Luxury and visual culture / John Armitage.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Armitage, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art and society.

Consumption (Economics).

Luxury--Social aspects.

Luxury.

Material culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 238 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2019.

Summary:

From couture fashion to opulent perfumes and decadent food, the luxury goods and services industry has grown at an unprecedented rate even in the context of a global recession. But in contemporary digital culture does luxury still reside in material things, or rather the look of things? In this first study of luxury through the lens of visual culture, Armitage argues that luxury is undergoing a shift from material culture to the immaterial culture of the visual, offering new forms of luxury engagement and unparalleled levels of pleasure never before offered to the senses. Calling for a new understanding of luxury in the changing visual landscape of contemporary society, Luxury and Visual Culture embraces an extraordinary range of cultural forms, including fashion, photography, social media, television, and art. From the masterpieces of Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons, to Richard Avedon's photography and Louis Vuitton's Flagship stores, the book explores key issues of globalization, digitization, consumer identity, "mass" luxury, and the role of art. This text is ideal for all students of contemporary luxury studies, as well as scholars and researchers in the field of visual culture.

Contents:

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction

1 Visual Culture 2 Luxury and Visual Culture

3 Luxury and Fashion 4 Luxury and Art 5 Luxury and Photography 6 Luxury and Cinema 7 Luxury and Television 8 Luxury and Social Media

Conclusion References Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474239578

1474239579

9781474239561

1474239560

9781474239554

1474239552

OCLC:

1113927967