ICONIC AVEDON AT GAGOSIAN PARIS
Gagosian presents a centennial celebration of American fashion and portrait photographer Richard Avedon. The exhibition marks the centenary of Avedon’s birth in May 1923. Often attributed to his photographs, the word iconic applies equally to their maker, and is used here to illuminate his exceptional influence on culture today.
Photography for me has always been a sort of double-sided mirror. The one side reflecting my subject, the other reflecting myself.
– Richard Avadon
Avedon’s most incisive portraits manifest his uncanny ability to elicit the singular vitality of his sitters, inscribing their charged essences—even those of the already famous—in decisive frames extracted from the larger arc of living history. His portrayals of Marilyn Monroe, Bob Dylan, and the Beatles are as indelible as they are timeless.
On view January 22–March 2
2024 at Gagosian
4 rue de Ponthieu, Paris
TEXT BY AFRA RE
IMAGE IN COURTESY BY THE RICHARD AVEDON FOUNDATION, HAIR BY ALEXANDRE
