LONDON ISSUE 121 > The Photographer's Gallery showcase Magazine Jul 2008
London
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The Photographer's Gallery
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Photographer: william klein
karl lagerfeld for harper's bazaar
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Photographer: melvin sokolsky
twiggy fao schwarz, new york, published in harper's bazaar, 1967
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Photographer: jonathan de villiers
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norman parkinson, at queen, 1962
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Photographer: gregoire alexandre
Fashion in the Mirror: Self-Reflection in Fashion Photography (18th July - 14th September)
The international photographers in this exhibition undress the theme of fashion and question the creation of perfect beauty. 'Fashion in the Mirror' is an overview of their self-examination and a rare look behind-the-scenes of fashion photography from the 1950s to the present day.
Finding both comedy and poetry in the set-up of the studio, the exhibiting photographers turn their cameras on the processes and paraphernalia of the fashion shoot. Photographers are mirrored in their own work and, as viewpoints are inverted and gazes misdirected, cameras stare back expectantly.
Revealing the fashion industry's secrets and undermining its
glamorous illusions, the photographers in this exhibition create
work that exposes this world from within.
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