Helmut Newton Work

3822857432. Marfree, acidfree Fine 1stEd unclipped dj has a sm closed tear neatly repaired verso; not written-in, rem, reprint or ex-libr. More than a catalog, perhaps "The La [more]

3822857432. Marfree, acidfree Fine 1stEd unclipped dj has a sm closed tear neatly repaired verso; not written-in, rem, reprint or ex-libr. More than a catalog, perhaps "The Last Word" on his Fashion, Nudes, Portraits...All so alive you'll believe you're standing behind Helmut! Mails from NYC usually within 12 hours! ; 25.5 x 32 cm; 279 pages; Helmut Newton's Most Unrestrained Work, Feb 25, 2001 Reviewer: Donald Mitchell "speaker, author & change consultant--Mr. Newton's work continues to have the ability to shock, & this exhibition catalog from the recent 80th birthday celebration show at the German Center of Photography at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin will definitely get your attention. The images contain many new & previously unpublished works by Mr. Newton. For those who like his aggressive & humorous views of women as leaders in sexual fantasy, this book is a must. For those who like his close-ups of faces more, this book will be a disappointment. #?this book is rife with female nudity in sexual situations of an extreme nature. #The essays in the book are the best part. I thought they captured the spirit of Mr. Newton's work especially well. Here are a few key phrases: #"women who take the lead" "women who love & desire" "women who are both responsible & willing" "imagination & reality merge"#Mr. Newton was born in Berlin in 1920 & had to leave with his parents to escape persecution by the Nazis in 1938. It is very fitting this show be held in Berlin, & that it contain images he shot in Berlin of women just before the Wall came down. #He does not add much to his work to help you understand it. His messages are very overt, so I think you see what he had in mind. #The works displayed here are primarily his female nudes & sexual fantasies. These involve nudes in both domestic & public situations (as well as ones where they are treated like objects, such as the woman hanging from the wall like a part in an auto assembly plant), contrasts with clothed women (using the...[less]

279 pp., over two hundred photographs some in color. Dustjacket is protected with a mylar cover. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from the Neue Nationalgalerie in [more]

279 pp., over two hundred photographs some in color. Dustjacket is protected with a mylar cover. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, 1 November 2000-7 January 2001. Text is in French and English.[less]