Dovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, 1955
Whether photographing politicians, artists, writers, fashion models, or movie stars, Richard Avedon revolutionized the genre of portraiture. He rejected conventional stiff-and-staid poses and instead captured both motion and emotion in the faces of his subjects, often encapsulating their intrigue in a single charged moment. SFMOMA is proud to be the only U.S. venue for this retrospective that spans the artist's remarkable career. Featuring more than 200 photographs along with a selection of vintage magazines, the exhibition presents work spanning Avedon's entire career, from his earliest street scenes to his breakthrough 1950s Paris fashion pictures and the iconic celebrity portraits that brought him world renown. This in-depth retrospective reveals Avedon's singular ability to blur the lines between photojournalism, fashion photography, and fine art.NOW at the SFMOMA until November 29 2009.
4 comments:
wow that photograph is amazing, its the first time i see it...exhibition I would love to see that exhibition !! :)
my daddy has that picture signed! yeeeeahhhh buddy!!!!
His work is incredible!!!! Lucky you, I really do hope you are able to visit the exhibition... it would be pure amazingness. The pic featured is definitely my all time favorite piece because it's just full of great fashion history- particularly because of Dovima, who is undeniably one of THE first real supermodels and the highest paid model of the '50s... definitely paved way for models to come and also for the pure reason that her dress is Yves Saint Laurent's first evening creation for Christian Dior... which too paved way for his genius career. Just straight glorious!!!!
If I can have any pet I'd choose an elephant! I'd take it a bath everyday, feed it everyday, and polish it's toes everyday!!!! haha love this pic Gypsy!
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