I caught the last day of this exhibit today at the ICP.....WEIRD BEAUTY and THIS IS NOT A FASHION PHOTOGRAPH. A great way to end the weekend, by getting inspired!
Anyway, WEIRD BEAUTY portrayed fashion photography from the past few years till now--how its been influenced by art, sexuality, digital media and youth culture. There were many tear sheets, covers as well as original prints on display. Photographers from Steven Meisel, Karl Lagerfeld, Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot, Steven Klein and other notorious shutterbugs. Amazing stylists who collaborated with them included Camilla Nickerson, Carine Roitfeld, Cathy Edwards, and Karl Templer. Famous muses from Kelly Osborne and Charlotte Gainsbourg to top models like Naomi Campbell and Eliza Cummings. It was fascinating.....simply because I was thinking, hoping, and planning for my next few projects;)
Moving on dowstairs, THIS IS NOT A FASHION PHOTOGRAPH, draws closely the famous works of Edward Steichen, Gordon Parks, Ben Stahn, and others who's intentions were not to create fashion images but rather to create style as a mean of personal expression....I wonder if that evolution would ever make a statement today??? It was great to see the archives of images and older magazines so well kept.
I can't wait to catch the next exhibit, AVEDON FASHION 1944-2000, May 15-September 6 2009. Will have some great feedback on that...I'm quite sure:)
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