Annie Leibovitz Reflects on Early Career in Hong Kong Exhibition
Annie Leibovitz’s latest exhibition, titled "The Early Years, 1970 - 1983, Archive Project No. 1 and Wonderland," is being showcased at Hauser & Wirth in Hong Kong from January 6 to February 12, 2022. This curated collection features works spanning from 1970 to 1983, drawn from the extensive archive held at the Luma Foundation in Arles. Leibovitz reflects on her career beginnings, including her famous 1976 session with Andy Warhol at The Factory, and her shift to color photography. She now identifies as a conceptual artist through photography, providing insight into her evolution in the field.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Hauser & Wirth, Hong Kong, runs 6 Jan – 12 Feb 2022
- Features photos from 1970 to 1983, selected from a show at Luma Foundation, Arles
- Leibovitz photographed Andy Warhol at the Factory in 1976
- She describes Warhol as 'always gracious' and 'photogenic'
- Her early color work was 'crude' and she over-lit subjects for Rolling Stone
- She was inspired by Guy Bourdin, Helmut Newton, and Diane Arbus
- Leibovitz considers herself a 'conceptual artist using photography'
- The exhibition is titled 'Archive No. 1' to avoid the term 'retrospective'
Entities
Artists
- Annie Leibovitz
- Andy Warhol
- Joe Dallesandro
- Holly Woodlawn
- Paul Morrissey
- Fran Lebowitz
- Marvin Gaye
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Robert Frank
- Guy Bourdin
- Helmut Newton
- Diane Arbus
- David Hockney
- Richard Nixon
- Hunter Thompson
- Nancy Pelosi
Institutions
- Hauser & Wirth
- ArtReview
- Rolling Stone
- Condé Nast
- Vanity Fair
- Luma Foundation
- Interview magazine
Locations
- Hong Kong
- China
- Arles
- France
- New York
- United States
- San Francisco
- Los Angeles