Well-heeled
Artist's Book
1985 (published)
1985 (published)
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| Place of origin |
Susan Johanknecht was inspired to create 'Well-heeled' when working at an exclusive shoe-shop in Covent Garden. She became fascinated by people's obsessions with shoes, and the pain and expense they would go to to own them. 'Well-heeled' is a celebration of this obsession, acknowledging that shoes can be beautiful objects as well as recognising the sense of ridiculousness that surrounds the desire for luxury footwear.
The text, written by Julie O'Callaghan, narrates the thoughts of a designer shoe addict; finding the right shoes for the right occasion, choosing shoes to represent a state of mind, buying shoes as a form of therapy, wearing shoes to make a specific statement.
The book takes the form of six separate folded sheets, each one printed with a black and white lithograph depicting an exotic pair of shoes. These pages are wrapped in layers of pink and white tissue paper and housed in a white box with a hinged lid, similar to a shoe box. The act of lifting out each folded sheet from this packaging mimics that of lifting out pairs of shoes, causing the reader to take on the role of shoe obsessive.
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The text, written by Julie O'Callaghan, narrates the thoughts of a designer shoe addict; finding the right shoes for the right occasion, choosing shoes to represent a state of mind, buying shoes as a form of therapy, wearing shoes to make a specific statement.
The book takes the form of six separate folded sheets, each one printed with a black and white lithograph depicting an exotic pair of shoes. These pages are wrapped in layers of pink and white tissue paper and housed in a white box with a hinged lid, similar to a shoe box. The act of lifting out each folded sheet from this packaging mimics that of lifting out pairs of shoes, causing the reader to take on the role of shoe obsessive.
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Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Well-heeled (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed book, lithographs |
| Brief description | Artist's book, 'Well-heeled' by Julie O'Callaghan, Gefn Press, London, 1985 |
| Physical description | Six separate folded sheets, each one printed with a black and white lithograph depicting an exotic pair of shoes. These pages are wrapped in layers of pink and white tissue paper and housed in a white box with a hinged lid, similar to a shoe box. 6 pages |
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| Summary | Susan Johanknecht was inspired to create 'Well-heeled' when working at an exclusive shoe-shop in Covent Garden. She became fascinated by people's obsessions with shoes, and the pain and expense they would go to to own them. 'Well-heeled' is a celebration of this obsession, acknowledging that shoes can be beautiful objects as well as recognising the sense of ridiculousness that surrounds the desire for luxury footwear. The text, written by Julie O'Callaghan, narrates the thoughts of a designer shoe addict; finding the right shoes for the right occasion, choosing shoes to represent a state of mind, buying shoes as a form of therapy, wearing shoes to make a specific statement. The book takes the form of six separate folded sheets, each one printed with a black and white lithograph depicting an exotic pair of shoes. These pages are wrapped in layers of pink and white tissue paper and housed in a white box with a hinged lid, similar to a shoe box. The act of lifting out each folded sheet from this packaging mimics that of lifting out pairs of shoes, causing the reader to take on the role of shoe obsessive. . |
| Other number | X891069 - NAL Pressmark |
| Collection | |
| Library number | 38041988014502 |
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| Record created | March 24, 2014 |
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