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Francesco Vezzoli — Enjoy the New Fragrance (Tamara de Lempicka for Greed)
Francesco Vezzoli

Enjoy the New Fragrance (Tamara de Lempicka for Greed)

A provocative and theatrically staged work by Francesco Vezzoli, this piece channels the glamorous, stylized aesthetic of Art Deco painter Tamara de Lempicka through the lens of contemporary advertising and consumer culture. Vezzoli constructs a fictional luxury fragrance campaign, blurring the boundaries between high art, celebrity, and the seductive language of mass-market desire. The work critiques the commodification of artistic legacy, packaging modernist iconography as a vehicle for exploring themes of vanity, excess, and the spectacle of greed.

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Under the Influence

March 7, 2014

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Francesco Vezzoli, Enjoy the New Fragrance (Tamara de Lempicka for Greed)

A provocative and theatrically staged work by Francesco Vezzoli, this piece channels the glamorous, stylized aesthetic of Art Deco painter Tamara de Lempicka through the lens of contemporary advertising and consumer culture. Vezzoli constructs a fictional luxury fragrance campaign, blurring the boundaries between high art, celebrity, and the seductive language of mass-market desire. The work critiques the commodification of artistic legacy, packaging modernist iconography as a vehicle for exploring themes of vanity, excess, and the spectacle of greed.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Conceptual, Mixed Media, Commercial, Pop Art, Fragrance, Italian, Modern, Fashion, Ironic, Contemporary

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