Skullture: Skulls in Contemporary Visual Culture

Skullture presents different aesthetic uses of the skull as well as its various cultural resonances through myriad disciplines of art design and fashion. The list of more than 70 contributors includes Emilio Garcia, Lucy Hardie, Haroshi, Dionne Marshall, Alexandre Orion, Jim Skull, Ian Strange, Didier Ra, Vhils and Yohji Yamamoto. The book explores the connections of Aztec religious iconography to Damien Hirst and the Ramones to 18th century funerary practices; the human skull carries on.
ISBN 9781584236139. Gingko Press. hb. 216 pages. 240 colour ills. 22 x 24 cm.
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