Sylvie Fleury
Vital Perfection
Bonn, Germany: Galerie Philomene Magers, 1991
12 pp., 15,5 x 13 cm., staple-bound
Edition size unknown
While people-watching in a hotel lobby decades ago, Sylvie Fleury observed that the upscale shopping bags carried by hotel guests prominently featured the boutique location as well as the store name and logo. The suggestion being that the glamour of Paris, London or Milan (and their status as Fashion capitals) is inextricably linked to the store that rents space there.
This led to her first bookwork - a kind of catalogue/artist book hybrid that documented many of her early shopping bag pieces.
The cover design mimics the style of Chanel packaging and advertising and the title "Vital Perfection” is taken from a line of Shiseido cosmetics. The title was used for two exhibitions in 1991, and another in 1993, accompanied by a box multiple (see next post).
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