Linda Evangelista par Steven Meisel

W The Art Issue

"Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan is best known for his subversive, hyper-realistic sculptures—including depictions of Pope John Paul II being hit by a meteorite, a child-size Hitler kneeling in prayer and a suicidal squirrel. For W’s Art Issue, he conceived a politically and religiously charged portfolio featuring supermodel Linda Evangelista. “She’s a still actress,” says Cattelan of Evangelista. “At the end, she was so tuned-in that all she needed were a couple of words and she knew what we wanted.”"

Photographed by PierPaolo Ferrari
Styled by Camilla Nickerson
Curated by Dennis Freedman
Hair by Jimmy Paul/Bumble and bumble;
Makeup by Stéphane Marais/L’Atelier NYC;
Manicure by Rica Romain/Lippmann Collection.
Model: Linda Evangelista/DNA.
Set design by Gideon Ponte/The Magnet Agency
Digital technicians: Alan Balian and Matthew Moss/Boxwork; color and image development by Box.
Photography assistants: Jacopo Lorenzo Emiliani and Alberto Zanetti.
Fashion assistants: Patrick Mackie, Jorden Bickham, Zerina Akers, Garrett Munce and William Kahn.

Art and Commerce par Inez Van Lamsweerde et Vinoodh Matadin pour le W

Centre Pompidou, Paris
Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers

Museum of Modern Art, New York
Franz West, Maya’s Dream, 2006

Van de Weghe Fine Art, New York
Duane Hanson, Tourists II, 1988; Old Man on Bench, 1977

Museum of Modern Art, New York
Pablo Picasso,“The French Manager,” Costume for the Ballet Parade, 1917

Galerie Rive Gauche, Paris
Mel Ramos, Peek-a-boo Scarlett, 2007

Museum of Modern Art, New York
David Smith, Cubi X, 1963
Aristide Maillol, The River, 1938–43

Centre Pompidou, Paris
Ruth Francken, Eros et Civilisation, 1972
Magdalena Abakanowicz, Abakan grand noir, 1967–68

JGM Galerie, Paris
Francois-Xavier Lalanne, Tres Grand Singe Avise, 2008
Claude Lalanne, Miroir, 2009
Francois-Xavier Lalanne, Rhinoceros, 1966

Jardin du Carrousel, Paris
Aristide Maillol, La Riviere, 1938–43
Balloons Artist: M/M (Paris), Agent scintillant, gonfle a l’helium, 2007

Van de Weghe Fine Art, New York,
Duane Hanson, Tourists II, 1988

Pont du Garigliano, Paris
Sophie Calle and Frank Gehry, Le telephone, 2006

PaceWildenstein, New York
Chuck Close, President Bill Clinton, 2006; James II (detail), 2007–08

Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris
Gilbert & George, Cogs, 2008; Britishers, 2008; Jackland, 2008

Centre Pompidou, Paris
Niki de Saint Phalle, Crucifixion, 1965; La Mariee ou Eva Maria, 1963

Jardin du Carrousel, Paris
Aristide Maillol, Pomone, 1910

Musee Rodin, Paris
Auguste Rodin, Le Penseur, 1880–82

Galerie Rive Gauche, Paris
Mel Ramos
Caramia Caramello, 2007; Hav-a-Havana #13, lost painting of 1965 #44, 2004

Photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
Styled by Alex White
Hair by Christiaan; Makeup by Peter Philips/Chanel; Manicures in New York by Deborah Lippmann; Manicures in Paris by Huberte.
Models: Raquel Zimmermann/DNA and Freja Beha Erichsen/IMG.
Lighting technician: Jodokus Driessen; digital technician: Manoodh Matadin.
Photography assistants: Shoji Kuzumi, Edward Boutinard and Marc Kroop.
Fashion assistants: Kathryn Typaldos and Katie Casamassimo.

Hedi Slimane

Camilla Akrans