In Milan, a double exhibition on Helmut Newton and Ellen Von Unwerth explores the world of eroticism

From Sept. 20 to Nov. 16, 2024, the Glenda Cinquegrana Art Consulting Gallery in Milan presents Eroticism in Fashion Photography, the double exhibition dedicated to Helmut Newton and Ellen von Unwerth curated by Glenda Cinquegrana. The exhibition brings into dialogue two photographers united by theeroticism and sensuality of women, elements that characterize their very personal vision of fashion and celebrity photography. The exhibition hosts more than twenty vintage black-and-white and color images and sees a selection of portraits of supermodels and celebrities, landscapes, polaroids. On display are vintage photos by Helmut Newton ranging from the 1970s to the 2000s from the portfolios Rosalyn at Arcangue from the 1970s to Woman on a Level Four taken in Monte Carlo in the 2000s; a portrait of Ava Gardner from the 1970s to one of Kristen McMenamy from the 1990s; and finally, a shot from the Sex & Landscapes series. Ellen von Unwerth’s prints are featured in the exhibition, including a portrait of Claudia Schiffer for Guess from the 1990s; some shots of supermodels Naomi Campbell, Linda and Christy; Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel; some significant images from the Revenge series; and iconic color photographs from the 2000s. Helmut Newton in the 1980s made the double shot Sie Kommen (Naked/Dressed) placing the female body at the center of fashion photography, a signifying element of a woman’s personality, capable of constructing a scandalous and powerful narrative, taking power over her own body, over the media. From this vision, photographers of later generations, such as Ellen von Unwerth, expanded the narrative, which became increasingly imaginative. Von Unwerth mixes eroticism with a sense of humor. The exhibition will be accompanied by a digital catalog with texts by Davide Manfredi, worldwide agent for Helmut Newton from 1980 to 2004, and Glenda Cinquegrana, published by Glenda Cinquegrana Art Consulting editions.

Artist Notes.

Helmut Newton (Berlin, DE, 1920 - Los Angeles, US, 2004). Selected solo exhibitions: Helmut Newton. Legacy, Museo Dell’Ara Pacis, Rome; Helmut Newton: Legacy, Palazzo Reale Milan, Milan, 2023; Newton, Riviera, Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, Villa Sauber, Monte Carlo, MC, 2022; Helmut Newton, Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art, St. Petersburg, RU, 2021. Helmut Newton: Works, GAM, Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin, Italy, 2020; Helmut Newton: Private Property, Fondazione Sozzani, Seoul, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, KR, 2019; Helmut Newton. White Women / Sleepless Nights / Big Nudes, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, 2013; Sex and Landscapes, Palazzo Reale, Milan, Italy; Yellow Press/Playboy Projections, Helmut Newton Foundation, Berlin, DE, 2006; Photographs, Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles, USA, 2004; Architecture and Pornography, Castello di Rivoli, Turin, Italy, 1999; A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans, USA, 1996; Seibu Art Museum, Funabashi Museum of Art, Fukuoka, JP, 1988; Marlborough Gallery, New York; 1982. Selected group exhibitions: Mostly Nude, Hamiltons, Mayfair, London, UK; Chronorama: Photographic Treasures of the 20th Century, Palazzo Grassi, François Pinault Foundation, Venice, 2023; Eine Fotografische Hommage, Forum für Fotografie, Cologne, DE; Fashion with an Edge, Holden Luntz Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 2022. Canova: Innocence and Sin, MART, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto, Rovereto, IT, 2021; The Violet Crab At DRAF, The Roberts Institute of Art, London, UK, 2015; Fashion in the Mirror: Self-Reflection in Fashion Photography, The Photographers’ Gallery, London, UK, 2008.

Ellen Von Unwerth (Frankfurt am Main, 1954. Lives and works between Paris and New York), Selected solo exhibitions: THE PROVOCATEUR, Staley-Wise Gallery, New York, USA, 2024; Ellen von Unwerth: Bombshell, Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles, USA, 2023; Affairs by Ellen von Unwerth, Preiss Fine Arts, Vienna, AT, 2021; Ellen von Unwerth, Opera Gallery, Zurich, CH, 2020. Devotion! 30 Years of Photographing Women, Fotografiska, New York, USA, 2019; Here Comes Trouble, Opera Gallery, Beirut, LB; DEVOTION! 30 Years of Photographing Women, Fotografiska Museum, Stockholm, SE; Ladyland, Opera Gallery, London, UK, 2018; The Story of Olga, Camera Work, Belin, DE, 2012; Fraulein, Fräulein, , Camera Work, Berlin, DE; Fräulein, Michael Hoppen Gallery, London, UK; Galerie Kamel Mennour, Paris, FR, 2009; Be Fabulous, C5 Art Center, Beijing, CN, 2007; Revenge, Camera Work Gallery, London, UK, 2003. Selected group exhibitions: KUNSTHALLE ART MUSEUM, VIKTOR & ROLF EXIBITION, Munich, 2024; Women on View: Aesthetics of Desire in Advertising, Galerie 36, Hamburg, DE, 2019; Arrivano I Paparazzi! Camera - Centro Italiano per la Fotografia, Turin, IT, 2018; FOTO.KUNST.BOULEVARD, Gropius Bau, Berlin, DE; Diesel; Finally It All Makes Sense, Fotografiska Museum, Stockholm, SE, 2017; Coming into Fashion; A Century of Photography at Condé Nast, Multimedia Art - Museum (MAMM), Moscow, USA, 2015; The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk, Brooklyn Museum, New York, US; 2013; Color, Camera Work CWC Gallery, Berlin, DE; Best of Fashion Photography, Central Berlin, Berlin, DE, 2012; Zeitgeist Becomes Form: German Fashion Photography 1945-1995, ACP Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, AU, 2010; Fashioning Fiction in Photography since 1990, MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art, New York, US, 2004.

In Milan, a double exhibition on Helmut Newton and Ellen Von Unwerth explores the world of eroticism

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