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The House of Beauty: Lessons from the Image Industry
The House of Beauty: Lessons from the Image Industry
Arabelle Sicardi

The House of Beauty: Lessons from the Image Industry

Sale price$1.00

From the Mother Tongue Subversion & Charm collection.

Nominated by Writer & Beauty Worldbuilder
Arabelle Sicardi

"Art, political power, and beauty are irrevocably intertwined. In order to be more thorough critics and artists ourselves, we should confront every thread of the braid they spin together." 

"When I tell you that beauty is a monster, I need you to know it is my favorite kind.” So begins Arabelle Sicardi’s blazingly original collection of essays. A former beauty editor, Arabelle has devoted their entire adult life to the subject of beauty―they have analyzed it, criticized it, praised it, benefited from it, loathed it. Now, in The House of Beauty, they get to the contradictions at the heart of it: beauty and horror, two sides of the same coin.

With their signature blend of intellectual rigor and poetic sensibility, Arabelle explores how beauty myths are crafted, sold, and weaponized, from corporate boardrooms to your local nail salon. Sharp yet tender in their observations, Arabelle challenges readers to reconsider beauty as more than a product of consumption, inviting a vision of beauty rooted in community and self-care, one that transcends industry-driven ideals.

Borrow, share, exchange as you wish, and return by the end of the season on February 6th. Pick up at the gallery anytime, and return and swap for a new book of your choosing. To our global friends - online borrowing is possible, just pay for the shipping there and back. 

The Mother Tongue Library is a love letter to the thinkers, writers, and artists who’ve given us the language of courage when we needed it most. 
The House of Beauty: Lessons from the Image Industry
The House of Beauty: Lessons from the Image Industry Sale price$1.00