To mark the occasion of the 62nd Berlinale, C/O – International Forum For Visual Dialogues presents Ron Galella – Paparazzo Extraordinaire! in cooperation with La Fabrica, Madrid.
Nearly 150 black-and-white prints will be on display in four thematic sections: Actors, Nobility, Artists and Musicians. Ron Galella takes us from New York to Jamaica, from Saint Tropez to London, on the trails of Sean Penn, Elizabeth Taylor, Jackie Onassis, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol, Mick Jagger, John Lennon, David Bowie, and Michael Jackson, who all take turns smiling (or snarling) at the camera.
We know it, we feel it: the paparazzo and the star play many roles, but the image is always at stake. For Galella to get the best shots, no risk was too big. When capturing the star’s face, he sought the spontaneous energy of a moment: always authentic, straight in the eyes, straight to the point. The snapshots became portraits, which became magazine covers, which became in turn top earners at auctions and fare for museums.
