Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe

Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe by TONCHI, WEBER SMALL


Authors
TONCHI, WEBER SMALL
ISBN
9783791353807
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
224
Dimensions
240 x 305mm

'Killer Heels' explores the rich cultural history of the high heel and its relation to power, fantasy, sexuality, and identity. More than 160 spectacular contemporary and historical shoe designs?from sixteenth-century Venetian platforms to twenty-first-century Christian Louboutins?play with the cultural and artistic possibilities of the high heel, use innovative or unexpected materials, and push the limits of functionality and beauty. Complementing the shoes are stills, sketches, and artist statements for six films specially commissioned for the exhibition from Ghada Amer and Reza Farkhondeh, Zach Gold, Steven Klein, Nick Knight, Marilyn Minter, and Rashaad Newsome that explore a range of provocative themes and demonstrate the power of the high heel in the collective imagination. In addition, several of the designers included in the exhibition (including Brian Atwood, Zaha Hadid, Pierre Hardy, and Christian Louboutin), along with Elizabeth Semmelhack, Senior Curator of the Bata Shoe Museum, contribute thoughts on topics such as their inspiration and design process, and the cultural significance of high heels. This collection of killer heels is filled with stunning photos and fashion lore. AUTHOR: Lisa Small is Curator of Exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum. Stefano Tonchi is Editor-in-Chief at W Magazine. Caroline Weber is associate professor of French at Barnard/Columbia University and author of the best-selling book 'Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution'. 241 colour illustrations
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