Victoire De Castellane - Fleurs D'Exces (Hardcover)

Gagosian Gallery is pleased to present Victoire de Castellane: Fleurs d'exces, a catalogue to accompany the exhibition of unique precious objects held at Gagosian Gallery, Paris. De Castellane's highly original collections for Dior have redefined and revivified haute joaillerie for a new generation. With Fleurs d'exces, she has gone further to create ten works that recall the jeweled obsessions of times past. Hallucinatory drugs and their promise of mind-expansion have fascinated and inspired artists the world over. De Castellane's flowers are intoxicating, but also dangerous because of the poisons that they secrete. Here they personify the Romantic idea of women under the influence in a compendium of phantasmagorical specimens with faux-classificatory names, such as Heroina Romanticam Dolorosa and Crystalucinae Metha Agressiva. De Castellane's intricately made hybrids each contain a wearable element, becoming jewelry at rest, waiting to be worn."