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Lipstick Flavor

A Contemporary Art Story with Photography
By Jérôme Sans
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Lipstick Flavor, edited by Jérôme Sans, offers a comprehensive panorama of contemporary art photography centred on the cultural symbolism of lipstick. Presented as a visually rich magazine-style rhapsody, it explores the evolving relationship with this iconic feminine symbol through the work of over 40 international artists. Featuring pieces from luminaries like Andy Warhol, Nobuyoshi Araki, and Nan Goldin, the book reveals lipstick as a motif that is sublimed, eroticised, parodied, and iconic within modern culture.
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Format: Hardback
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This book will appeal to readers interested in contemporary art, photography enthusiasts, and those fascinated by cultural symbols and gender studies.

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This book edited by Jerome Sans draws a Lipstick panorama within the world of contemporary art photography. Fully illustrated it is conceived as a magazine or a rhapsody without any beginning or end. Throughout the pages unfurls a new history of the relationship with Lipstick.

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This book, edited by Jérôme Sans, draws a Lipstick panorama within the world of contemporary art photography. Fully illustrated, it is conceived as a magazine or a rhapsody without any beginning or end. Throughout the pages, unfurls a new history of the relationship with Lipstick.

A story that shows how this feminine symbol with a particular flavour has pervaded our culture and its imagery. The book brings together more than 40 international artists and their work, from Andy Warhol's self-portrait to intimate pictures of Araki and Nan Goldin, collapsed compositions of Maurizio Cattelan and Pier Paolo Ferrari.

Sublimed, made-up, eroticised, parodied... these traces of contemporary cult accoutrement have become an iconic element of contemporary values. A sexy book to be kissed.

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Reviews note the book’s nuanced portrayal of lipstick, highlighting its ambiguous role—either empowering women or reinforcing the male gaze—depending on interpretation by artists and viewers alike. The captivating collection reveals how lipstick has left its mark not only in art but broadly in cultural imagery and lifestyle.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9788862084260

Publisher: Damiani

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 February 2016

Country: Italy

Imprint: Damiani

Illustration: Illustrated in colour and black and white throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 215.0mm

Height: 267.0mm

Weight: 1060g

Pages: 168

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