{"product_id":"francesco-vezzoli-9788857254111","title":"Francesco Vezzoli","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVezzoli's exploration of visual history, spanning from the glamour of Italian cinema's golden age to the sacred motifs of religious iconography.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrancesco Vezzoli's work revels in the power of nostalgia, fame, and sorrow, threading cinema, embroidery, and art history into a singular, melancholic vision. His bejewelled tears—stitched onto the faces of film and fashion's great icons—transform heartbreak into ornament, elevating sorrow to spectacle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book traces Vezzoli's engagement with visual history, from the golden age of Italian cinema to the devotional traditions of religious iconography. Through film, needlework, and performance, he reframes longing and loss as a conceptual thread linking cultural memory with contemporary image-making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrancesco Vezzoli: Diva\u003c\/i\u003e is a study in beauty, artifice, and catharsis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460835885292,"sku":"9788857254111","price":120.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9788857254111-francesco-vezzoli.jpg?v=1774953846","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/francesco-vezzoli-9788857254111","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}