Author: Blasberg, Derek
Individual photographers
Published on 5 September 2023 by Gagosian/Rizzoli in the United States.
Paperback | 318 pages, 275 ILLUSTRATIONS
256 x 317 x 21 | 1744g
Avedon 100 celebrates Richard Avedon’s enduring influence on photography and makes clear his profound
impression on visual culture worldwide.
Published on the occasion of the
eponymous exhibition at Gagosian, New York, in 2023, this striking illustrated catalog celebrates the centenary of the iconic photographer’s birth. Over one hundred
celebrated artists, designers, musicians, writers, curators, and figures from
the world of fashion were asked to select a photograph by Avedon and
elaborate on the ways in which both the image and artist have made an impact
on their lives. Participants include Hilton Als, Naomi Campbell, Elton John,
Spike Lee, Sally Mann, Polly Mellen, Kate Moss, Chloë Sevigny, Taryn Simon,
Christy Turlington, and Jonas Wood.
Avedon 100 celebrates
Avedon’s enduring influence on photography and makes clear his profound
impression on visual culture worldwide. The book represents various periods from
his oeuvre, including the widely known In the American West series, images of the
social justice movement, classic portraiture, advertising, and fashion work.
The photographs reproduced reveal the enormous and fascinating diversity of
Avedon’s subjects, while the commentary offered by the celebrated selectors
underscores the breadth and longevity of his legacy.
Avedon 100 includes a foreword by Larry Gagosian, texts by
Derek Blasberg and Jake Skeets, and an essay by Sarah Elizabeth Lewis.