“Claudia was like a movie star. I decided to take an alternative route and put her in a suburban setting. At that time, I started to incorporate cinema lighting into my work to create a type of film still. I tried to desexualise her image by putting her in normal situations with mundane clothes.”
—Steven Klein, 2023For 'Pushing Buttons', Harper's Bazaar, April 2000ULTIMATE 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 1989 and 2007, 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.
Harper’s Bazar, Pushing Buttons, April 2000. Literature
‘Pushing Buttons’, Harper’s Bazaar, April 2000, pp. 232-233 (variant)
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Claudia Schiffer, Montclair, New Jersey
10 December 1999
Unique colour Polaroid 4x5 print.
Sheet 11.4 x 14 cm (4 1/2 x 5 1/2 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.
Estimate
£3,000 - 5,000 ‡
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London Auction 21 November 2023
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