The Face No. 58
Fast! — Madonna Stops at Nothing
February 1985 issue of The Face featuring Madonna on the cover under the headline 'Fast! Madonna Stops at Nothing', photographed by Steven Meisel.
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- The Face
- Condition
- Very Good (VG)
- Completeness
- Complete — all pages present.
- Date
- February 1985
Catalogue note
February 1985 issue of The Face featuring Madonna on the cover under the headline 'Fast! Madonna Stops at Nothing', photographed by Steven Meisel. The issue also includes Christopher Walken, Working Week, Smiley Culture, Jimmy Boyle, Italian design and Depeche Mode. It documents Madonna at the height of her early breakthrough immediately after the 1984 release of Like a Virgin, while also preserving the characteristic Neville Brody-era editorial and graphic language of The Face.
Why this object matters
Meisel’s Madonna cover at the early Like a Virgin breakthrough combines a consequential musician-photographer relationship with the Face’s original design context. Gold at 9.0 recognises this specific formative image-publication moment rather than Madonna’s fame alone.
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Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 9 / 10 · Gold Star.
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