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© Chuck Close<br />
14 <strong>The</strong> diary<br />
FraMeS FroM <strong>The</strong> edGe<br />
Even though iconic German-Australian<br />
photographer Helmut Newton is probably<br />
best known for his images of supermodels<br />
N<strong>as</strong>t<strong>as</strong>sja Kinski or Kristine DeBell <strong>as</strong> well<br />
<strong>as</strong> his work for Vogue and Playboy, he w<strong>as</strong><br />
much more than just a f<strong>as</strong>hion photographer,<br />
something that this exhibition aims to put<br />
forward. With his mainly black and white<br />
images, at times provocative and at others<br />
outrightly shocking, he explored what would<br />
become the major themes of his oeuvre:<br />
f<strong>as</strong>hion, luxury, money, power and sex. This<br />
first comprehensive retrospective in France<br />
since Newton’s unfortunate death in 2004<br />
showc<strong>as</strong>es more than 200 photographs,<br />
mostly original prints, from polaroids to<br />
monumental works. What is more: a film by<br />
June Newton, the artist’s wife of 60 years,<br />
gives you a personal glance into the life and<br />
work of one of the most defining photographers<br />
of our time.<br />
helmut Newton<br />
Until 17 th June<br />
Grand Palais, Paris<br />
grandpalais.fr<br />
France & Holland<br />
uP CLoSe aNd PerSoNaL<br />
<strong>The</strong> life-sized photorealistic paintings of<br />
American artist Chuck Close have been<br />
shown in the world’s most renowned<br />
museums from New York’s Guggenheim<br />
to London’s Tate and catapulted Close to<br />
international stardom in the 70s. Most of his<br />
works are portraits, or ‘heads’ <strong>as</strong> he calls<br />
them, of prominent sitters such <strong>as</strong> artist<br />
colleagues Robert Rauschenberg or Alex<br />
Katz – a f<strong>as</strong>cination that interestingly stems<br />
from Close’s inability to recognise people’s<br />
faces. Many paintings are created with his<br />
special hyperrealism technique, starting from<br />
a photograph that is then copied cell by cell<br />
on the canv<strong>as</strong> via a grid. Some works also<br />
require up to more than 100 printing sessions<br />
– a very time-consuming affair that can take<br />
two years to complete. This exhibition presents<br />
no less than 130 of the artist’s works,<br />
an impressive visual spectacle of modern<br />
portraiture.<br />
Chuck Close<br />
Until 20 th May<br />
Kunsthal, Rotterdam<br />
kunsthal.nl<br />
© Helmut Newton Estate
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