Helmut Newton. Legacy

The exhibition explores the complete shooting history of one of the best-loved and most talked-about photographers of all time. Alongside the shots that made history, which appeared on the most important covers of fashion magazines, a corpus of previously unpublished shots reveals lesser-known aspects of Newton's work. A special focus is devoted to fashion shoots considered revolutionary at the time, such as the series inspired by the films of Alfred Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut and Federico Fellini. Contact prints, special publications and archive materials allow the visitor to enter the heart of Helmut Newton's creative process.

The timeline chapters cover the different periods of the photographer's life and career, from his early days to his final years, with images that have become part of our visual and collective memory, such as the Big Nudes series. Until the end, Newton continued to enchant and provoke the public with his complex work on femininity, challenging all attempts to categorise women for more than six decades. The protagonists of his shots are subjects who have full awareness of their bodies, subtle irony and a defiant attitude towards others, without ever falling into vulgarity or banality.

The exhibition starts in the 1940s in Australia and continues through the 1950s in Europe, the 1960s in France, the 1970s in the United States and the 1980s between Monte Carlo and Los Angeles, up to the numerous shoots around the world in the 1990s and the last period of his career.

The Museo dell'Ara Pacis offers an exceptional selection from ten images of shootings that Newton took in Rome, not presented in previous exhibitions. These are fashion shots that the photographer took, creating those ephemeral and intense atmospheres that only he could evoke, combining the charm of the Capital with that of the subjects, chosen to embody his visions.

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