Madonna Adore Photo Book Japan 1985 By Kenji Wakasugi Unreleased LTD EDITION 700
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:38660016 | Artists/Groups: Madonna |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom | Type: Book |
| Original/Reproduction: Original |
Madonna
Adore
700 Limited Edition Cover Bound in ‘Aqua’ recycled paper made from coffee cup waste, foiled with de-bossed ebony lettering. The accompanying canary yellow bellyband is hand sewn and foiled with ebony lettering. Pages 200 Images 324 frames, 10 contact sheets, 111 large format black and white portraits, with the inclusion of 18 exterior and interior images shot in Tokyo.
It was January 1985, Tokyo – Madonna...’s first visit to Japan to promote the ‘Like a Virgin’ album. Photographer Kenji Wakasugi was allotted 45 minutes for a photo session commissioned by Playboy Weekly Excite. In the studio there was one flash unit and one pink sofa, nothing else. Loaded with a mesh of now iconic references from early Gaultier and Westwood, to the Healthy Swimmer T-shirt and Boy Toy belt-buckle, the Takara Kronoform robot watch, to Maripol’s layered rubber and crucifix jewellery – time has done nothing to diminish the potency of these photographs.Published for the first time ADORE is the complete overview of the session – 200 pages include 324 frames, 10 contact sheets, together with 111 large format black and white portraits. Furthermore, the design of this art-book pays homage to Japanese 80s minimalism. The aqua cover features only the title ADORE debossed in ebony lettering. Madonna’s name is foiled in Japanese text on the accompanying canary yellow and neon pink bellybands (hand sewn) – the idea being that the book itself becomes an object of beauty. It is also worth noting that the entire first edition is bound in recycled paper made from coffee cup waste – taking some steps towards reducing environmental impact. This edition includes the canary yellow bellyband with a signed and numbered certificate by Kenji Wakasugi.
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