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On view from 31 October to 8 November 2020, the exhibition will be publicly accessible 24/7. Some 30 images from all of Newton’s creative periods have been selected for this temporary show, HELMUT NEWTON ONE HUNDRED.
First published in 1999, it gathers photographs by Helmut Newton and his wife, the actress and photographer June Newton, who worked under the pseudonym Alice Springs. The collection is arranged into five sections, alternating the gaze between Newton and Spring’s own tender internal world of “Us”, and the glamorous encounters of their ...
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As a German Jew who escaped to Singapore then Australia in 1938, we hear archived footage of Newton himself acknowledging the influence his work has from growing up around nazi propaganda. His biggest influence was Leni Riefenstahl, the German director hired to create highly stylized Nazi propaganda that idealized white, blonde, athletic German bod...
In the film, Isabella Rossellini credits him with being responsible for bringing controversy and conversation to fashion and editorial photography. Provoking cultural analysis in the fashion world, Grace Jones notes in her interview that “He was a little bit perverted, but so am I.” While Newton made a name for himself exploring the female form, hi...
One of the more interesting topics that the film explores is the assumptions that were made about Helmut because of his work. While his photography was rooted in male fantasy and often violence, we hear model after model give testament to him being respectful to work with, even while asking the male models to grab their asses on camera. While Grace...
“His photography wouldn’t be possible at all today,” says director von Boehm. “It was a revolution at the time: a revolution really needed because there was Richard Avedon and Irving Penn but it was just loveliness.” While the film presents Newton’s work as something that refreshed fashion photography in the ’60s and ’70s, it’s also evident that th...
Oct 31, 2020 · Do women in 2020 like to look like a Newton muse? Are these photographs still erotic in that they reflect today’s ideals of sensuality and intimacy? Being a woman isn't a monolithic experience, so we won't all agree on the answer.
Sex, St Tropez, & A Rolls Royce: Revisiting Helmut Newton’s Greatest Photographs For British Vogue. By Robin Muir. 2 November 2020. The last day of October saw the centenary of the birth of Helmut Newton, one of fashion photography’s most controversial and original figures – and one of its most hilarious, as his rollicking, opinionated ...
Oct 30, 2020 · The superstar photographer was born 100 years ago. From Jewish refugee to creator of the "Big Nudes," here's a look back at Helmut Newton's controversial career.
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Oct 28, 2020 · Remembering Helmut Newton Through Stories of Those Who Knew Him. Close colleagues share details of the famed fashion photographer as a new exhibit in Berlin celebrates his life and career. October 28, 2020. Text Sabrina Cooper.
