Flowers and mushrooms run the risk of being considered trivial subjects for contemporary art. However, in recent years they have experienced a revival as complex subjects as presented by contemporary artists, including Peter Fischli and David Weiss, David LaChapelle and Robert Mapplethorpe.
Author Biography
Toni Stooss is an art historian and director of the Museum der Moderne Salzburg. He is the editor of several books, including Alex Katz: New York / Maine, also published by Hirmer Publishers.
