This exhibition offers viewers a new perspective on many of Helmut Newton‘s iconic photographs. Spanning more than four decades, the images are presented as facsimiles of the original magazine pages in which they were published between 1956 and 1998. During this period of time, Newton was regularly commissioned by publishers and editors from renowned magazines around the world to share his version and vision of contemporary fashion.
Photographs that would later become famous were first published in the context of fashion editorials for the likes of Vogue, Elle, Queen, and Stern. In 1998, Newton brought together many of these images in his book Pages from the Glossies, published by Scalo in Zurich. Long out of print, the book is reissued now by Taschen Books.
This comprehensive exhibition of Newton’s work is accompanied by the work of another photographer; Newton expressed his wish for this curatorial approach upon establishing his foundation. American photographer Greg Gorman returns as a guest; in 2013, his black-and-white male nudes in June’s Room complemented Helmut Newton’s “Big Nudes” in the main exhibition space. For this exhibition, June’s Room presents 25 color portraits made by Gorman of prominent musicians, visual artists, and actors, mostly hailing from the United States, including David Bowie, Grace Jones, Andy Warhol, and Julianne Moore.
The exhibition “Color Works” presents Gorman’s color photography for the first time in Germany. In his portraits, Gorman both reflects and critiques the gradually fading myth of Hollywood.
EXHIBITION
Helmut Newton: Pages from the Glossies
Greg Gorman: Color Works
Helmut Newton Foundation
Museum of Photography
From December 4th, 2015 to May 22nd, 2016
Jebensstraße 2
D-10623 Berlin
Germany
Tel 030 3186 4856
http://www.helmutnewton.com
CATALOGUE
Pages from the Glossies
Helmut Newton
TASCHEN
(German, English, French)
Softcover, 22.2 x 29.5 cm, 524 pages
ISBN 978-3-8365-2449-0
39.99 EUR
http://www.helmutnewton.com
