Helmut Newton: Work - Softcover

Marquet, Franoise

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ISBN 10: 3836526883 ISBN 13: 9783836526883

Publisher: Taschen America Llc, 2016

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Agent provocateurHelmut Newton (1920 2004) is remembered as one of the most prolific photographers of the 20th century, channeling the sensuality and erotic power of his subjects with panache, precision, and impact. His aesthetic was uniquely his as much as it established a new image system for fashion and glamour.Joining TASCHEN s illustrious collection of Helmut Newton titles, including Helmut Newton Polaroids, Pages from the Glossies, and the spectacular Helmut Newton SUMO, this fresh edition of Helmut Newton: Work spans the stretch of Newton s career, with some of his most striking shots from the 60s through to his golden heyday. From shadowy street to hotel boudoir, it s a collection that showcases Newton s suggestive storytelling throughout his fashion, editorial, or personal pictures.Celebrity faces are there, caught in candid moments; Helmut s wife June lights a cigarette across the table; a bejewelled hand grabs a wodge of dollar notes; and the big nudes march on, in all their statuesque glory.Text in English, French, and German"

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"A surreal interplay of fantasy, glamour, chic fashion, sex, and dark eroticism."

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The photographer: Helmut Newton(1920-2004) was one of the most influential photographers of all time. Born in Berlin, he arrived in Australia in 1940 and married June Brunell (a.k.a. Alice Springs) eight years later. He first achieved international fame in the 1970's while working principally for "French""Vogue," and his celebrity and influence grew over the decades. Newton preferred to shoot in streets or interiors, rather than studios. Controversial scenarios, bold lighting, and striking compositions came to form his signature look. In 1990 he was awarded the "Grand Prix national de la photographie"; in 1992 the German government awarded him "Das Grosse ""Verdienstkreuz" for services to German culture, and he was appointed "Officier ""des Arts, Lettres et Sciences" by S.A.S. Princess Caroline of Monaco. In 1996, he was appointed "Commandeur de l'Ordre ""des Arts et des Lettres" by Philippe Douste-Blazy, the French Minister of Culture at the time. Working and living in close companionship with his wife until his death at 83, his images remain as distinctive, seductive and orginal as ever. The author: Francoise Marquet established a photographic department at the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris in 1981, acquiring the works and organising retrospectives of Duane Michals, Herbert List, Jean-Philippe Charbonnier, Helmut Newton (1985), Jeanloup Sieff, Jan Saudek, and Manuel Alvarez Bravo. In 1997 she was appointed to the Petit Palais, Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris. The editor: Manfred Heitingis an internationally acknowledged expert on and collector of photographs and books, who divides his time between Amsterdam and Malibu. He is a founder-member of the J. Paul Getty Museum Council and a member of the supervisory board of the Herb Ritts Foundation, both located in Los Angeles. He is editor of "Deutschland im Fotobuch" (2011) and co-editor of "Autopsie, deutschsprachige Fotobucher 1918-1945" (2012).

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