Must-see images from photography legends including Eve Arnold, Nan Goldin and Herb Ritts shown in HUGE summer exhibition
Elton John and David Furnish might be kings of bling, but they’re also serious collectors of photography. An exhibition from their private collection is on display now in Jeu de Paume art centre in Paris until 24 September The post Must-see images from photography legends including Eve Arnold, Nan Goldin and Herb Ritts shown in HUGE summer exhibition appeared first on Amateur Photographer .
The exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London showcases works from renowned photographers including Eve Arnold, Nan Goldin, and Herb Ritts. The show, "Fragile Beauty," highlights the personal connection Elton John has with photography. In 1991, he acquired a vintage print of Man Ray's 1932 image "Glass Tears" for a record-breaking $193,895.
John, who had never been interested in photography before, began collecting it after meeting gallerist David Fahey and seeing fashion photographs by Irving Penn, Herb Ritts, and Horst P. Horst. Over the years, he has amassed a collection of over 7,000 prints, and they live with this collection at their home in Atlanta. The exhibition features works by many great photographers, including Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, Eve Arnold, Helmut Newton, and Andy Warhol.
John, known for his perfectionism, prefers vintage examples and waits for the perfect print to become available.
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