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MADONNA Adore (2021 UK limited second edition 200-page hardback art book by Kenji Wakasugi, featuring over 100 previously unseen photographs of Madonna taken by the renowned Japanese photographer during her 1985 visit to Tokyo. Published in alimited run of just 800 numbered copies. This beautifully produced large-format volume is presented in a yellow hardback cover with striking pale blue obi-style wrap printed with the 'Madonna' in Japanese katakana. Complete with a CertificateofAuthenticity, numbered and individually hand-signed by Kenji. A highly sought-after collectors item documenting a unique portrait session from the peak of Madonnas mid-80s stardom)

TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
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.
The opening and closing pages of ADORE offer a further insight into Kenji's 80s nocturnal world. A myriad of street neon's and bustling commuters but amongst all the noise are Kenji's beautifully serene interiors. These delicate Japanese motifs of flowers, birds, even an eclipse, punctuate the chaos. This paradoxical meeting of culture and nature is central to all Kenji's subsequent work as a serious artist.
ADORE Volume 2 is the complete overview of the session - 200 pages include 324 frames, 10 contact sheets, together with 114 large format black and white portraits. This selection of images is entirely different from Volume 1 - apart from the car sequence, which contains 4 alternate selects. Furthermore, the design of this art-book pays homage to Japanese 80s minimalism. The canary yellow cover features only the title ADORE debossed in ebony lettering. Madonna's name is foiled in Japanese text on the accompanying neon pink bellyband (hand sewn) - the idea being that the book itself becomes an object of beauty.

Artist - Madonna (click link for complete listing)
Title - Adore (click link for more of the same title)
Year of Release - 2021
Original Year of Release - 2021
Format - book
Record Label - NJG
Catalogue No - 978-1-9160718-4-1 (click link for more)
Country of Origin - United Kingdom (UK)
Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info - Deleted, Picture Sleeve, Autographed
Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) - 5053201653891
Condition - This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). We buy items as close to Mint condition as possible and many will be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No - MADBKAD876993
Alternative Names - Madge,Madona,Maddona,Maddonna.
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GENRES
00s Artists, 80's Pop, 90's Pop, Female Solo, POP.

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