Newton further expands the creative possibilities of his photo shoots: in a helicopter, on a beach in Hawaii, in Parisian hotels. In the 1970s, stepping outside the canons of classical fashion photography, he made increasingly provocative images, twisting sets and employing models and stylists in unconventional ways. Various commissions from international magazines prompted him to travel to Venice, London, Milan, Rome, Montréal and Tunis. He became interested in the theme of the double, which he began to develop through image duplications and juxtapositions of mannequins and live models. In the mid-1960s Newton bought a house near Saint-Tropez on the French Riviera, a place that would become the backdrop for countless shots. In the 1960s he carried on intense collaborations with Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld through which Newton captured the spirit of the times, marked by the sexual revolution at the end of the decade, without limiting himself to the representation of clothing as an accessory, with photography having a metaphysical slant. The photographer achieved his inimitable style in Paris in 1961: his dynamic vision manifested, for example, in a series of photographs of the productions of fashion designer André Courrèges that Newton shot for the British magazine Queen in 1964, or in his work for Vogue France and Elle France. In 1956, operating under the Anglicized name of Helmut Newton, he began working with Vogue Australia, Vogue England and Henry Talbot in their joint studio in Melbourne. After several trips where he worked as a photojournalist, he opened a small studio in Melbourne with the support of his future wife, actress June Brunell. He began his training at the age of 16 working alongside the famous fashion photographer Yva, but soon left the city to escape Jewish persecution. Polaroids and contact sheets will provide an understanding of the creative process behind some of the most significant motifs in Newton’s work, while special publications, archival materials and statements by the photographer will allow us to reconstruct the context in which the inspiration of this extraordinary artist was born.Īlong an itinerary divided into chronological chapters, visitors will be able to go through all the phases and evolutions of Newton’s life and career, from his beginnings to his last years of production.īorn Helmut Neustädter in Berlin in 1920 to a wealthy family of Jewish origin, he expressed his interest in photography at an early age. Alongside the iconic images, a body of previously unseen shots, presented for the first time in Italy, will reveal lesser-known aspects of Newton’s work, with a specific focus on the most unconventional fashion shoots. The exhibition is curated by Matthias Harder, director of the Helmut Newton Foundation, and Denis Curti and traces through 250 photographs, magazines, documents and videos the entire career of one of the most beloved and discussed photographers of all time. Promoted by the Municipality of Milan-Cultura and produced by Palazzo Reale and Marsilio Arte, in collaboration with the Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin, the exhibition is part of Milano Art Week (April 11-April 16, 2023), the widespread event coordinated by the Milan City Council’s Culture Department, in collaboration with miart, which networks the city’s main public institutions and private foundations dealing with modern and contemporary art, with a dedicated schedule of exhibitions and activities. Legacy and conceived on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the photographer’s birth (Berlin, 1920 - Los Angeles, 2004), the exhibition was postponed due to the pandemic but can now finally take place.The aim is to take a fresh look at the uniqueness, style and provocative side of the artist’s work. From March 24 to June 25, 2023, Palazzo Reale in Milan is hosting a major exhibition dedicated to Helmut Newton: titled "Legacy," it is designed to mark the centenary of the photographer's birth.įrom March 24 to June 25, 2023, the halls of Palazzo Reale in Milan are devoting an extensive retrospective to one of the greatest photographers of the second half of the 20th century, Helmut Newton (Berlin, 1920 - Los Angeles, 2004).
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