Rizzoli
Rick Owens: Temple Of Love Book
Rick Owens: Temple of Love is a hardcover exhibition companion published by Rizzoli in July 2025, with 200 pages in English and ISBN 978-0-8478-4451-7. It presents the first major critical analysis of the American designer’s work across nearly three decades, authored by Rick Owens, Miren Arzalluz, and Alexandre Samson, and published for the Palais Galliera exhibition. Measuring 30 cm by 21.5 cm, it is intended for reading and reference on Owens’s aesthetic and career; a Reddit commenter described it as likely a good book for insight into his philosophy.
- Material
- Hardcover
- Gender
- unisex
- Style
- grunge, glam, editorial
- Category
- Media > Books > Print Books
Specifications
Hardcover Rizzoli publication accompanying the Palais Galliera exhibition, offering the first major critical analysis of Rick Owens's work across nearly three decades of creative output.
200 pages; hardcover; English-language text; explores the designer's aesthetic between grunge and glamour, his obsession with materiality, and his mastery of movement; includes contributions by Rick Owens, Miren Arzalluz and Alexandre Samson.
- Material
- Hardcover
- Style
- grunge, glam, editorial
- Gender
- unisex
- Age Group
- adult
- Condition
- new
- Category
- Media > Books > Print Books
Additional Attributes
- Published to coincide with the exhibition at the Palais Galliera
- First major critical analysis of the American designer's work
- Spans nearly three decades of creative output
- Explores an aesthetic between grunge and glamour
- Striking visual contrasts, obsession with materiality, mastery of movement
- Authors: Rick Owens, Miren Arzalluz, Alexandre Samson
- 200 pages
- Publisher: Rizzoli
- Date of publication: July 2025
- ISBN: 978-0-8478-4451-7
- Length: 30 cm (11.75")
- Width: 21.5 cm (8.5")
Product Insights
Career-spanning critical survey of nearly three decades, positioned as the first major critical analysis of Owens Predominantly a picture book, with writing limited to a short run of essays up front Curatorial essays by Samson, Furniss and Flaccavento, with Owens contributing a short foreword and Courtney Love opening Follows the format of earlier Rick Owens Rizzoli volumes but is an all-new title, not a reissue Check the ISBN: a separate French-language edition exists under ISBN 978-0-8478-7601-3 At 75 CAD for a 200-page Rizzoli hardcover, it is positioned as a fashion-library addition
Verified claims
- category
- Print book in Media > Books > Print Books
- format
- 200 pages, 30 x 21.5 cm (11.75 in x 8.5 in)
- language/ISBN
- English-language edition, ISBN 978-0-8478-4451-7
- publication
- Published by Rizzoli in July 2025
- construction
- Hardcover with rigid binding and paper pages
- cover
- White cover with monochrome shrouded figure, handwritten 'Rick Owens'/'Temple of Love' text, and Palais Galliera imprint
- interior
- Two-page spreads pair full-bleed black-and-white photographs with mostly blank pages and small captions
- content
- Predominantly a picture book, with writing limited to a short run of essays up front
- authorship
- Curatorial essays by Samson, Furniss and Flaccavento, with Owens contributing a short foreword and Courtney Love opening
- context
- Official catalogue for the Palais Galliera 'Rick Owens: Temple of Love' exhibition, 28 June 2025 to 4 January 2026
- scope
- Career-spanning critical survey of nearly three decades, positioned as the first major critical analysis of Owens
- themes
- Explores Owens's grunge-meets-glamour aesthetic through visual contrast, materiality and movement
- photography
- New photography by Luke Mayes, distinct from Danielle Levitt's images in earlier Rick Owens Rizzoli volumes
- comparison
- Follows the format of earlier Rick Owens Rizzoli volumes but is an all-new title, not a reissue
- edition
- Check the ISBN: a separate French-language edition exists under ISBN 978-0-8478-7601-3
- buyer reports
- Reddit commenters expect a philosophical, intelligent read with visual content; not cultish
- use cases
- Suited to reading for Owens's philosophy and as a companion to the Paris show
- value
- At 75 CAD for a 200-page Rizzoli hardcover, it is positioned as a fashion-library addition
- limitations
- Includes a chronology and list of collections, but not confirmed to reproduce a full garment-by-garment checklist with piece credits
Product record
- Title
- Rick Owens: Temple Of Love Book
- Brand
- Rizzoli
- Price
- 75 CAD
- Availability
- In stock
Buying Guide
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Deep-dive reading for Rick Owens fans and fashion students
This coffee-table book suits anyone who wants a closer look at Rick Owens' work beyond the runway images. Published to accompany the Palais Galliera exhibition, it offers the first major critical analysis of the American designer's nearly three-decade career, exploring an aesthetic described as somewhere between grunge and glamour. Display it or read it as a companion to the exhibition.[1]
Companion to the Palais Galliera Exhibition
This book was published to coincide with the exhibition at the Palais Galliera. It offers the first major critical analysis of the American designer's work.[1]
Full-page black-and-white photography viewing
This hardcover book is built around large, minimal photography spreads, like the one shown: a full-bleed black-and-white image of a tall figure in a floor-length dark coat and white head covering, standing in a stark interior with a low ceiling and cracked concrete floor. The facing page stays nearly blank with just a small caption in the lower corner, keeping the focus on the photograph itself.[2]
Product comparison
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| Rick Owens: Temple Of Love Book: Choose this if you want the first major critical analysis of Rick Owens' work, published to coincide with the Palais Galliera exhibition and spanning nearly three decades of his creative output. The 200-page English-language hardcover from Rizzoli measures about 30 cm by 21.5 cm and, per one Reddit commenter's hedged impression, is probably a good book. Its interior leans image-forward, with full-bleed black-and-white photographs facing mostly blank caption pages.[1,2,3] | Louis Vuitton X Yayoi Kusama: Creating Infinity Book: Choose this if you want a coffee-table art book documenting the Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama collaboration, with 240 hardcover pages, 300 color illustrations, and reflections from contemporary artists, musicians, and curators alongside a message from Kusama herself. Published by Rizzoli in English in September 2023, it measures about 7.5 x 10 inches, and the description frames the partnership as the brand's most ambitious collaboration to date.[4,5,6,7] |
Image Analysis
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Product
Front cover of a hardcover book showing a tall monochrome photograph of a shrouded figure centered on a white background with multiple visible printed and handwritten text elements.
- Overall shapeRectangular book front facing camera, centered in frame with slight perspective suggesting a flat-on view.
- Main imageTall vertical black-and-white photograph of a standing figure wrapped in a textured dark fabric that forms a columnar silhouette from neck to base, occupying the central two-thirds of the cover.
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x 0.19 · y 0.20 · w 0.62 · h 0.72 (high) - Figure head detailHead and shoulders visible at top of the dark column, face tilted upward and framed by the dark fabric; ears or earrings are visible as small bright details.
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x 0.38 · y 0.08 · w 0.24 · h 0.12 (high) - Handwritten header textTwo lines of handwritten-style text near the top of the cover.
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x 0.28 · y 0.03 · w 0.44 · h 0.08 (high) - Handwritten line 1 transcription“RICK OWENS”
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x 0.32 · y 0.03 · w 0.36 · h 0.04 (high) - Handwritten line 2 transcription“TEMPLE OF LOVE”
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x 0.30 · y 0.06 · w 0.40 · h 0.04 (high) - Printed partial titleLarge printed sans-serif letters partially visible above and behind the figure; some letters are obscured by the head and graphic elements.
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x 0.27 · y 0.14 · w 0.48 · h 0.08 (high) - Printed visible fragments“RI”
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x 0.33 · y 0.14 · w 0.06 · h 0.05 (high) - Printed visible fragments 2“TEMPLE”
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x 0.27 · y 0.17 · w 0.18 · h 0.05 (high) - Printed visible fragments 3“OVE”
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x 0.55 · y 0.17 · w 0.08 · h 0.05 (high) - Lower-left imprintSmall printed text at the bottom-left corner of the cover, aligned with the edge.
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x 0.06 · y 0.88 · w 0.20 · h 0.06 (high) - Lower-left transcription“PALAIS GALLIERA”
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x 0.06 · y 0.90 · w 0.18 · h 0.03 (high) - Lower-right imprintSmall printed publisher name at the bottom-right corner of the cover.
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x 0.78 · y 0.88 · w 0.16 · h 0.08 (high) - Lower-right transcription“RIZZOLI”
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x 0.80 · y 0.90 · w 0.12 · h 0.04 (high) - Surface textureCover appears matte with a smooth white ground and halftone grain visible within the dark photographic area.
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x 0.20 · y 0.18 · w 0.60 · h 0.70 (medium)
Other
Studio-style product shot with neutral light gray background and a soft drop shadow to the lower left; image centered and cropped closely around the book.
- BackgroundEven light gray background occupying the full frame behind the book.
- Drop shadowSoft shadow below and to the left of the book suggesting a single soft light source from the upper right.
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x 0.06 · y 0.78 · w 0.88 · h 0.20 (high) - Shot framingBook is centered with consistent margin on all sides; slight perspective shows the cover flat-on rather than in a 3D angle.
Colors
white· cover backgroundcharcoal· photograph fabric and figureblack· printed text- 02
Product
An open hardcover book photographed flat, showing a two-page spread with a black-and-white full-bleed photograph on the left and a mostly blank right-hand page with a small caption area near the lower-right corner.
- Overall formatOpen book laid flat, visible spine and sewn binding at centerfold; two facing pages shown with outer page edges visible at left and right.
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x 0.05 · y 0.08 · w 0.90 · h 0.84 (high) - Left-page imageBlack-and-white photographic image filling the entire left page, showing a tall figure wearing a long dark coat and a white head covering standing in an interior space with visible floor and ceiling geometry.
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x 0.06 · y 0.09 · w 0.48 · h 0.82 (high) - Figure detailsFigure is centered vertically on the left page, wearing a floor-length dark coat that opens in front to reveal lighter clothing; figure casts a faint shadow on the floor.
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x 0.18 · y 0.18 · w 0.20 · h 0.56 (high) - Architectural elements in photoPhotograph shows an interior with a low ceiling, a vertical column or wall near the page gutter, and a concrete floor with visible cracks and texture.
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x 0.36 · y 0.12 · w 0.28 · h 0.74 (high) - Right-page contentRight-hand page is almost entirely white/blank with a small block of printed text or caption located near the lower-right corner of the page.
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x 0.56 · y 0.60 · w 0.36 · h 0.24 (high) - Caption text (illegible at this resolution)Small printed caption block present near the lower-right corner of the right page but characters are too small to read in this image.Partial
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x 0.78 · y 0.72 · w 0.12 · h 0.08 (medium) - Paper and printingInterior paper has a matte finish with slight shadowing near the gutter and along the lower page edges where the book curves toward the spine.
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x 0.05 · y 0.74 · w 0.90 · h 0.18 (medium)
Other
Studio-style product shot on a light neutral background with soft shadows beneath the book; top-down perspective with slight camera elevation showing the open spread evenly lit.
- Shot compositionBook photographed from above with a small perspective reveal of page edges; image centered with equal margin of neutral background surrounding the book.
- BackgroundEven light gray background occupying the area around the book, providing high contrast with the white pages.
- ShadowingSoft drop shadow visible beneath the book, strongest near the centerfold and lower edge, indicating diffuse overhead lighting.
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x 0.22 · y 0.82 · w 0.56 · h 0.10 (high) - Image qualityHigh-resolution photograph with clear details in the printed photograph on the left page; small printed caption on the right page is too small to resolve.
Colors
paper white· right-page backgroundphotographic gray· left-page photograph midtonesphotographic black· left-page photograph dark areas- Overall formatOpen book laid flat, visible spine and sewn binding at centerfold; two facing pages shown with outer page edges visible at left and right.
Brand PDP Lookup
- Brand
- Rizzoli
Rick Owens: Temple of Love - Rizzoli New York
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Reddit Insights
1 threads · r/RickowensReddit users interested in the Rick Owens Temple of Love book find it likely a good, philosophical read with visual content.
The main comment describes the book as 'probably a good book' and praises Rick Owens' intelligence and philosophical nature.
Themes
Use Cases
- Reading for insights into Rick Owens' philosophy and the Paris show depicted in the book
Source Threads
Comment on book quality and author's philosophy
It's probably a good book. Rick's views aren't cultist at all, at least not from any of the dozen interviews I've watched. He comes off as extremely intelligent, calculated, and philosophical.
u/Artistic-Athlete-676r/RickowensView thread →