{"product_id":"helmut-newton-a-gun-for-hire-german-french-english","title":"Helmut Newton. A Gun for Hire","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShooting for a living\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\"Carte Blanche\" for Newton's commissioned work between art and commerce\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHelmut Newton did not distinguish compositionally or stylistically between \u003cstrong\u003ehis magazine work and assignments for commercial clients\u003c\/strong\u003e. He ironically referred to himself as “a gun for hire.” That was also the title of June Newton's legendary book about his commercial photography, which is now available in \u003cstrong\u003ea new edition revised by the Helmut Newton Foundation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Some people's photography is an art. Mine is not. If they happen to be exhibited in a gallery or a museum, that's fine. But that's not why I do them. I'm a gun for hire,\" Helmut Newton told \u003cem\u003eNewsweek \u003c\/em\u003ein 2004. This prosaic proclamation from one of the 20th century's most celebrated photographers may be perceived as surprising. Still it firmly positions Newton as the no-frills image-maker that he was. His work is so powerful and striking, that it defies categorization. In refusing to call his work \"art,\" Newton leaves us free to do so. Judging from the amount of museum and gallery shows that have featured his work, it is clear that the option has been widely exercised.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Gun for Hire\u003c\/em\u003e brings together a selection of Newton's fashion catalog work from the early 1960s to 2003 including campaigns for BiBA (the first fashion catalog in 1962), Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Versace, Thierry Mugler, Blumarine, Villeroy \u0026amp; Boch and Absolut Vodka, as well as his last editorial photographs for US and Italian \u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e—encompassing the body of work he made as a \"gun for hire.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an introduction by Matthias Harder and statements by Pierre Bergé, Tom Ford, Josephine Hart, June Newton, and Anna Wintour.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Photographer: Helmut Newton, Contributing Author: Matthias Harder, Author: June Newton \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9.1 x 12.0 in., \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4.22 lb, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e240 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eISBN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-3-8228-4643-8\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis item will ship directly from TASCHEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"TASCHEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42868246446160,"sku":"9783822846438","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2077\/9947\/files\/2792.png?v=1787942141","url":"https:\/\/maisonrogue.com\/products\/helmut-newton-a-gun-for-hire-german-french-english","provider":"Maison Rogue","version":"1.0","type":"link"}