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Red - Hardcover

Busuttil, Stephanie

 
9782843232220: Red

Synopsis

Violent, mystical, powerful, hot, sensual and sophisticated, red is the color. This book is a celebration of the color red in its various incarnations in religion, fashion, design, medicine, architecture, and contemporary art. A voyage to Fellini and Kurosawa, James Turrell, Fontana, Picasso and Caravaggio, Richard Neutra and Nick Knight. Violent red of Andy Warhol, Mondino or Cindy Sherman. Mystical red of cardinals, of Buddhist rituals, of Serrano or Anish Kapoor. Sophisticated red of geishas, lacquer, of Barragan and Villa Malaparte. Aggressive red of bordellos, lingerie, Nan Goldin and David LaChapelle. Shocking red of bullfights and Africa. Containing more shades than can be found in the Pantone range. Bound in the imagination with the forbidden, the taboo, red provokes, fascinates, repulses and attracts but never leaves us indifferent.

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Violent, mystical, powerful, hot, sensual and sophisticated, red is the color, and this book celebrates it in its various incarnations in religion, fashion, design, medicine, architecture and contemporary art. See how red has been influential to Fellini and Kurosawa, James Turell, Picasso and Caravaggio. Witness the violent red of Andy Warhol or Cindy Sherman. The red of Buddhist rituals. The sophisticated red of geishas and lacquer, of Barragan and Villa Malaparte. The aggressive red of bordellos, lingerie, Nan Goldin and Barbara Kruger. The shocking red of bullfights. Linked in our imagination with the forbidden and the taboo, red provokes, fascinates, repulses and attracts, but never leaves indifferent.

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