Helmut Newton's Playboy Retrospective Published
A new album presents a retrospective of Helmut Newton's work as seen through his iconic Playboy photographs. The collection features 160 images of nude and semi-nude women on high heels, including actresses and Playmates, shot with a sense of humor and eroticism. Hugh M. Hefner, Playboy's founder, writes in the preface that Newton transformed fashion photography into what he calls "surrealist erotica." Writer Walter Abish selects and comments on the most archetypal images, such as a woman posing nude with the photographer's reflection in a mirror, another spreading a robe to expose her buttocks, and one pulling down her underwear. The book includes a postface by Playboy art director Gary Cole. Jacques Henric contributes the text.
Key facts
- Album features 160 photographs by Helmut Newton from Playboy.
- Hugh M. Hefner wrote the preface.
- Walter Abish selected and commented on the images.
- Gary Cole wrote the postface.
- Jacques Henric authored the text.
- Newton's work described as 'surrealist erotica' by Hefner.
- Includes images of actresses and Playmates.
- Published by artpress.
Entities
Artists
- Helmut Newton
- Walter Abish
- Gary Cole
- Jacques Henric
Institutions
- Playboy
- artpress
Sources
- artpress —