The 800 limited-edition copies were unveiled during a gallery show at Miami Art Basel. Last year, Madonna joined forces with Saint Laurent’s Anthony Vaccarello for the first ever re-edition of SEX in honor of its 30-year anniversary. While the singer faced extensive backlash at the time, three decades later, it is amongst the best-selling coffee-table books in history. Released in tandem with Erotica, her fifth studio album, SEX saw Madonna tap into the persona of “Mistress Dita” and pose in burlesque clubs, hotels, and gritty city streets. “Madonna x Meisel - The SEX Photographs” will highlight nearly fifty photographs from the book with proceeds benefitting the singer’s non-profit Raising Malawi. Satire rarely shines so bright. Its an art-world satire propelled by an action-packed heist performance piece. Not just the art objects, but the concepts that surround and protect them too. This book may be available, use the button below to request more information from. Now prints from the oh-so-controversial contents of SEX are set to be auctioned this Fall at Christie’s. The Turtlenecks are a heist-based performance art collective who specialise in stealing conceptual artworks. By Steven Christie, Steven Christie (Artist). Despite efforts to quell the project’s contents-which featured photography from Steven Meisel and appearances from Naomi Campbell and Vanilla Ice-it became one of the most sought-after publications of all time. Her 1992 book SEX was banned in several countries ( even the Vatican issued a statement) due to its sexually explicit nature.
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