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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Mario Testino, the world famous fashion and portrait photographer, is releasing a new book in November featuring Rio portraits, scenery and carnival shots. Inspired by the boys and girls from Copacabana and published by Taschen, MaRIO DE JANEIRO Testino will also include words from celebrities including supermodel Gisele Bundchen. The book shows Rio through Testino’s very own eyes. Coincidentally, in the same week of the book’s launch, Rio de Janeiro was chosen the host of the 2016 Olympics. Brazilians must be proud.
Visit taschen.com for more information.
Images via: taschen.com
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
The April 1, 1950 cover of “Vogue” by Irving Penn. Image released by Condé Nast Archive. Penn, whose photographs revealed a taste for stark simplicity whether he was shooting celebrity portraits, fashion, still life or remote places of the world, died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, at his Manhattan home. He was 92. AP Photo/Irving Penn/Conde Nast Archive/Conde Nast Publications. (Image not included in the exhibition)
EXCERPT FROM ARTDAILY.ORG
LONDON.- A major photographic exhibition of Irving Penn Portraits will open at the National Portrait Gallery in February 2010. Devoted to one of the greatest photographers of his generation who died earlier this month, the exhibition will include over 120 prints from Penn’s seven-decade career ranging from his early portraits for Vogue in 1944 to some of his last work.
The exhibition is a survey of Penn’s portraits of major cultural figures brought together from many international collections. Portraits include Truman Capote, Salvador Dalì, Marlene Dietrich, Christian Dior, T.S. Eliot, Duke Ellington, Alfred Hitchcock, Nicole Kidman, Willem de Kooning, Jessye Norman, Rudolph Nureyev, Edith Piaf, Pablo Picasso, Harold Pinter, Igor Stravinsky, and Tennessee Williams.
Irving Penn began his career as a photographer in the 1940s working for Vogue in New York. In 1947 and 1948 he made a series of portraits which were a groundbreaking stylistic shift from existing conventions of portrait photography. In contrast to his contemporaries, who often used complex or dramatic sets or showed sitters in their working environments, Penn worked in a studio that was almost empty. He used a band of tungsten light to simulate daylight and only the simplest props. In some cases his sitters leaned against a length of carpet covering a solid base and in other images the subjects stood in a composed corner. These basic studio settings provided opportunities for performance and self-expression, notably shown in the exhibition in portraits of Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning (1947) or Truman Capote (1948).
From the 1950s Penn began to photograph many of his subjects close up, rarely showing a sitter from below the waist. Included in the portraits from this period is Penn’s iconic image of Pablo Picasso (1957), half of the artist’s face is in the shadows of a wide-brimmed hat and the folds of a dark overcoat, leaving a single eye to radiate from the centre of the image. Penn was gradually eliminating the visible framework of the studio, resulting in a greater emphasis on the gesture and expression of the sitter for which he is well known.
Penn’s portraits since the 1960s are significantly different from the full-length portraits made earlier in his career. There are fewer changes in his pictorial style over the following fifty years than there were in the few years leading to the breakthrough of the 1940s as Penn moves into more intense head and shoulder studies. Later exhibits include his reflective portraits of Ingmar Bergman (1964) Arthur Miller (1983) and Louise Bourgeois (1992) with their eyes closed, cartoonist Saul Steinberg in nose mask (1966) and Woody Allen in disguise as Charlie Chaplin (1972).
Also on show will be some of Penn’s celebrated group portraits including the 1967 photograph Rock Groups, which captures Janis Joplin and her band, Big Brother and the Holding Company, alongside the Grateful Dead, and his photograph of Ellsworth Kelly, Chuck Close, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Kenneth Noland (2002). Penn continued producing portraits well into the twenty first century and the most recent featured in the exhibition is artist Julian Schnabel (2007). The exhibition will include numerous previously unpublished or exhibited portraits including an intriguing early portrait of photographer Cecil Beaton with nude (1946), writer Harold Pinter (1962), and the painter, Lee Krasner (1972).
Penn’s work rapidly became part of the canon of photographic history. Within a few years of their making his photographs were seen on the walls of public galleries and museums; the first touring exhibition that included his work was organised by the Museum of Modern Art in 1949. A marker of both quality and innovation, Penn’s visual language has been assimilated by a wide range of photographers and designers across generations. What was new for him has established the conventions for others.
Irving Penn was born in 1917, in Plainfield, New Jersey. In a career of more than sixty years, he created an extensive and influential body of photographs in portraiture, fashion and still life. His work resides in the permanent collections of major museums internationally and has been published in over twenty-five monographs and exhibited throughout the world. Irving Penn passed away on 7 October 2009 at his home in Manhattan.
The exhibition is curated by Magdalene Keaney, Associate Curator of Photographs at the National Portrait Gallery.
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
These people are letting the sunshine in and dwelling in ’summer of love’ mode 24/7. It’s not only their style that depicts them as hippies or free spirits, but also their endowments to the world, their way of life.
Angela Lindvall
Angela created the Collage Foundation, targeting today’s youth and educating them about their role in the world and how they can make a difference in a number of ways. She’s also landed a spot on Adrian Grenier’s show Alter Eco. “I don’t label myself a hippie,” says the model, “but I’m all about improving our world from both an environmental perspective and by reaching higher realms of consciousness.” Groove on Angela.
Tracy Feith
Former surfer Tracy Feith is largely known for his signature surf style apparel, outfitting First Lady Michelle Obama and he’s recent Target collection. But Feith gets his psychedelic charm by collaborating regularly with über-cool Surf Lodge in Montauk, NY (one part hipster hotel, one part surfer’s haven/crash pad) to auction items and raise money for different causes, including restoring Montauk’s skate park.
Alice Temperley
Growing up on her parents’ cider farm in rural Somerset, Alice has always created and sold things. “The countryside is a very inspiring place to grow up, because you find avenues for your creativity,” says the British designer. Alice dreams about moving back to the country and “drawing in a barn” in the not-too-distant future.
Mark Borthwick
When this photographer has an exhibition, he likes to indulge attendees by singing, reading poetry and even cooking for them. He’s new book Not in Fashion (Rizzoli) showcases some of his best work from the past two decades along with his signature collages and writings for all to enjoy. “I’m a peaceful fellow,” says the photographer, writer and painter. ” I encourage bringing joy into my daily life and want to share that with other people. I realized that what was entertaining my life the most was the idea of bringing people together. So, whether it’s a small dinner party or cooking for a hundred people, it’s the same thing. It’s giving people that opportunity to share that experience.”
Some inspiring and groovy images from Borthwick!
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Thursday, February 12th, 2009
It’s that time of year again when couples, friends and just about everybody jubilates on how fortunate they are for possessing that crazy little thing called love. Some people preach that all you need is love, but on Valentine’s day you also need to look great. If you are lacking the “looking great” part, do not despair. From party dresses to sexy lingerie, here are some ideas to have it all.
A red dress is the conspicuous choice for Valentine’s day. Instead, try black which is more sophisticated and still sexy. I am adoring the black and silver tulle mini dress by Lucette, and the high-heeled shoes. Don’t forget your accomplices, the accessories. A quintessential Chanel bag or a stunning bow ring will unify the ensemble and give it that distinguishing touch that makes you stand out. And for those intimate moments, let Stella McCartney’s lace bodysuit conquer the night.
To elevate your spirits, opt for positive frocks in juicy colors. Like the Hervé Léger $1,500 twisted color-block dress that can make you pop in any crowd. If your wallet is dwelling on the dark side and your topnotch taste mandates too much, try to find an alternative to your idea. For a version of Leger’s sexy garb, find a bright-colored dress and wear a wide belt in another bright shade. The belt will create the same blocking design effect and voilà, you are ready to light up the day.
This romantic vision of lilac is a flawless choice for a fine lunch with your friends on Valentine’s day. The slick Azzedine Alaia fitted pencil skirt and Heavenly Couture’s pompous blouse are beaming with style. As the final touch, pair a creamy leather bag with crystal drop earrings for an instant upgrade from pretty to vavavoom. And just so you know, if you’re single, this outfit is a creditable way of telling the world: “no lover needed, all I need is to be haute!”
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Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
A stampede of mismatch heaven took place at the Marc Jacobs show held at the Lexington Avenue Armory, where the audience enjoyed an awe-inspiring, all Americana treat. Known for his dramatics, New York’s home-grown fashion genius described his collection as “familiar but fresh,” and he could not have said it better. The essence of the collection was an experimental voyage that embraced decades past.
Skirts with cascading and dangling pleats, made of metallic Lurex fabric and brocade-like prints were remarkable, especially when composed in color pallets that didn’t make typical sense. Mary Poppins-like hats and multilayered looks were heavily accessorized to create an image of a woman that, strangely enough, looked incredibly stylish and put together. The waistcoats, back-drap skirts, menswear suits, gaucho pants, metallic tweed jackets, and chunky necklaces were part of the delicious mash-up, along with George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” as background music.
Michael Fink, from Saks Fifth Avenue, said the collection was very timely. All fashion retailers know that customers are now more aware of their finances and will only spend their money on outstanding pieces. “There was nothing basic on that runway,” Mr. Fink said. “Nobody wants a basic from Saks.”
All the erratic prints, the “hall of mirrors” as part of the runway, the espadrille-meets-stiletto hybrids, and the “cracked, fragmented and broke” coats, as Jacobs calls them, worked together to dazzle everyone. Marc Jacobs did it again—- and like a magician, the designer cast his spell all over New York Fashion Week. —Melissa Alvarado Sierra
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