Poster of the exhibition at Palazzo Reale
Alice by Beatrice Brandini
From 24 March to 25 June Palazzo Reale presents Helmut Newton. Legacy. 250 photographs and documents of the great German master. Unmissable!
Photo by Helmut Newton, Melbourne 1955
The retrospective in Milan, curated by Matthias Harder, director of the Helmut Newton Foundation, and by Denis Curti, allows us to admire one of the greatest photographers of the twentieth century, who revolutionized fashion photography with his figure, showing, perhaps for the first time, how women were aware of their beauty and their power.
Elle 1967, photo by Helmut Newton
Alongside images that have rightfully entered the collective imagination, absolutely iconic, there are also unpublished shots, presented for the first time in Italy. Polaroids and contact sheets will allow the visitor to understand the creative process behind the works of the great master.
The exhibition is divided into chronological chapters, visitors will be able to go through all the phases and transformations of Newton’s life and career.
Amica 1982, photo by Helmut Newton
His photos have always been characterized by androgynous, detached, aware and beautiful women. Never discounted. The nude photos, elegant and evocative, revealed a woman who stood in front of the man without fear, aware of her own beauty.
The many services for Vogue, the many adv campaigns for important maisons, have always been characterized by a distinctive, unique, sometimes irreverent sign. His inspiration drew from literature (Histoire d’O by Pauline Réage), from cinema (from Hitchcock to Liliana Cavani with her wonderful “The Night Porter”), from the art of Goya.
Campaign for Mario Valentino, Montecarlo 1998. Photo by Helmut Newton
He was the first to represent a radical nude in fashion, but even when his models were completely naked, they were never vulgar and above all never victims.
Photo by Helmut Newton for Vogue Usa, 1995
It’s the third post I dedicate to this great photographer, I love him deeply, and I will never get tired of telling him. These are the links of the posts of 2019 and 2013
https://www.beatricebrandini.it/helmut-newton-in-rome/?lang=en
A Self-Portrait of Helmut Newton, 1993
Good life to everyone!
Beatrice