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Flowers & Mushrooms

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Flowers & Mushrooms explores how these often-overlooked natural subjects have gained significance in contemporary art. The book highlights the complex portrayals by artists such as Peter Fischli and David Weiss, David LaChapelle, and Robert Mapplethorpe, challenging the notion of flowers and mushrooms as trivial themes.
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This book will interest readers passionate about contemporary art, arts and culture, and those curious about innovative artistic subjects.

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Flowers and mushrooms run the risk of being considered trivial subjects for contemporary art. This book focuses on these subjects.

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Flowers & Mushrooms explores the seemingly simple, yet deeply complex themes of flowers and mushrooms as subjects in contemporary art. Although these subjects may initially appear trivial, they have recently experienced a revival, intriguing both artists and audiences alike.

This volume features the work of acclaimed contemporary artists such as Peter Fischli, David Weiss, David LaChapelle, and Robert Mapplethorpe. Through their diverse perspectives, the book reveals how these subjects have evolved and been reinterpreted, elevating them to a new level of artistic significance.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783777421544

Publisher: Hirmer Verlag

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 September 2013

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hirmer Verlag

Illustration: 180 colour illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 1580g

Pages: 220

About the Author

Toni Stooss is an art historian and director of the Museum der Moderne Salzburg. He is the editor of several books, including Alex Katz: New York / Maine, also published by Hirmer Publishers.

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