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The Art & Homes of Hunt Slonem
powerHouse Books
September 2007
On Sale: September 1, 2007
204 pages ISBN: 1576873676 EAN: 9781576873670 Hardcover
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PLEASURE PALACES: THE ART AND HOMES OF HUNT SLONEM is a
survey of Hunt Slonem's artwork in diverse media over the
past 30 years. A prolific painter, Slonem also works in
sculpture and prints. In addition to a critical analysis of
Slonem's work, poet and critic Vincent Katz will introduce
the reader to the fantastic homes and spiritual life that
inform Slonem's work. Slonem owns two lofts in New York
City, a Victorian mansion in Hudson, New York, and two
plantation homes in Louisiana. In New York, his environments
are enlivened not only by his collections of neogothic
furniture, Blenko glass, and period frames, but also by his
astonishing collection of tropical birds. He pays the same
careful attention to these elements of his life as to his
painting, and this book will examine them all, including
Slonem's interests in saints, Hinduism, and channeling such
figures as Rudolph Valentino. Vincent Katz has written on
Slonem several times, and has previously contributed poetry
to Slonem's publications.
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