Threading cinema, embroidery and art history into a singular, melancholic vision, Vezzoli's work revels in the power of nostalgia, fame and sorrow
In his most notable series, Italian artist Francesco Vezzoli (born 1971) stitches bejeweled tears onto the faces of film and fashion's greatest stars. This book traces Vezzoli's engagement with visual history, from the golden age of Italian cinema to the devotional traditions of religious iconography.
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Vogue
Corey Seymour
Francesco Vezzoli has been making provocative and genre-breaking art—encompassing film and video, embroidery, sculpture, and photography; and often playing with notions of celebrity, glamour, and spectacle—for more than three decades. His new book, 'Francesco Vezzoli: Diva' (Skira), plays with iconic figures from pop culture, religion, and the golden ages of both Italian cinema and Hollywood, with Vezzoli embellishing portraits of Maria Callas, Greta Garbo, Bianca Jagger, Veruschka, and many others with embroidered tears, glittered eyebrows, and bloody noses.
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FORMAT: Hbk, 9.5 x 13 in. / 180 pgs / 120 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $70.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $98 ISBN: 9788857254111 PUBLISHER: SKIRA AVAILABLE: 12/30/2025 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: NA LA
Threading cinema, embroidery and art history into a singular, melancholic vision, Vezzoli's work revels in the power of nostalgia, fame and sorrow
In his most notable series, Italian artist Francesco Vezzoli (born 1971) stitches bejeweled tears onto the faces of film and fashion's greatest stars. This book traces Vezzoli's engagement with visual history, from the golden age of Italian cinema to the devotional traditions of religious iconography.
