearing...

, Mario Sorrenti

Mario Sorrenti

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, Stephane Sednaoui

Stéphane Sednaoui

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 and Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld

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. Interview subjects have included Joan Didion

Joan Didion

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, Salman Rushdie, and Norman Mailer

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.

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

Ryan Gosling

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, Josh Hartnett

Josh Hartnett

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, Hayden Christensen

Hayden Christensen

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, and David Beckham

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. VMAN magazine is published quarterly.

The magazine is sold at a starting price of $295 (£190 ca.) per issue. However, collectors are said to pay up to $5,000 (£3,500) for hard-to-find issues such as No. 18, which came in its own Louis Vuitton portfolio case.

In December 2007, Visionaire released an issue named Visionaire 53: Sound which comprises five 12" records

Gramophone record

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 featuring contributions from over 100 artists including David Byrne

David Byrne (musician)

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, U2

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, Michael Stipe

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, Courtney Love

Courtney Love

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, Laurie Anderson, Cat Power

Cat Power

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, Adrock, Lee Ranaldo

Lee Ranaldo

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, Antony & the Johnsons, Thurston Moore

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 & Kim Gordon

Kim Gordon

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, Malcolm McLaren

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, Ryuichi Sakamoto

Ryuichi Sakamoto

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, David Sylvian

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, Andrew W.K.

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, Danger Mouse

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, Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono

is a Japanese artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon...

, Cerith Wyn Evans

Cerith Wyn Evans

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, Helmut Lang, Christian Marclay

Christian Marclay

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, Doug Aitken

Doug Aitken

-Early life and career:Doug Aitken was born in Redondo Beach, California in 1968. In 1987, he initially studied magazine illustration with Philip Hays at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena before graduating in Fine Arts in 1991. He moved to New York in 1994 where he had his first solo...

, Robert Wilson

Robert Wilson

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, Gary Hill

Gary Hill

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, Sylvie Fleury

Sylvie Fleury

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, Vito Acconci

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, Mariko Mori

Mariko Mori

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, Carl Michael Von Hausswolff

Carl Michael von Hausswolff

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, The Knife

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, Littl'ans

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, UNKLE

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, Animal Collective

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, SunnO))), Gang Gang Dance

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, DJ Spooky

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, Miss Kittin

Miss Kittin

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, Trevor Jackson, Towa Tei

Towa Tei

is a DJ, artist and record producer in Yokahoma, Japan.Tōwa debuted as a member of Deee-Lite, from the U.S. label Elektra Records in 1990, and shot to fame via their international hit single, "Groove Is In the Heart"...

, Nigo

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, Hiroshi Fujiwara

Hiroshi Fujiwara

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, as well as fashion designers Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld

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, Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen

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, and Stefano Pilati

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, and many others. The compilation is largely experimental, including spoken word pieces, sound collages, and various other short sound phrases.

Issues

• 1. Spring
• 2. Travel
• 3. Erotica
• 4. Heaven
• 5. The Future
• 6. The Sea
• 7. Black
• 8. The Orient
• 9. Faces
• 10. The Alphabet
• 11. White
• 12. Desire
• 13. Seven Deadly Sins
• 14. Hype!
• 15. Cinderella
• 16. Calendar
• 17. Gold
• 18. Fashion Special
• 19. Beauty
• 20. Comme Des Garcons
• 21. Deck of Cards/Diamond
• 22. Chic
• 23. The Emperor's New Clothes
• 24. Light
• 25. Visionary
• 26. Fantasy
• 27. Movement
• 28. The Bible
• 29. Woman
• 30. The Game
• 31. Blue
• 32. Where?
• 33. Touch
• 34. Paris
• 35. Man
• 36. Power
• 37. Vreeland Memos
• 38. Love
• 39. Play
• 40. Roses
• 41. World (Special OnLine Feature)
• 42. Scent (Special OnLine Feature)
• 43. Dreams
• 44. Toys
• 45. More Toys
• 46. Uncensored
• 47. Taste
• 48. Magic
• 49. Decades
• 50. Artist Toys
• 51. Harmony
• 52. Private
• 53. Sound
• 54. Sport
• 55. Surprise
• 56. Solar
• 57. 2010
• 58. Spirit
• 59. Fairytale
• 60. Religion
• 61. Larger Than Life

External links

• Official website
• Artkrush.com interview with Visionaire editor and co-founder Cecilia Dean
• v-agency