LACY SOTO | DATE 3/21/2026

Artbook at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles Bookstore presents Eileen G’sell launching 'Lipstick'

Saturday, March 21, from 3–5 PM PST, Artbook at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles presents writer Eileen G’sell in conversation with writer and publisher JoAnna Novak for the Los Angeles book launch of Lipstick.
Lipstick today is as messy—and fascinating—as changing attitudes towards femininity. Mining the experience of women across culture, class and generation, this book tosses out expired ideas about beauty and power like so many tubes of melted wax. Conversation, followed by a signing.
Event livestreamed on Instagram @artbookhwla.
Please RSVP for the event here.
Pre-order a signed copy here.

From Max Factor to Glossier, from Marilyn to Chappell Roan, lipstick is as shape-shifting and elusive as femininity itself. Rather than a staid history of the object, Lipstick is a roving exploration of gender, sexuality and performance—combining personal narrative with research and cultural critique. Unpacking the history of feminism's anti-lipstick sentiments, debunking long-standing fallacies and digging into how Gen Z is using lipstick to explode gender norms, this book explores how self-adornment can be a source of play, pleasure and transformation.

ARTBOOK AT HAUSER & WIRTH LOS ANGELES BOOKSTORE
'Lipstick' book launch with Eileen G’sell and JoAnna Novak
Saturday, March 21, 3–5 PM
917 East 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Phone: 213-988-7413
Click here to RSVP and pre-order a signed copy