Art And Celebrity; Author: Walker, John Albert; Hardback; Book

Author: Walker, John Albert
Hardback; Book; 69 Photographs
304 pages
Published: December 2002
Pluto Press Ltd
ISBN: 0745318509

Another groundbreaking study from an acknowledged expert on the art/mass media interaction. Global culture is now dominated by celebrities, some of whom - like Madonna and Stallone - are art collectors; and some - like Dennis Hopper and David Bowie - are spare-time artists. Walker explains how artists such as Warhol, Gavin Turk, Jeff Koons and Elizabeth Peyton contribute to, but also critique, the cult of celebrity by depicting film and rock stars, and Princess Diana, in paintings and statues. Celebritization has overtaken the art world too: Walker surveys fourteen art stars of the twentieth century from Dali to Tracey Emin. He also reviews alternatives: the left wing pantheon of figures such as Mao, Che Guevara and Rosa Luxemburg, and pictorial celebrations of the people. FinallThis is an accessible study of the art world and its interaction with celebrity culture and fame. Chapters cover topics from famous art collectors - Madonna and David Beckham - included to celebrity artists such as David Bowie, and the cult of the modern famous artist.