Pierre et Gilles, La Fabrique des idoles

La Fabrique des idoles

Pierre et Gilles

Publisher
Atelier EXB / Philharmonie de Paris
Year
2019
ISBN
978-2-36511-251-2
Specifications
hardcover
13.5 x 19 cm
368 pages
200 photographs
French
Texts by Maxime Boidy, François Piron and Anca Vasiliu
Co-published with the Cité de la musique – Philharmonie de Paris

Conceived both as an artist’s book and a prayer book, the book questions the role of portraiture in the representation of celebrities and in building the myth of the popular icon. Renowned for their painted photographs of famous people, among them singers and actors, the duo here show how the star is manufactured, staged and worshipped.

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