Surprise

The latest issue of Visionaire (#55, Surprise), the limited-edition art and fashion luxury publication, is a set of pop-up books by artists including Sophie Calle (one of my favorite artists), Andreas Gursky, Cai Guo-Qiang (who, in 2008, did the fireworks for the Olympics and a Gap t-shirt), Steven Klein, Yayoi Kusama, Alasdair McLellan, Steven Meisel, Guido Mocafico, Nicola Formichetti/Gareth Pugh, Sølve Sundsbø, and Mario Testino. You can watch a movie of all of the pop-ups here. The movie may not be available to watch when the next issue is released (most likely, 4 months from now). The books are contained in a cloth-covered case with a metal plaque engraved with the number of the edition. You can order this issue for $250, or subscribe to Visionaire for a year at $675 (plus shipping).