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Art/Fashion in the 21st Century
Mitchell Oakley Smith, Alison Kubler
£34.95
Looks at the brilliantly creative collisions between the worlds of fashion and art
Overview
The encounter between art and fashion has been a rapidly growing phenomenon over the last decade, with major international artists working with top fashion houses to produce contemporary masterpieces that challenge the traditional boundary between these two dynamic cultures.
Art/Fashion in the 21st Century features a foreword by Daphne Guinness and concise essays with profiles of the key designers, break-out stories about the most avant-garde projects and interviews with the leading lights of the art-fashion crossover phenomenon.
Around 250 colour illustrations reveal the fruits of collaborative efforts by, among others:
Acne
Alexander McQueen
Azzedine Alaïa
Balenciaga
Walter Van Beirendonck
Hussein Chalayan
Chanel / Cindy Sherman
Christian Dior / Anselm Reyle
Longchamp / Tracey Emin
Jean Paul Gaultier
Zaha Hadid
Hermès / Erwin Wurm
Marc Jacobs / Juergen Teller
Calvin Klein
Jeff Koons
Longchamp
Maison Martin Margiela
Marni
Stella McCartney / Jeff Koons
Issey Miyake
Prada / James Jean
Versace / Tim Roeloffs
Henrik Vibskov
Viktor & Rolf
Louis Vuitton / Takashi Murakami
Walter Van Beirendonck
Reviews
'A fascinating look at the relationship between interlocking worlds'
Harper’s Bazaar
'Handsomely illustrated … with provocative, beautiful and occasionally preposterous images by the likes of Cindy Sherman and Juergen Teller'
Daily Telegraph
'Stuffed with photography showcasing the most impressive art and fashion collaborations from the last decade'
Vanity Fair
Product Information
Book Details
Format: PLC (no jacket)
Size: 28.0 x 21.5 cm
Extent: 320 pp
Illustrations: 238
Publication date: 11 November 2013
ISBN: 9780500239094
Contents List
Foreword (Daphne Guinness) • 1. Fashion as Art • 2. Collaboration • 3. Fashion as Exhibition • 4. New Fashion Media • 5. Fashion, Art and Architecture
About the Author
Mitchell Oakley Smith is a journalist, editor, curator and author. He co-curated the events programme for ‘Fashion Icons: Masterpieces from the Musée des Arts Decoratifs, Paris’ at the Art Gallery of South Australia. He is the author of Art/Fashion in the 21st Century and Maticevski, both published by Thames & Hudson.
Alison Kubler is Associate Curator at the University of Queensland Art Museum, Australia, and co-director of mc/k art consulting.
Alison Kubler is Associate Curator at the University of Queensland Art Museum, Australia, and co-director of mc/k art consulting.
List of Contributors
Daphne Guinness
