Mario Testino. SIR (Multilingual Edition)

Mario Testino. SIR (Multilingual Edition)

Man in Focus: A gallery of men from photographyâ€™s maestro

â€œThe way men are seen in photography, in fashion, and the way that men look at pictures of themselves has changed in recent years. It is a subject that has come into focus: The masculine image, a manâ€™s personal style, changing attitudes to the male face and body.â€
â€“ Mario Testino

From Rio to London, Cusco to Seville, Mario Testino is renowned for his free-spirited chronicles of dress and demeanor. In SIR, his largest book to-date, the influential photographer presents over 300 photographs in his search to define the allure of men.

Featuring an essay by Pierre Borhan, an interview with Patrick Kinmonth, and many previously unpublished works from Testinoâ€™s archive of thousands, this book traces the evolution of male identity over the past three decades. Costume, tradition, gender play, portraiture, photojournalism, and fashion collide as Testino observes masculinity in all its modern manifestations: through the dandy and the gentleman, the macho and the fey, the world-famous face to the unknown passerby.

Every photograph represents a unique point of view, and a new visual connection between photographer and sitter. With Josh Hartnett for VMAN (2005), Testino evokes the fall of Helmut Berger in the abyss of Luchino Viscontiâ€™s The Damned. Studies of Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Jude Law and Colin Firth are as candid as they are curious. David Beckham, David Bowie, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards feature for the courage they have taken in redefining male identity. Through a kaleidoscope of guises, these portraits define a period in which menâ€™s changing role, style and appearance has never escaped Testinoâ€™s eye and impeccable intuition.

Text in English, French, and German
Country USA
Brand Taschen
Manufacturer TASCHEN
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 26225174
UnitCount 1
EANs 9783836553728
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Taschen
Manufacturer	TASCHEN
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	26225174
UnitCount	1
EANs	9783836553728
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Mario Testino. SIR (Multilingual Edition)

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