Steven Klein - Editions, Photographs and Design Hong Kong Friday, June 14, 2024 | Phillips
  • “I was commissioned by Madonna to do the cover and videos for her 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Floor. It became one of several video pieces for her tour that followed the release of her album – this one in particular was for ‘Get Together’. These shoots also define and develop the character that Madonna brings to life for her tours and performances.”
    —Steven Klein

    For Confessions on a Dance Floor, Album, Warner Bros Records, 2005

    'Madonna', L'Uomo Vogue, November 2005

     

     

    ULTIMATE STEVEN KLEIN presents an exclusive curation of 18 unique Polaroid works from the celebrated photographer’s archive. Showcasing Klein’s distinctive approach to photography as a means of storytelling, this exceptional grouping offers a window into the intimate relationship between photographer and subject. Taken between 1999 and 2015, the Polaroids feature striking portraits of icons in fashion, music and film, including Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, Madonna, Prince, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, and Brad Pitt, among others.

     

    A visionary and creator, Steven Klein has made unique contributions to the arts throughout his nearly four-decade career and consistently pushes the boundaries of visual expression through his image-making. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to photography, Klein received the prestigious Infinity Award from the International Center of Photography (ICP) in 2014. His work has been exhibited globally, gracing prominent venues such as Deitch Projects, Gagosian and the Guggenheim in New York. Furthermore, his work is featured in several public collections, including those of the National Portrait Gallery and the V&A in London and the ICP in New York. The artist’s body of work has also been celebrated through his first monograph Steven Klein, published by Phaidon in 2022.

     

    Confessions on a Dance Floor, Album, Warner Bros Records, 2005.
    • Literature

      Confessions on a Dance Floor, Album, Warner Bros Records, 2005, cover (variant)
      'Madonna', L'Uomo Vogue, November 2005, pp. 110-111 (variant)

ULTIMATE STEVEN KLEIN

16

Madonna, Los Angeles from Confessions on a Dance Floor

11 August 2005
Unique colour Polaroid 8x10 print.
Sheet 21.5 x 27.5 cm (8 1/2 x 10 7/8 in.)
Signed in ink on the verso; printed title and date on an artist label affixed to the reverse of the frame.

This work is unique.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
HK$50,000 - 70,000 
€5,900-8,200
$6,400-9,000

Sold for HK$44,450

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Nick Wilson
Senior Director, Head of Editions, Photographs and Design, Asia
nickwilson@phillips.com
+852 2318 2022
 

Robert Kennan
Head of Editions, Europe
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Editions, Photographs and Design

Hong Kong Auction 14 June 2024