Iman, Los Angeles, 1988

Details

GREG GORMAN (B.1949)
Iman, Los Angeles, 1988
gelatin silver print
signed, titled, dated and numbered '3/15' in copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on reverse of mount
22 5/8 x 18 5/8in. (57.5 x 47.3cm.)

Literature

Greg Gorman: Perspectives, Leonardo Arte, 1999, p.71.

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Lot Essay

One of the world's sought-after celebrity photographers, Gorman approaches his subjects with a stylised photographic purism, using minimal sets, hard lighting, and strong contrasts, to allow for the unmasking of celebrity while still preserving the essence of revered stardom. He remarks, 'For me a photograph is most successful when it doesn't answer all the questions, and it leaves something to be desired.' (in Perspectives, p.21)

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