Helmut Newton. BABY SUMO

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If fashion is an eternal return, you have to know its universal givers. Helmut Newton is undoubtedly one of them. We owe him the most beautiful aesthetic narratives in the history of fashion – the most poignant as well as the most scandalous! Because a fashion photography is not just there to be pretty: it must move, irritate, provoke, in short: it must bring out an emotion. A true reference in this vast continuum of fashion, Helmut Newton’s work is full of images that now inhabit the collective memory! Just think of the image of the Yves Saint Laurent tuxedo on rue Aubriot. Sophisticated and eminently glamorous, Newton’s aesthetic has given birth to the most iconic photos – also transforming the woman from the status of an object of desire to that of the subject of her own desire! Newton does not adapt; neither to conventions,  nor to fashion designers and editors. And this is why his work is crucial to anyone who intends to do, understand or better: live fashion!

Authors: Helmut Newton, June Newton

Publishing House: Taschen

Publication Date: October 2020

Created on the occasion of Helmut Newton’s 100th birthday and TASCHEN’s 40th anniversary, we present BABY SUMO, the ultimate collectible! Published in a limited edition of 10,000 numbered copies, it is precisely half the size of the famous 1999 original. BABY SUMO comes with a stainless-steel bookstand designed by Philippe Starck, including a pedestal and a booklet documenting the making of this legendary publication.

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