Helmut Newton: Legacy
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Virtually unparalleled in scope and spanning more than five decades, the photography of visionary Helmut Newton (1920–2004) reached millions through publication in magazines like Vogue and Elle. His oeuvre transcended genres, bringing elegance, style, and voyeurism to fashion, portrait, and glamour photography through a body of work that remains as inimitable as it is unrivaled. Having mastered the art of fashion photography early in his career, Newton’s shoots invariably went beyond standard practice, blurring the lines between reality and illusion. Newton’s clear aesthetic pervades all areas of his work, particularly fashion, portraiture, and nude photography. Women take center stage – with subjects such as Catherine Deneuve, Liz Taylor, and Charlotte Rampling. Moving beyond traditional narrative approaches, Newton’s fashion photography is imbued not only with luxurious elegance and subtle seduction, but also cultural references and a surprising sense of humor. During the 1990s, Newton shot for the German, American, Italian, French, and Russian editions of Vogue, primarily in and around Monte Carlo where he was living from 1981 onwards. Transforming locations like his own garage into starkly contrasting or particularly minimalist theatrical stages, Newton would often portray the eccentric lives of the beautiful and rich, full of eroticism and elegance, in unconventional scenarios. He made use of and simultaneously questioned visual clichés, at times tinged with self-irony or mockery, but always full of empathy. Helmut Newton. Legacy, which accompanies an international exhibition tour of Newton’s work, showcases highlights from one of the most published bodies of work in photography, including numerous rediscovered images. A prolific image maker and genuine visionary, this book celebrates Newton’s lasting influence on modern photography and visual art to this day.
| Dimensions | 24 x 34 x 4.08 cm |
| Edition | Multilingual |
| Isbn 10 | 3836584581 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-3836584586 |
| Item Weight | 3.54 kg |
| Language | Multilingual |
| Print Length | 424 pages |
| Publication Date | 27 Oct. 2021 |
| Publisher | TASCHEN |
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LEGACY or SUMO?
Ok I’ll start by saying I’m maybe being harsh with 4 stars. The book is probably more 4.5 stars.First of all, if you’re only going to get one book on Newton you’re probably going to get Taschen’s SUMO. Because it’s iconic and it probably goes contain more of Newton’s more famous/greatest hits.If you’re going to get two books, or thinking of getting this instead of SUMO I don’t think it’s a bad choice at all. For starters, there’s not very much overlap with the SUMO pictures - perhaps surprising but maybe not considering how prolific Newton was and how long he worked for.Printing quality appears good although there is a bit of a chemical smell. Annoyingly the dust jacket is quite brittle non-glossy paper so is sort of chipped (the black has revealed the white paper underneath) after I placed it on a book stand.The text isn’t great - Harder’s text doesn’t read well and sounds like a poor translation (not engaging at all) and for the introductory sections of each chapter it appears some text is missing in English (minor but still questionable). This doesn’t matter hugely for a photo book but the book doesn’t give you much context.The selection of photos are presented in order by decade. It’s lots of good lesser known stuff although inevitably in a selection this large some feels better than others. Frustratingly they don’t include the most famous picture of Elsa Peretti in NYC (other alternative shots are included). And Cindy Crawford is quoted but doesn’t really make an appearance.I actually prefer the selection of photos in LEGACY to SUMO. SUMO is very brash, in your face, lots of nudity, more vulgar-chic. LEGACY to me feels more fashion, of course there is nudity but it’s more narrative and film-noir. Perhaps some of the more photos in SUMO are stronger standalone and it can be a bit overwhelming as a whole book, whereas LEGACY sort of works as a whole, telling more of a narrative story (especially with the roughly chronological order and various film strips included showing more photo variation and sequence).Most people would opt for SUMO as their one Helmut Newton book. If you’re into more of his fashion photography I’d encourage you to actually get LEGACY instead. If you want two books on Newton I think they complement each other well.
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Une belle rétrospective
L'ouvrage présente une belle rétrospective chronologique de l'oeuvre de Newton par décade avec quelques textes introductifs et des analyses plus importantes. Les photos iconiques sont présentes et accompagnées d'autres bien choisies dans le style qui a fait la réputation du photographe. Newton a marqué les années 1960-2000 en mariant 007 et Histoire d'O dans la photographie de mode. Le livre lui rend richement hommage par l'iconographie et de bons textes dont un évoquant 007-O avec pertinence!
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libro
me encanta por contenido y para decoraciónentra en uno de mis favoritos
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GORGEOUS book!
Helmut ! Genius! classic!
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Ein Klassiker!
Ein hochwertiger Bildband!
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Ottimo
Bel regalo da far e per gli amanti di fotografia
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