Helmut Newton Foundation information, November 2008

Fashion Photography of the 1960s and 1970s

30th November 2008 - 17th May 2009About

After the great success of the exhibition "A gun for hire" at the Helmut Newton Foundation in 2005 with Newton's fashion photos from the last 20 years the current show "Helmut Newton: Fired" focuses on his editorial work for fashion magazines of the 1960s and 1970s like Elle, Queen, Nova or Marie Claire.

Helmut Newton, Nova 1971

"Fired from French Vogue: In 1964 I was commissioned by Queen magazine to photograph the revolutionary collection by Courrèges. The fashion editor, Claire Rendlesham, decided on a journalistic scoop showing only my Courrèges photos and excluding all other fashion houses from her Paris report. When Queen landed on the desk of Françoise de Langlade (then associate editor-in-chief of French Vogue) she hit the roof. I was called into her office, we had a tremendous row, she accused me of treachery and disloyalty and wanted to know why I had not told her about this scoop. I pointed out to her that I had no exclusive contract with Vogue, and it was of course understood that I would never divulge any ideas developed by French Vogue to Queen or vice versa. So I was kicked out of the hallowed halls of Vogue only to return in 1969 when Francine Crescent was appointed editor-in-chief. During Francine's regime, I did what I considered my best fashion work. I was to be a regular contributor until 1983." — Helmut Newton, from: Pages from the Glossies, Zurich: Scalo, 1998

Helmut Newton, Nova 1971

"The news of Helmut's banishment from French Vogue soon reached Claude Brouet, the editor-in-chief of Elle magazine, who offered him work on the magazine. Helmut continued working for English and German magazines. He was able to adapt his style to the policy of the many magazines he worked for." — June Newton, Monte Carlo 2008

Helmut Newton, Nova 1973

Public opening: 30th november 2008,10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (open day)

A catalogue will be published on the occasion of the exhibition.

Helmut Newton Foundation

Jebensstrasse 2 / 10623 Berlin

http://www.helmutnewton.com

opening hours

tuesday - sunday 10 a.m - 6 p.m.

thursday 10 a.m. - 10 p.m

entrance fee 8 € / 4 € concessions

thursday from 6 p.m.- 10 p.m. free of charge

Helmut Newton Foundation information, November 2008

To contact the Helmut Newton Foundation, email info@helmut-newton-foundation.org

Helmut Newton: Fired

Fashion Photography of the 1960s and 1970s

30th November 2008 - 17th May 2009

About

After the great success of the exhibition "A gun for hire" at the Helmut Newton Foundation in 2005 with Newton's fashion photos from the last 20 years the current show "Helmut Newton: Fired" focuses on his editorial work for fashion magazines of the 1960s and 1970s like Elle, Queen, Nova or Marie Claire.

Helmut Newton, Nova 1971

"Fired from French Vogue: In 1964 I was commissioned by Queen magazine to photograph the revolutionary collection by Courrèges. The fashion editor, Claire Rendlesham, decided on a journalistic scoop showing only my Courrèges photos and excluding all other fashion houses from her Paris report. When Queen landed on the desk of Françoise de Langlade (then associate editor-in-chief of French Vogue) she hit the roof. I was called into her office, we had a tremendous row, she accused me of treachery and disloyalty and wanted to know why I had not told her about this scoop. I pointed out to her that I had no exclusive contract with Vogue, and it was of course understood that I would never divulge any ideas developed by French Vogue to Queen or vice versa. So I was kicked out of the hallowed halls of Vogue only to return in 1969 when Francine Crescent was appointed editor-in-chief. During Francine's regime, I did what I considered my best fashion work. I was to be a regular contributor until 1983." — Helmut Newton, from: Pages from the Glossies, Zurich: Scalo, 1998

Helmut Newton, Nova 1971

"The news of Helmut's banishment from French Vogue soon reached Claude Brouet, the editor-in-chief of Elle magazine, who offered him work on the magazine. Helmut continued working for English and German magazines. He was able to adapt his style to the policy of the many magazines he worked for." — June Newton, Monte Carlo 2008

Helmut Newton, Nova 1973

Public opening: 30th november 2008, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (open day)
A catalogue will be published on the occasion of the exhibition.
For further information please contact press@helmut-newton-foundation.org

Further information

Helmut Newton Foundation
Jebensstrasse 2 / 10623 Berlin
www.helmutnewton.com
phone +49 30 3186 4825

opening hours

tuesday - sunday 10 a.m - 6 p.m.
thursday 10 a.m. - 10 p.m

entrance fee

8 € / 4 € concessions
thursday from 6 p.m.- 10 p.m. free of charge

guided tours

sunday 4 p.m. and thursday 6 p.m.
phone +49 30 266 3666 / fax +49 30 266 3670
special guided tours on demand

Lire mon billet du 16 septembre sur Sylvie Lancrenon en cliquant ICI

Jusqu’au 23 novembre 2008 au Palais de Tokyo

Avec « Le photographe », Baume & Mercier propose un voyage au cœur de l’intimité des grands maîtres de la photographie contemporaine : David Lachapelle, Pierre et Gilles, Peter Lindbergh, Rankin, Salgado, Nachtwey, Reza, Martin Parr, Araki, Patrick Demarchelier…

Vingt-trois portraits originaux réalisés par Gérard Rancinan dont le travail est exposé dans les musées et galeries du monde entier.

Fidèle à son engagement dans le caritatif, Baume & Mercier offrira aux associations qu’elle soutient, Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque et Reporters sans frontières, deux photos de l’exposition dont les bénéfices d’une vente leur seront entièrement dédiés.

Baume & Mercier portera cette exposition dans une itinérance internationale en 2009 et 2010.

Livre aux Editions de la Martinière

Photo : Rankin par Gérard Rancinan

J'connais dans une boîte de soho

Une nommée Pamela Popo

Une de ces p'tites nanas dont la peau

Est plus noire qu'un conte d'Edgar Allan Poe

Sur une musique de rococo

Cette petite Pamela Popo

A mis au point un de ses numéros

Un strip-tease à vous faire froid dans le dos

Elle retire d'abord un maillot

De corps sur lequel est marqué Pamela Popo

En lettre d'or, et sans un mot

Elle esquisse le Slow

Après quoi, les lolos

À l'air, Pamela Popo

Se met à soupirer oh oh

Oh oh oh Oh Pamela Popo

Enfin on tamise les projos

Sur Pamela Popo

Qui de dos

Baisse sa culotte « Petit-négro »

Photos Jacques Snap

La galère d'une mère SDF (et blogueuse) avec ses deux jeunes enfants. A lire en page 3 du "Monde" de cet aprés-midi (daté de demain).

Le secrétaire d'Etat aux affaires européennes, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, quittera ses fonctions à la fin de l'année pour présider l'Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), le gendarme de la Bourse française, selon une information du journal "Le Monde".   

A propos de ce photographe, lire mes précédents billets en cliquant sur les liens ci-dessous :

http://jourstranquilles.canalblog.com/archives/2008/09/10/10530475.html#comments

http://jourstranquilles.canalblog.com/archives/2008/09/26/10729358.html#comments

et le site de Cheyco Leidmann en cliquant ICI

http://www.galeriepascalvanhoecke.com/