Visionaire 53 SOUND arrives as a set of five 12-inchdouble-sided vinyl records, boasting artwork by Cindy Sherman, Robert Longo Raymond Pettibon, and Ryan McGinley, among others. The records feature sound by musicians David Byrne, U2, Michael Stipe, Courtney Love, Cat Power, Laurie Anderson, Adrock, Lee Ranaldo, Antony & the Johnsons, Thurston Moore & Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth), Malcolm McLaren; Artists Yoko Ono, Cerith Wyn Evans, Helmut Lang, Christian Marclay, Doug Aitken; Bands The Knife, Littl’ans, Unkle, Animal Collective, SunnO))), Gang Gang Dance; Fashion designers Karl Lagerfeld, Alexander McQueen, Stefano Pilati; and many more. The issues come complete with a MINI “vinyl killer” — a toy car equipped with needleand speakers that play the contents by “driving” the records.
