Luxury and Visual Culture

John Armitage

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Bloomsbury Visual Arts
12 December 2019

Fashion & textiles: design; Fashion & society; Advertising & society

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.

By: John Armitage
Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 670g
ISBN: 9781474239530
ISBN 10: 1474239536
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 12 December 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

John Armitage is Professor of Media Arts at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, UK. He is coeditor, with Joanne Roberts, of The Third Realm of Luxury: Connecting Real Places and Imaginary Spaces (2019) and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Visual Culture.

Reviews for Luxury and Visual Culture

An original theoretical framework of how to engage with contemporary luxury visual culture, as it emerges as a distinct discipline. Highly commended to readers of both cultural studies and branding backgrounds. * Journal of Visual Studies *