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Archaeology of Elegance, 1980-1999: 20 years of fashion photography; Deichtorhallen. (Hamburg).


Whether portraying the chic shiver of a heroin fix, the rebel spirit of trashy punk, or the digital perfection of cyberbabes, fashion photographers have focused their lenses on lifestyle for the last two decades and helped our fantasies enter the slippages between socially prescribed roles. Featuring some seventy-five lesser-known images by industry leaders (Mark Borthwick, Inez van Lamsweerde Inez van Lamsweerde (b. September 25, 1963 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch fashion photographer known for her subversive approach to fashion and art photography. She recently won second prize in the portraits singles category of the World Press Photo contest for a photograph , Terry Richardson, Juergen Teller, Ellen von Unwerth Ellen von Unwerth (born 1954 in Germany) is a photographer and director, specializing in erotic femininity. She worked as a fashion model for ten years herself before moving behind the camera, and now makes fashion, editorial, and advertising photographs. ), this exhibition raises the question of whether curators Marion De Beaupre and Stephane Baumet will unearth an ultimately sartorial sar·to·ri·al  
adj.
Of or relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing: sartorial elegance.



[From Late Latin sartor, tailor; see sartorius.
 meaning behind our visual culture. Apr. 26-Aug. 25; Centre Georges Pompidou Centre Georges Pompidou (constructed 1971–1977 and known as the Pompidou Centre in English) is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the IVe arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles and the Marais. , fall 2002.
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Author:Schneider, Caroline
Publication:Artforum International
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Date:Jan 1, 2002
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