![]() Previously published in various magazines, these were also all about women, their bodies and their clothes fashion shots that are simultaneously portraits, or which could double as crime scene documentation photos. Just as perfectly arranged were the black and white and color photographs in Newton’s 1978 book Sleepless Nights. All the works are taken from Newton’s first three books, published over the course of six years (1976–82), which established him as the definitive modern photographer of women. Big Nudes were made specifically for the exhibition and are large-scale-some reaching nearly 8 x 8 feet.The prints that will be displayed in Helmut Newton: White Women “I always wanted to show the man behind the camera, and I believe this exhibition succeeds perfectly,” said Heiting. “His distinct, risqué photographs present what were, arguably, the world’s most beautiful models in a range of personalities.” “Helmut Newton’s images moved beyond the accepted standard of how females could be portrayed, and many women found their own sexuality empowered by his work,” said Tucker. Originally conceived by June Newton, the artist’s widow, Helmut Newton is organized by Manfred Heiting, an Amsterdam-based collector and friend of the Newtons, with Anne Tucker, the MFAH’s Gus and Lyndall Wortham Curator of Photography. Inevitably, Newton makes us observers into voyeurs. ![]() Furthermore, Newton’s photographs both reflect and comment on the transformation of the role of women in western society at the time. While such unusual pictures both astonished and provoked the scene, above all, they revolutionized fashion photography. In White Women, Newton used nudity within the visual world of fashion. The book received the Kodak Photobook Award shortly thereafter and has enjoyed numerous reprints ever since. His first photography book, White Women, was published when Newton was already 56 years old, in 1976. Certain photographs in this exhibition may not be suitable for all visitors.
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