We learn of the passing of Gian Paolo Barbieri, probably the greatest Italian fashion photographer of all times. Today’s edition is dedicated to him. The Fondazione Gian Paolo Barbieri sends this statement : Fondazione Gian Paolo Barbieri announces with deep sorrow the passing of the great master of photography. Born in 1935, Barbieri leaves behind an unparalleled artistic legacy that has shaped the history of international fashion and photography. Through…
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Gian Paolo Barbieri was born in 1935 on Via Mazzini, in the heart of Milan, to a family of textile wholesalers, and it was in his father's warehouse that he picked up his first skills as a fashion photographer. He took his first steps in theatre as an actor and set designer, before moving to Paris in 1960, where he worked as an assistant for Tom Kublin, the famous Harper's…
ARCHIVES - AUGUST 5, 2024 Gian Paolo Barbieri : Beyond Fashion. Gian Paolo Barbieri is a living legend of fashion photography, recognized for his exceptional talent and refined aesthetic. An indefatigable explorer of beauty in all its forms, Barbieri has devoted his life to capturing elegance through the lens of his camera. His work, marked by a keen sense of composition and a masterful use of light, has immortalized the…
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MUUS Collection exhibits a series of collection highlights to celebrate its 10th anniversary, introducing the public to its archive and mission, at AIPAD New York. For the past ten years, MUUS Collection has brought to light 20th century photographers whose work never received the proper accolades and attention it was deserving of. Through the acquisition, conservation, and promotion of each of their estates, MUUS has brought many exceptional artists to…
A little bit of softness in this rough world ! I discovered Cameron Clark's work through the images she made of the designer Marc Ange and his wife during their wedding. There was something different about them. Her images were full of sweetness and love. Moments captured discreetly and without intrusion. I thought again about these images when I decided to make March a month dedicated to women, and I…
Christophe Guye Galerie announces the representation of Taiwanese artist John Yuyi (*1991, Taipei). Yuyi is known worldwide as an interdisciplinary voice of her generation in art, fashion, and social media. The millennial-speak depictions of the female body and her aptitude for collecting, wielding, and reflecting on social media influence are recurring in her practice. She uses temporary tattoos to generate visual manifestos, while the body becomes a performative screen to…
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"I GRANT YOU REFUGE” is a collective photo exhibition featuring extraordinary images by six photographers from the Gaza Strip, representing the dozens of photojournalists who live and work in the area, eyewitnesses to one of the most devastating conflicts of our time. The exhibition aims to give voice and visibility to the suffering and atrocities that the Palestinian people are enduring, in the deafening silence of the Western media. The…
ARCHIVES - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 29 Arts In Progress Gallery presents the exhibition entitled «Lights Up» - Photographs by Gian Paolo Barbieri and Michel Haddi, at the new exhibition space "La Rampa” located in the exclusive and intimate art & design mall «Gallaria Sonne» in Silvaplana, in concomitance with Nomad St. Moritz. The exhibition presents a highly innovative selection of photographs by Gian Paolo Barbieri, winner of the 2018 Lucie…
ARCHIVES - NOVEMBER 29, 2022 29 Arts In Progress in Milan will present the exhibition Gian Paolo Barbieri: Unconventional, a selection of unseen colour photographs by the Artist who was the winner of the 2018 Lucie Award for Best International Photographer (Outstanding Achievement in Fashion). The exhibition presents a highly innovative selection of images to the public, both in terms of their setting and styling, the fruit of the unmistakable…
ARCHIVES - OCTOBER 16, 2019 Opened in conjunction with the Milano Fashion Week, it has been extending its amazing athmosphere a little bit longer: the exhibition Milano e la Moda. Omaggio a Gian Paolo Barbieri at Palazzo Pirelli is a special tribute by the Regional Council of Lombardy to one of the most well known fashion photographers. The exhibition, curated by the Fondazione Gian Paolo Barbieri, shows a six-dozen photos…
MAY 6, 2019 29 ARTS IN PROGRESS gallery in Milan presents the exhibition “Polaroids and more” by fashion photographer Gian Paolo Barbieri, 2018 Lucie Awards Honoree for Outstanding Achievement in Fashion. Curated by Giovanni Pelloso, this special exhibition traces Gian Paolo Barbieri’s use of instant photography and comprises more than 120 Polaroid photographs never exhibited before and taken in the last 30 years. A first series of portraits and figure…
Giada, Gian Paolo Barbieri's niece, writes : Dear Uncle, You were like a second father to me, a precious guide who stood by me through so many moments of my life. You passed on to me your passion for all things beautiful, like nature and aesthetic harmony. Beyond moral values, you gifted me an immense aesthetic legacy, teaching me to look at the world with curious eyes filled with wonder.…
Bruce Silverstein Gallery presents Sound & Sight: Pete Turner’s Jazz Album Covers, an exhibition celebrating Turner’s profound impact on the visual culture of Jazz. Pete Turner’s vibrant colors and dreamlike compositions have graced the pages of magazines, including Esquire, Look, and Sports Illustrated; however, his work may be most recognizable to a different audience—those with a passion for jazz. Spanning five decades and over seventy covers, Turner’s pioneering approach infused…
Until December 21, the Galerie David Guiraud presents the third exhibition in its project exploring the male body in the history of photography. On this occasion, the gallery invites visitors to immerse themselves in the world of physical photography, an immense social and cultural phenomenon that remains relatively unknown. This movement, however, features numerous talented photographers who were pioneers of a unique artistic trend celebrating the aesthetics of the male…
Until January 20, an exhibition entitled « Nice d’hier… dans l’objectif de Charles Bébert » is being held in the gardens of the Villa Masséna and on the Promenade des Anglais. In the 60s, 70s, and 80s, Charles Bébert, journalist-reporter-photographer, immortalized in black and white, some of the most beautiful places in the capital of the Côte d’Azur: the Promenade des Anglais, Place Masséna, Avenue de la Victoire (now Avenue…
On July 10, 2024, the photographer Thomas Hoepker passed away. Over the past ten years, the Bildhalle has been closely associated with Thomas Hoepker and has presented his iconic images in several solo exhibitions in Zurich and Amsterdam. Tribute to Thomas Hoepker (1936-2024) is on view until January 25, 2025 at Bildhalle Zurich. Born in Munich in 1936, Hoepker is one of the most important German photojournalists of the late…
From 1984 to 1991, “God” lived in Naples, Italy. Outside the San Paolo stadium, every other Sunday, he could be found walking through the city’s streets, in a shoe store or in a restaurant by the sea. Diego Armando Maradona’s presence in Naples was much more than a football phenomenon for the Neapolitans: it was above all a religious experience. The presence of Dios in their city was a mystical…
An image received yesterday from Bernard Plossu: Ansel Adams in the lab at his home in Carmel with his portrait of Brassaï in 1974! Jean-Jacques Naudet
David Zwirner presents The Last Dyes, an exhibition of new dye transfer prints by William Eggleston opening at the gallery's 606 N Western Avenue space in Los Angeles. The works presented are from Eggleston's celebrated Outlands and Chromes series, as well as several images that were first shown in the artist's groundbreaking exhibition of colour photographs at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1976, and in the concomitant…
Gallery FIFTY ONE announces its exhibition, ‘Saul Leiter - Carte Postale’, presenting a rare collection of intimate, postcard-format photographs by Saul Leiter. The works on display, recently unearthed by the Saul Leiter Foundation, offer a glimpse into his early artistic vision. Originally printed by Saul Leiter on postcard-sized paper, these images reveal Leiter's portrait of everyday life, from the busy streets of New York to the intimate interiors where he…
Since 2006, Dany Leriche and Jean Michel Fickinger have been making numerous trips to Mali to meet the leaders of the various brotherhoods of hunters-donso. Guardians of a way of thinking and rites called "animist", a representation of the original world that the wear and tear of time has spared, these "hunters of the invisible" controlling the magic, perpetuate the past and knowledge. They are both healers and soothsayers. Long…