"15 February - 28 May 2007 in the Wolfson Gallery
Face of Fashion focuses on the portraits of five outstanding fashion photographers from Europe and America: Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, Corinne Day, Steven Klein, Paolo Roversi and Mario Sorrenti. It is the first exhibition of its kind, celebrating the innovation and diversity of current fashion portraiture. In the contemporary fashion world, models, actors, musicians and designers frequently swap places. The exhibition highlights the relationship between fashion and celebrity and illustrates the extraordinary intimacy that often develops between photographer and subject. The exhibition is curated by Susan Bright and the installation is designed by David Adjaye. "
I recently went to Face of Fashion at the National Gallery, here in London. I must say that it was quite deceiving. More than "Face of Fashion", it should have been called "Kate Moss" and even if I pretty much like Kate Moss, (worship her I should say more than like the people that don't know why she is so big...) I have to say it was a very small exhibition.
Apart from Steven Klein (but it is purely subjective) I was not impressed or touched at all.
Not so many photos, bad museography, not so many photographers...
In a nutshell it could have been so much better. Too bad !
Anyway now the exhibition has ended. The only picture I will remember is the one showing here. This picture fascinates me since it is like the quintessence of good tastes: Black and White Kate Moss wearing an amazing Dior Homme suit, posing like Marlene Dietrich. Itself this picture concentrates the best references ever...
More info on:http://www.npg.org.uk/fashion/
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