O
U F
ALBERT WATSON
AN
EPIC
40-YEAR
CRE AT I VE
AND
RETROSPECTIVE
PRODUCTIVE
OF
ONE
OF
PHOTOGRAPHERS
THE
WORLD’S
OF
MOST
PORTRAITURE,
FA S H I O N , R E P O R TAG E , A N D S T I L L L I F E .
ONE
OF
THE
SCULPTURAL
WORLD’S IMAGES
MOST
THAT
SUCCESSFUL
CAPTURE
THE
PHOTOGRAPHERS, ESSENCE
OF
ALBERT
PEOPLE,
WATSON
PLACES,
AND
IS
KNOWN
THINGS.
FOR
HIS
GRAPHIC,
HAS
BEEN
A
CAREER OF UNPARALLELLED PRODUCTIVITY, RANGING FROM FASHION TO ICONIC PORTRAITS TO REPORTAGE. HIS FIRST BOOK, CYCLOPS, PUBLISHED IN 1994, ESTABLISHED HIM AS A LEADING PHOTOGRAPHIC TALENT WHO
COMBINED
UNIFIED
A
FASHION
BRILLIANT
VISION
WITH
OBJECTIVES—PRESENTS
EXTREME A
40-YEAR
TECHNICAL
EXCELLENCE.
RETROSPECTIVE
OF
UFO—WHICH
WATSON’S
BEST
STANDS
WORK,
FOR
PULLED
FROM HIS VAST ARCHIVE. IN ITS PAGES, A MEMORABLE ERA OF STYLE, BEAUTY, FASHION, PERSONALITY, AND P O W E R I S C A P T U R E D FO R P O S T E R I T Y. U FO I S A L A N D M A R K P U B L I S H I N G E V E N T F R O M O N E O F T H E W O R L D ’ S GREATEST PHOTOGRAPHERS.
FOREWORD GAIL BUCKLAND
EXHIBITION HASTED HUNT KRAEUTLER GALLERY CHELSEA, NEW YORK OCTOBER 2010
AN
EPIC
40-YEAR
CRE AT I VE
AND
RETROSPECTIVE
PRODUCTIVE
OF
ONE
OF
PHOTOGRAPHERS
THE
WORLD’S
OF
MOST
PORTRAITURE,
FA S H I O N , R E P O R TAG E , A N D S T I L L L I F E .
ONE
OF
THE
SCULPTURAL
WORLD’S IMAGES
MOST
THAT
SUCCESSFUL
CAPTURE
THE
PHOTOGRAPHERS, ESSENCE
OF
ALBERT
PEOPLE,
WATSON
PLACES,
AND
IS
KNOWN
THINGS.
FOR
HIS
GRAPHIC,
HAS
BEEN
A
CAREER OF UNPARALLELLED PRODUCTIVITY, RANGING FROM FASHION TO ICONIC PORTRAITS TO REPORTAGE. HIS FIRST BOOK, CYCLOPS, PUBLISHED IN 1994, ESTABLISHED HIM AS A LEADING PHOTOGRAPHIC TALENT WHO
COMBINED
UNIFIED
A
FASHION
BRILLIANT
VISION
WITH
OBJECTIVES—PRESENTS
EXTREME A
40-YEAR
TECHNICAL
EXCELLENCE.
RETROSPECTIVE
OF
UFO—WHICH
WATSON’S
BEST
STANDS
WORK,
FOR
PULLED
FROM HIS VAST ARCHIVE. IN ITS PAGES, A MEMORABLE ERA OF STYLE, BEAUTY, FASHION, PERSONALITY, AND P O W E R I S C A P T U R E D FO R P O S T E R I T Y. U FO I S A L A N D M A R K P U B L I S H I N G E V E N T F R O M O N E O F T H E W O R L D ’ S GREATEST PHOTOGRAPHERS.
FOREWORD GAIL BUCKLAND
EXHIBITION HASTED HUNT KRAEUTLER GALLERY CHELSEA, NEW YORK OCTOBER 2010
KIRSTEN OWEN. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS
1992
1989
1994
2000
1989
DIOR. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS
GABRIELLE REECE. ITALIAN VOGUE. VIVIENNE WESTWOOD PARIS
1989
1992 LYNN KOESTER. GIANFRANCO FERRE NYC
SHALLOM. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS
1998
JACK NICHOLSON. NYC ROLLING STONE
1990
TUTANKHAMUN‘S GLOVE. CIRCA 1330BC CAIRO MUSEUM
RED HAT. ITALIAN VOGUE NYC
SISQO. ROLLING STONE NYC
KIRSTEN OWEN. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS
1992
1989
1994
2000
1989
DIOR. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS
GABRIELLE REECE. ITALIAN VOGUE. VIVIENNE WESTWOOD PARIS
1989
1992 LYNN KOESTER. GIANFRANCO FERRE NYC
SHALLOM. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS
1998
JACK NICHOLSON. NYC ROLLING STONE
1990
TUTANKHAMUN‘S GLOVE. CIRCA 1330BC CAIRO MUSEUM
RED HAT. ITALIAN VOGUE NYC
SISQO. ROLLING STONE NYC
ALBERT
WATSON
IS
A
MASTER
OF
FASHION,
PORTRAITURE,
AND REPORTAGE PHOTOGRAPHY, WITH MORE THAN 200 VOGUE COVERS AND 40 ROLLING STONE COVERS TO HIS CREDIT.
IN
ADDITION
HUNDREDS AND
HAS
TO
OF
SHOOTING
SUCCESSFUL
DIRECTED
MORE
FOR
THE
WORLD’S
ADVERTISING THAN
500
TV
TOP
MAGAZINES,
CAMPAIGNS
SUCH
COMMERCIALS
AS
AND
WATSON GAP,
SHOT
HAS
LEVI’S,
DOZENS
CREATED REVLON,
OF
IMAGES AND
POSTERS
FOR
CHANEL,
FOR
MAJOR
FEATURE FILMS SUCH AS KILL BILL, MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA, AND THE DA VINCI CODE.
WATSON’S
PHOTOGRAPHS
THE
NATIONAL
THE
PUSHKIN
NEW
YORK,
PHOTO ALL
PORTRAIT MUSEUM
AND
COLLECTIONS
AT
DISTRICT
TIME,
NUMEROUS
HAVE
THE
GALLERY
OF
FINE
FEATURED
IN
ARTS
NEWS
TOGETHER
NATIONAL NAMED WITH
INCLUDE
IN
THE
WATSON
THE
OF
GERMANY,
THE
AVEDON
AWARD,
A
GALLERIES MUSEUM
INTERNATIONAL
GALLERY
ONE
AND
METROPOLITAN
HAMBURG,
PORTRAIT
LUCIE
MUSEUMS
MOSCOW, IN
RICHARD A
IN
LONDON,
DEICHTORHALLEN
THE
AWARDS
BEEN
AND
AND 20
THE MOST
IRVING
GRAMMY
AND
WORLDWIDE OF
CENTER
ARE
OF
INFLUENTIAL
AWARD,
AND
IN
NEW
YORK,
PHOTOGRAPHY
INCLUDED
METROPOLITAN
PENN
ART
INCLUDING
IN
PERMANENT
MUSEUM
OF
ART.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
AMONG THREE
OTHERS, ANDY
IN
AND
AWARDS
OF HIS
FROM
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY.
WATSON’S PREVIOUS BOOKS ARE CYCLOPS (1994), MAROC (1998), AND ALBERT WATSON (2007).
GAIL
BUCKLAND
IS
AN
AUTHOR,
EDUCATOR,
AND
CURATOR
OF
PHOTOGRAPHY.
AMONG
HER
MANY
ACCOMP LISHME NT S, SHE WAS P HOTOGR AP HIC CONSULTANT TO FOR ME R V ICE P R E SID E NT AL GOR E FOR AN INCONVIENIENT TRUTH, AND SHE CREATED THE BESTSELLER THE AMERICAN CENTURY WITH HAROLD EVANS AND KEVIN BAKER.
TO PLACE AN ORDER: Please call your sales representative or Hachette Book Group at 800.759.0190 or fax 800.286.9471 TO INQUIRE ABOUT PUBLICITY: Please call 212.519.1232 or fax 212.366.0809
Published by PQ Blackwell www.pqblackwell.com distributed by
115 West 18th Street New York, NY 10011 www.abramsbooks.com
Artwork shown is concept only and subject to change. All images © Albert Watson
ALBERT
WATSON
IS
A
MASTER
OF
FASHION,
PORTRAITURE,
AND REPORTAGE PHOTOGRAPHY, WITH MORE THAN 200 VOGUE COVERS AND 40 ROLLING STONE COVERS TO HIS CREDIT.
IN
ADDITION
HUNDREDS AND
HAS
TO
OF
SHOOTING
SUCCESSFUL
DIRECTED
MORE
FOR
THE
WORLD’S
ADVERTISING THAN
500
TV
TOP
MAGAZINES,
CAMPAIGNS
SUCH
COMMERCIALS
AS
AND
WATSON GAP,
SHOT
HAS
LEVI’S,
DOZENS
CREATED REVLON,
OF
IMAGES AND
POSTERS
FOR
CHANEL,
FOR
MAJOR
FEATURE FILMS SUCH AS KILL BILL, MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA, AND THE DA VINCI CODE.
WATSON’S
PHOTOGRAPHS
THE
NATIONAL
THE
PUSHKIN
NEW
YORK,
PHOTO ALL
PORTRAIT MUSEUM
AND
COLLECTIONS
AT
DISTRICT
TIME,
NUMEROUS
HAVE
THE
GALLERY
OF
FINE
FEATURED
IN
ARTS
NEWS
TOGETHER
NATIONAL NAMED WITH
INCLUDE
IN
THE
WATSON
THE
OF
GERMANY,
THE
AVEDON
AWARD,
A
GALLERIES MUSEUM
INTERNATIONAL
GALLERY
ONE
AND
METROPOLITAN
HAMBURG,
PORTRAIT
LUCIE
MUSEUMS
MOSCOW, IN
RICHARD A
IN
LONDON,
DEICHTORHALLEN
THE
AWARDS
BEEN
AND
AND 20
THE MOST
IRVING
GRAMMY
AND
WORLDWIDE OF
CENTER
ARE
OF
INFLUENTIAL
AWARD,
AND
IN
NEW
YORK,
PHOTOGRAPHY
INCLUDED
METROPOLITAN
PENN
ART
INCLUDING
IN
PERMANENT
MUSEUM
OF
ART.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
AMONG THREE
OTHERS, ANDY
IN
AND
AWARDS
OF HIS
FROM
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY.
WATSON’S PREVIOUS BOOKS ARE CYCLOPS (1994), MAROC (1998), AND ALBERT WATSON (2007).
GAIL
BUCKLAND
IS
AN
AUTHOR,
EDUCATOR,
AND
CURATOR
OF
PHOTOGRAPHY.
AMONG
HER
MANY
ACCOMP LISHME NT S, SHE WAS P HOTOGR AP HIC CONSULTANT TO FOR ME R V ICE P R E SID E NT AL GOR E FOR AN INCONVIENIENT TRUTH, AND SHE CREATED THE BESTSELLER THE AMERICAN CENTURY WITH HAROLD EVANS AND KEVIN BAKER.
TO PLACE AN ORDER: Please call your sales representative or Hachette Book Group at 800.759.0190 or fax 800.286.9471 TO INQUIRE ABOUT PUBLICITY: Please call 212.519.1232 or fax 212.366.0809
Published by PQ Blackwell www.pqblackwell.com distributed by
115 West 18th Street New York, NY 10011 www.abramsbooks.com
Artwork shown is concept only and subject to change. All images © Albert Watson