{"product_id":"face-of-fashion-by-susan-bright-2007","title":"Face of Fashion by Susan Bright (2007)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"a-rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFace of Fashion:\u003cbr\u003eCorinne Day\u003cbr\u003eSteven Klein\u003cbr\u003eMario Sorrenti\u003cbr\u003eMert Alas and Marcus Piggott\u003cbr\u003ePaolo Roversi\u003cbr\u003eSusan Bright\u003cbr\u003eWith an essay by Vince Aletti\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stunning book explores the symbiotic relationship between contemporary portrait photography and fashion. The book presents the intensely unconventional, often unnervingly intimate portraiture being made by five of the most creative and original fashion photographers at work in the world today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach photographer is represented by a range of portraits, some of the images produced as ads, others commissioned for editorial features. The subjects range from the famous: Kate Moss by Corinne Day, Madonna by Steven Klein and by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, Sting by Paolo Roversi to the anonymous\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWoman I\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eby Mario Sorrenti.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe essays by Susan Bright and Vince Aletti offer a historical context to reflect society's fascination with images of the famous, how these photographers' works have developed from the legacy left by Cecil Beaton, Irving Penn, Richard Avedon and others. The texts also focus on the collaborative nature of these new approaches to portraiture. In addition, interviews, email exchanges and descriptions of the process by the photographers and subjects themselves provide a rare insight into the potent mix of fame, fashion and photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished to accompany the major spring exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London 15 February-28 May 2007.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e300 x 245mm, 240 pages, 130 illustrations, 15,000 words, ISBN 10 -1 85514 383 6, ISBN 13 - 978 1 85514 383 8, \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSusan Bright\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis an independent writer and curator. She was previously Assistant Curator of Photographs at the National Portrait Gallery. She has recently published\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eArt Photography Now\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand is working on a book on self-portraits. She is currently curating a major show of British photography for Tate Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVince Aletti\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ewrites about photography for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAperture\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003emagazine,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eModern Painters,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ethe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhotograph\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. He was the recipient of the 2005 Infinity Award in writing from the International Center of Photography. He is currently working on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMale\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, a book of photographs from his collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tomorrow Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301383852221,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0661\/2313\/7213\/files\/coverimages_0d50f8bb-79f4-47c9-a200-b394d30d8b6e.png?v=1768364527","url":"https:\/\/tomorrowpublications.com\/products\/face-of-fashion-by-susan-bright-2007","provider":"Tomorrow Publications","version":"1.0","type":"link"}