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Love

Contemporary Art Meets Amour
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Love explores the theme of love through the lens of contemporary art. Featuring works by renowned artists such as Robert Indiana, Andy Warhol, and Tracey Moffatt, the book presents varied interpretations and emotions linked to love — from happiness and desire to ambiguity and transgression. Accompanied by insightful essays from Danilo Eccher and other contributors, it offers a multifaceted journey through this universal feeling as expressed in visual culture.
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Format: Hardback
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This book will appeal to readers interested in contemporary art, cultural studies, and those intrigued by the intersection of emotion and artistic expression.

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Art is always a great declaration of love. Through the works of the most important contemporary artists— including Robert Indiana, Tom Wesselmann, Andy Warhol, Tracey Moffatt, Francesco Clemente, Marc Quinn, Gilbert & George, Francesco Vezzoli, and Vanessa Beecroft— and essays by Danilo Eccher, Federico Vercellone, Pierangelo Sequeri, Mattia Fumanti, and Woody Allen, this book deals with one of the universally recognized feelings and source of inquiries and representations, love, telling the different facets and endless variations.

A happy love, waiting, misunderstood, hated, ambiguous, transgressive, childish, which winds along an unconventional exhibition, featuring visual and perceptual inputs.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9788857233574

Publisher: Skira

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 September 2017

Country: Italy

Imprint: Skira

Illustration: Illustrated in colour throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 208.0mm

Height: 310.0mm

Weight: 2040g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Danilo Eccher has been director of the MACRO (Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Roma) since 2001.

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