vrijdag, september 27, 2002
New York's first major exhibit in almost 30 years of Richard Avedon portraits reveals many works never before seen in public — and the photographer's personal view of half a century of American history. "Richard Avedon: Portraits", on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through Jan. 5, illuminates the Avedon's entire career in portraiture, from his earliest works in the 1940s through pictures created in recent months.
The Met display is the first major showing here of Avedon's portraits since 1975, and will not travel beyond New York. Avedon, 79, worked closely with the museum in organizing the show. Most of the photographs are from his private collection. His portraits, most shot against a white background and none with typically posing or smiling subjects, are intense and seem to reveal something beneath the surface, something about the subject's character.
Because Avedon chooses his subjects and does not do portraits on commission, the people pictured are all people who fascinate him, and that fascination shines through. In a sense, Avedon's own character is revealed through the characters he has chosen to photograph over the years. The 180 portraits, organized chronologically and by theme, also include images of Marilyn Monroe, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, writer Truman Capote and painter Willem de Kooning.
Bron: Associated Press.
The Met display is the first major showing here of Avedon's portraits since 1975, and will not travel beyond New York. Avedon, 79, worked closely with the museum in organizing the show. Most of the photographs are from his private collection. His portraits, most shot against a white background and none with typically posing or smiling subjects, are intense and seem to reveal something beneath the surface, something about the subject's character.
Because Avedon chooses his subjects and does not do portraits on commission, the people pictured are all people who fascinate him, and that fascination shines through. In a sense, Avedon's own character is revealed through the characters he has chosen to photograph over the years. The 180 portraits, organized chronologically and by theme, also include images of Marilyn Monroe, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, writer Truman Capote and painter Willem de Kooning.
Bron: Associated Press.
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