Overview

Next to his film and video works, the needleworks of the Milan-based artist Francesco Vezzoli constitute a second important group of works in which the artist deals with stars and divas from film, advertising, fashions and TV. He explores both the glamour surrounding them and the loneliness and transience of fame. In the portraits, artfully embroidered with needle and thread, two opposite worlds meet: domestic, private handicrafts and the aural glamour of those portrayed. The act of embroidering itself becomes a metaphor for obsession. Vezzoli more often than not takes recourse to culturally standardized contents as well as medial, social and formal elements which are then used as a reservoir of reality fragments from which he creates his own mythologies.

Full Product Details

Author:   Jan Winkelmann (Galerie fur zeitgenossische Kunst, Leipzig, Germany)
Publisher:   Hatje Cantz
Imprint:   Hatje Cantz
Dimensions:   Width: 24.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 28.00cm
Weight:   0.798kg
ISBN:  

9783775712552

ISBN 10:   3775712550
Pages:   80
Publication Date:   10 September 2002
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Reviews

Author Information

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions