VISIONAIRE 30: GAME - USA

Limited edition. Box. 1/6000 this numbered 294. Plexiglas / Lucite case with metal corners , printed with the Louis Vuitton logo, and with a leather rope tie closure with a Louis Vuitton compass (created by Louis Vuitton). The case houses a printed red, white and blue cardboard box, "USA" in embossed letters on the top Inside the case is a puzzle composed of 16 blocks, each with six photographically illustrated sides, forming one of six different images. The artistic participators for USA were Alex Kataz and Mary Ellen Mark. The publisher notes: "30 GAME is not only a collection of art but also a game. Taking as our starting point the Louis Vuitton Challenge, the qualifying round of sailboat races for the America's Cup, we assembled teams of artists, photographers, and image makers to represent each of the participating countries: Australia, France, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States. In the spirit of games, the issue takes the form of a puzzle in which sixteen cubes, when placed in the correct configuration, form one of six possible images. The cubes, along with a portfolio of all forty-two images, sit in a silk-screened Lucite case by Louis Vuitton." Fine.…