Description
Looking at Andy Warhols legacy as maker and muse, this book offers a critical examination of the coalescence of commerce and style.
Merchants of Style explores the accelerating convergence of art and fashion, looking at the interplay of artists and designers, and the role of institutionsboth public and commercialthat have brought about this marriage of aesthetic industries. The book argues that one figure more than any other anticipated this moment: Andy Warhol. Beginning with an overview of art and fashions deeply entwined histories, and then picking up where Warhol left off, Merchants of Style tells the story of arts emboldened forays into commerce and fashions growing embrace of art. As the two industries draw closer together than ever before, this book addresses urgent questions about what this union means and what the future holds.
Author: Natasha Degen
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 05/15/2023
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.82lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.48w x 0.95d
ISBN: 9781789146691
Language: English
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