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Schiro, Anne-Marie (March 19, 1989). "STYLE MAKERS; Steven Meisel - Photographer". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved July 27, 2023. Dan, Milmo (February 12, 2002). "Campbell defends nude Madonna book pictures". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013 . Retrieved December 13, 2012. Tetzlaff, David (1993). "Metatextual Girl: Patriarchy, Postmodernism, Power, Money, Madonna". In Schwichtenberg, Cathy (ed.). The Madonna connection: representational politics, subcultural identities, and cultural theory. Cultural studies. Westview Press. ISBN 978-0-8133-1396-2. UK Albums Chart – Week of January 12, 1985". Official Charts Company. January 12, 1985. Archived from the original on February 17, 2018 . Retrieved June 23, 2010.Robinson, John (October 22, 1992). "Madonna's 'Sex' sells out in Santa Cruz". Santa Cruz Sentinel. 135 (290). Archived from the original on September 7, 2022 . Retrieved March 9, 2022. MADONNA: SEX VENDE 100MILA COPIE IN UN GIORNO" (in Italian). Adnkronos. October 26, 1992. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021 . Retrieved January 20, 2021. MADONNA: And all the work they can do, and you can teach them carpentry and then build houses for you in Old Greenwich, or wherever you live. Madonna – Dress You Up (song)". Ultratop 50. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012 . Retrieved February 22, 2010.

Sex' Printer May Lose Church Trade". The Roanoke Times. October 30, 1992. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014 . Retrieved June 8, 2013. Madonna – Love Don't Live Here Anymore". Archived from the original on May 4, 2022 . Retrieved March 27, 2022. Meisel has contributed photos for the covers of several popular albums and singles, including two RIAA Diamond-certified albums, Madonna's 1984 album Like a Virgin [13] and Mariah Carey's 1995 album Daydream. [14] His work can be seen on the cover of Madonna's singles " Bad Girl" and " Fever", [15] and Mariah Carey's single " Fantasy" (simply a different crop of the photo on the cover of the Daydream album). [16] He also directed the music video for Deborah Harry's single " Sweet and Low" alongside fashion designer Stephen Sprouse. [ citation needed] Fashion campaigns [ edit ] RPM Top 100 Albums of 1985". RPM. RPM Library Archives. December 28, 1985. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012 . Retrieved June 21, 2010.Anthony’s interests include subjects and themes related to philosophy, memory, and esotericism. Her personal photography archive traces her exploration of film through abstract manipulations of color, portraiture, candid photography, and urban landscapes. Her favorite art movements include Surrealism and Fluxus, as well as art produced by ancient civilizations. Anthony’s earliest encounters with art began in childhood with a book on Salvador Dalí and imagery from old recipe books, medical books, and religious literature. She also enjoys the allure of found objects, brown noise, and constellations.

Meisel has shot for Versace, [9] Valentino, [9] Dolce & Gabbana, [17] Balenciaga, [18] Loewe, [19] Calvin Klein, [20] Alberta Ferretti, [21] and Barneys New York. [22] [23] Since 2004, Meisel has shot Prada campaigns each season. [5] In May 2008, he shot friend Madonna for the cover of Vanity Fair, [24] [25] and later that year he shot her for the 2009 spring campaign by Louis Vuitton. [26] Meisel worked for many different fashion magazines, most notably Interview and US and Italian Vogue. [7] [8] For over two decades, he captured the photographs for each cover and main editorial spread in Italian Vogue. [9] In 2014, he portrayed 50 models for the 50th anniversary of Vogue Italia. [10] In France, Madonna held the record for the highest first-month sales for a book in history, before being surpassed by Thierry Meyssan with L'Effroyable Impasture in 2002. [77] In Paris alone, 23,000 copies were sold in the first hour of release. [64] Sex sold 7,220 units in Spain within its first two days, [64] and 2,000 copies in the first five-hours in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. [78] In Italy, the book moved 5,000 copies. [79] By October 24, a spokeswoman for Australian distributors, Octopus Publishing, informed thousands of copies of Sex had been sold in Western Australia. [80] Despite the censorship, Sex was able to sell 150,000 units of an edited version of the initial printing in Japan, topping the national best-selling list upon its release. [81] [50] According to the Chinese state newspaper, the book sold 5,000 copies in the first-week in the city of Shanghai alone. [82] Although the book was censored shortly after its publication, several hundred of copies were sold in the Irish capital. [83] Top Albums/CDs – Volume 41, No. 10, November 10, 1984". RPM. RPM Library Archives. November 10, 1984. Archived from the original on September 6, 2011 . Retrieved June 21, 2010. It is fascinating to see how Sex aligns with concerns central to our time and its counterpoint movements, where what was hidden becomes transparent, transgression becomes the norm, provocation becomes affirmation, and elitism is replaced with inclusivity,” reads an exhibition text at the show’s entrance. “The evolution of values allows us to graph the full irony and power of this work, whose images – underappreciated at the time because of their provocative nature – find new resonance in a current context.”

Illustrator becomes photographer — Steven Meisel’s early years

Meisel was born in New York. [2] He studied at the High School of Art and Design, where he attended different courses but, as affirmed in an interview with Ingrid Sischy for Vogue France, he finally majored in fashion illustration. [3] Papineau, Lou (June 4, 1985). "Madonna proves she's shallow, but spunky". The Providence Journal. Archived from the original on June 19, 2012 . Retrieved June 21, 2010. Catlin, Roger (October 21, 1992). "You can tell this book by its cover Sex' is out a day after Madonna's new album". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012 . Retrieved September 18, 2011. DeCurtis, Anthony (December 10, 1992). "1992: The Year in Music". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016 . Retrieved October 12, 2016. Walters, Barry (October 19, 2017). "Madonna's Sex remains the most wanted out of print book". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020 . Retrieved January 20, 2021.