UFO: Albert Watson (preview)

O

U F

ALBERT WATSON

AN

EPIC

40-YEAR

CRE AT I VE

AND

RETROSPECTIVE

PRODUCTIVE

OF

ONE

OF

PHOTOGRAPHERS

THE

WORLD’S

OF

MOST

PORTRAITURE,

FA S H I O N , R E P O R TAG E , A N D S T I L L L I F E .

ONE

OF

THE

SCULPTURAL

WORLD’S IMAGES

MOST

THAT

SUCCESSFUL

CAPTURE

THE

PHOTOGRAPHERS, ESSENCE

OF

ALBERT

PEOPLE,

WATSON

PLACES,

AND

IS

KNOWN

THINGS.

FOR

HIS

GRAPHIC,

HAS

BEEN

A

CAREER OF UNPARALLELLED PRODUCTIVITY, RANGING FROM FASHION TO ICONIC PORTRAITS TO REPORTAGE. HIS FIRST BOOK, CYCLOPS, PUBLISHED IN 1994, ESTABLISHED HIM AS A LEADING PHOTOGRAPHIC TALENT WHO

COMBINED

UNIFIED

A

FASHION

BRILLIANT

VISION

WITH

OBJECTIVES—PRESENTS

EXTREME A

40-YEAR

TECHNICAL

EXCELLENCE.

RETROSPECTIVE

OF

UFO—WHICH

WATSON’S

BEST

STANDS

WORK,

FOR

PULLED

FROM HIS VAST ARCHIVE. IN ITS PAGES, A MEMORABLE ERA OF STYLE, BEAUTY, FASHION, PERSONALITY, AND P O W E R I S C A P T U R E D FO R P O S T E R I T Y. U FO I S A L A N D M A R K P U B L I S H I N G E V E N T F R O M O N E O F T H E W O R L D ’ S GREATEST PHOTOGRAPHERS.

FOREWORD GAIL BUCKLAND

EXHIBITION HASTED HUNT KRAEUTLER GALLERY CHELSEA, NEW YORK OCTOBER 2010

AN

EPIC

40-YEAR

CRE AT I VE

AND

RETROSPECTIVE

PRODUCTIVE

OF

ONE

OF

PHOTOGRAPHERS

THE

WORLD’S

OF

MOST

PORTRAITURE,

FA S H I O N , R E P O R TAG E , A N D S T I L L L I F E .

ONE

OF

THE

SCULPTURAL

WORLD’S IMAGES

MOST

THAT

SUCCESSFUL

CAPTURE

THE

PHOTOGRAPHERS, ESSENCE

OF

ALBERT

PEOPLE,

WATSON

PLACES,

AND

IS

KNOWN

THINGS.

FOR

HIS

GRAPHIC,

HAS

BEEN

A

CAREER OF UNPARALLELLED PRODUCTIVITY, RANGING FROM FASHION TO ICONIC PORTRAITS TO REPORTAGE. HIS FIRST BOOK, CYCLOPS, PUBLISHED IN 1994, ESTABLISHED HIM AS A LEADING PHOTOGRAPHIC TALENT WHO

COMBINED

UNIFIED

A

FASHION

BRILLIANT

VISION

WITH

OBJECTIVES—PRESENTS

EXTREME A

40-YEAR

TECHNICAL

EXCELLENCE.

RETROSPECTIVE

OF

UFO—WHICH

WATSON’S

BEST

STANDS

WORK,

FOR

PULLED

FROM HIS VAST ARCHIVE. IN ITS PAGES, A MEMORABLE ERA OF STYLE, BEAUTY, FASHION, PERSONALITY, AND P O W E R I S C A P T U R E D FO R P O S T E R I T Y. U FO I S A L A N D M A R K P U B L I S H I N G E V E N T F R O M O N E O F T H E W O R L D ’ S GREATEST PHOTOGRAPHERS.

FOREWORD GAIL BUCKLAND

EXHIBITION HASTED HUNT KRAEUTLER GALLERY CHELSEA, NEW YORK OCTOBER 2010

KIRSTEN OWEN. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS

1992

1989

1994

2000

1989

DIOR. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS

GABRIELLE REECE. ITALIAN VOGUE. VIVIENNE WESTWOOD PARIS

1989

1992 LYNN KOESTER. GIANFRANCO FERRE NYC

SHALLOM. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS

1998

JACK NICHOLSON. NYC ROLLING STONE

1990

TUTANKHAMUN‘S GLOVE. CIRCA 1330BC CAIRO MUSEUM

RED HAT. ITALIAN VOGUE NYC

SISQO. ROLLING STONE NYC

KIRSTEN OWEN. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS

1992

1989

1994

2000

1989

DIOR. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS

GABRIELLE REECE. ITALIAN VOGUE. VIVIENNE WESTWOOD PARIS

1989

1992 LYNN KOESTER. GIANFRANCO FERRE NYC

SHALLOM. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS

1998

JACK NICHOLSON. NYC ROLLING STONE

1990

TUTANKHAMUN‘S GLOVE. CIRCA 1330BC CAIRO MUSEUM

RED HAT. ITALIAN VOGUE NYC

SISQO. ROLLING STONE NYC

ALBERT

WATSON

IS

A

MASTER

OF

FASHION,

PORTRAITURE,

AND REPORTAGE PHOTOGRAPHY, WITH MORE THAN 200 VOGUE COVERS AND 40 ROLLING STONE COVERS TO HIS CREDIT.

IN

ADDITION

HUNDREDS AND

HAS

TO

OF

SHOOTING

SUCCESSFUL

DIRECTED

MORE

FOR

THE

WORLD’S

ADVERTISING THAN

500

TV

TOP

MAGAZINES,

CAMPAIGNS

SUCH

COMMERCIALS

AS

AND

WATSON GAP,

SHOT

HAS

LEVI’S,

DOZENS

CREATED REVLON,

OF

IMAGES AND

POSTERS

FOR

CHANEL,

FOR

MAJOR

FEATURE FILMS SUCH AS KILL BILL, MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA, AND THE DA VINCI CODE.

WATSON’S

PHOTOGRAPHS

THE

NATIONAL

THE

PUSHKIN

NEW

YORK,

PHOTO ALL

PORTRAIT MUSEUM

AND

COLLECTIONS

AT

DISTRICT

TIME,

NUMEROUS

HAVE

THE

GALLERY

OF

FINE

FEATURED

IN

ARTS

NEWS

TOGETHER

NATIONAL NAMED WITH

INCLUDE

IN

THE

WATSON

THE

OF

GERMANY,

THE

AVEDON

AWARD,

A

GALLERIES MUSEUM

INTERNATIONAL

GALLERY

ONE

AND

METROPOLITAN

HAMBURG,

PORTRAIT

LUCIE

MUSEUMS

MOSCOW, IN

RICHARD A

IN

LONDON,

DEICHTORHALLEN

THE

AWARDS

BEEN

AND

AND 20

THE MOST

IRVING

GRAMMY

AND

WORLDWIDE OF

CENTER

ARE

OF

INFLUENTIAL

AWARD,

AND

IN

NEW

YORK,

PHOTOGRAPHY

INCLUDED

METROPOLITAN

PENN

ART

INCLUDING

IN

PERMANENT

MUSEUM

OF

ART.

PHOTOGRAPHERS

AMONG THREE

OTHERS, ANDY

IN

AND

AWARDS

OF HIS

FROM

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY.

WATSON’S PREVIOUS BOOKS ARE CYCLOPS (1994), MAROC (1998), AND ALBERT WATSON (2007).

GAIL

BUCKLAND

IS

AN

AUTHOR,

EDUCATOR,

AND

CURATOR

OF

PHOTOGRAPHY.

AMONG

HER

MANY

ACCOMP LISHME NT S, SHE WAS P HOTOGR AP HIC CONSULTANT TO FOR ME R V ICE P R E SID E NT AL GOR E FOR AN INCONVIENIENT TRUTH, AND SHE CREATED THE BESTSELLER THE AMERICAN CENTURY WITH HAROLD EVANS AND KEVIN BAKER.

TO PLACE AN ORDER: Please call your sales representative or Hachette Book Group at 800.759.0190 or fax 800.286.9471 TO INQUIRE ABOUT PUBLICITY: Please call 212.519.1232 or fax 212.366.0809

Published by PQ Blackwell www.pqblackwell.com distributed by

115 West 18th Street New York, NY 10011 www.abramsbooks.com

Artwork shown is concept only and subject to change.

All images © Albert Watson

ALBERT

WATSON

IS

A

MASTER

OF

FASHION,

PORTRAITURE,

AND REPORTAGE PHOTOGRAPHY, WITH MORE THAN 200 VOGUE COVERS AND 40 ROLLING STONE COVERS TO HIS CREDIT.

IN

ADDITION

HUNDREDS AND

HAS

TO

OF

SHOOTING

SUCCESSFUL

DIRECTED

MORE

FOR

THE

WORLD’S

ADVERTISING THAN

500

TV

TOP

MAGAZINES,

CAMPAIGNS

SUCH

COMMERCIALS

AS

AND

WATSON GAP,

SHOT

HAS

LEVI’S,

DOZENS

CREATED REVLON,

OF

IMAGES AND

POSTERS

FOR

CHANEL,

FOR

MAJOR

FEATURE FILMS SUCH AS KILL BILL, MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA, AND THE DA VINCI CODE.

WATSON’S

PHOTOGRAPHS

THE

NATIONAL

THE

PUSHKIN

NEW

YORK,

PHOTO ALL

PORTRAIT MUSEUM

AND

COLLECTIONS

AT

DISTRICT

TIME,

NUMEROUS

HAVE

THE

GALLERY

OF

FINE

FEATURED

IN

ARTS

NEWS

TOGETHER

NATIONAL NAMED WITH

INCLUDE

IN

THE

WATSON

THE

OF

GERMANY,

THE

AVEDON

AWARD,

A

GALLERIES MUSEUM

INTERNATIONAL

GALLERY

ONE

AND

METROPOLITAN

HAMBURG,

PORTRAIT

LUCIE

MUSEUMS

MOSCOW, IN

RICHARD A

IN

LONDON,

DEICHTORHALLEN

THE

AWARDS

BEEN

AND

AND 20

THE MOST

IRVING

GRAMMY

AND

WORLDWIDE OF

CENTER

ARE

OF

INFLUENTIAL

AWARD,

AND

IN

NEW

YORK,

PHOTOGRAPHY

INCLUDED

METROPOLITAN

PENN

ART

INCLUDING

IN

PERMANENT

MUSEUM

OF

ART.

PHOTOGRAPHERS

AMONG THREE

OTHERS, ANDY

IN

AND

AWARDS

OF HIS

FROM

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY.

WATSON’S PREVIOUS BOOKS ARE CYCLOPS (1994), MAROC (1998), AND ALBERT WATSON (2007).

GAIL

BUCKLAND

IS

AN

AUTHOR,

EDUCATOR,

AND

CURATOR

OF

PHOTOGRAPHY.

AMONG

HER

MANY

ACCOMP LISHME NT S, SHE WAS P HOTOGR AP HIC CONSULTANT TO FOR ME R V ICE P R E SID E NT AL GOR E FOR AN INCONVIENIENT TRUTH, AND SHE CREATED THE BESTSELLER THE AMERICAN CENTURY WITH HAROLD EVANS AND KEVIN BAKER.

TO PLACE AN ORDER: Please call your sales representative or Hachette Book Group at 800.759.0190 or fax 800.286.9471 TO INQUIRE ABOUT PUBLICITY: Please call 212.519.1232 or fax 212.366.0809

Published by PQ Blackwell www.pqblackwell.com distributed by

115 West 18th Street New York, NY 10011 www.abramsbooks.com

Artwork shown is concept only and subject to change.

All images © Albert Watson