Lipstick Flavor: A Contemporary Art Story with Photography [Hardcover]

Edited by Jérôme Sans and Marla Hamburg Kennedy, Lipstick Flavorcreates a panorama of lipstick from the world of contemporary art photography. Fully illustrated, the book, conceived as a kind of magazine, reveals a story that shows how this feminine symbol has pervaded our culture and its imagery.
Bringing together more than 40 international artists and their works, from Andy Warhol's self-portrait to works by Araki and Nan Goldin, to the compositions of Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari, the book narrates a vibrant visual tale.Lipstick leaves its mark on collars, cigarettes, skin, napkins and glasses, and it's left its mark on culture.In many of the images, the function of lipstick is ambiguous: Whether it works as a tool to empower women or to reinforce the male gaze is up to the artist’s — and the viewer’s — interpretation.