Is there anything more alluring than lips bathed in crimson red? Anicon
of untold pleasures, they're synonymous with style, sex, andeven
scandal. Whether pursed or provocatively parted, lips haveundeniable
visual power, while lipstick remains a timeless symbol ofglamour and
sensuality. Blow Me a Kiss offers a dazzling look at ourfascination with
lips and the myriad ways they've been depicted inpaintings, film, and
photography.
Acclaimed author and style innovator Alice Harris curates a
uniquecollection of photographs and works of art that celebrate lips
ofdifferent shapes and sizes, tones and textures, and their power
and influence on our culture. Packed with more than 80 color
andblack-and-white pictures, Blow Me a Kiss presents stunning imagesby
Andy Warhol, David LaChapelle, Francesco Clemente, LillianBassman,
Elizabeth Peyton, Alex Katz, Cindy Sherman, LouiseBourgeois, Roy
Lichtenstein, Man Ray, Elliott Erwitt, Jeff Koons, Elinor Carucci, Bert
Stern, William Klein, Mario Sorrenti, and manyother groundbreaking
visual artists who've depicted lips at work andlips at play, from lips
caught in quiet repose, to lips locked in a lustfulembrace, to the
lipstick stained remains of an ephemeral kiss.
Blow Me a Kiss spotlights lips so legendary that they speak
forthemselves from a range of famous personalities that have longseduced
and spellbound audiences of every generation includingmusic luminaries
like Mick Jagger and Tina Turner and aninternational array of beautiful
women from Marlene Dietrich, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor to
Lindsay Lohan, CindyCrawford, and Lana Del Rey.
Blow Me a Kiss is a compelling chronicle of the impact a beautiful setof
lips has had on modern visual culture.
