Author: Blasberg, Derek Individual photographersPublished on 5 September 2023 by Gagosian/Rizzoli in the United States.Paperback | 318 pages, 275 ILLUSTRATIONS256 x 317 x 21 | 1744g Avedon 100 celebrates Richard Avedon’s enduring influence on photography and makes clear his profoundimpression on visual culture worldwide.Published on the occasion of theeponymous exhibition at Gagosian, New York, in 2023, this striking illustrated catalog celebrates the centenary of the iconic photographer’s birth. Over one hundredcelebrated artists, designers, musicians, writers, curators, and figures fromthe world of fashion were asked to select a photograph by Avedon andelaborate on the ways in which both the image and artist have made an impacton their lives. Participants include Hilton Als, Naomi Campbell, Elton John,Spike Lee, Sally Mann, Polly Mellen, Kate Moss, Chloë Sevigny, Taryn Simon,Christy Turlington, and Jonas Wood.Avedon 100 celebratesAvedon’s enduring influence on photography and makes clear his profoundimpression on visual culture worldwide. The book represents various periods fromhis oeuvre, including the widely known In the American West series, images of thesocial justice movement, classic portraiture, advertising, and fashion work.The photographs reproduced reveal the enormous and fascinating diversity ofAvedon’s subjects, while the commentary offered by the celebrated selectorsunderscores the breadth and longevity of his legacy. Avedon 100 includes a foreword by Larry Gagosian, texts byDerek Blasberg and Jake Skeets, and an essay by Sarah Elizabeth Lewis.
