Science at Work in Soccer by Richard Hantula

They include supermodels Cindy Crawford, Karlie Kloss, Iman and Naomi Campbell designers Calvin Klein and Donatella Versace film and television stars Julianne Moore, Chloë Sevigny, Emma Watson and Kim Kardashian artists Tyler Mitchell and Jenny Saville and political figures Hillary Clinton and Barbara Bush. Gagosian collaborated with the photographer’s estate, the Avedon Foundation, to showcase six decades of his work the images in “Avedon 100,” were chosen by figures who run the gamut of culture and media. “Avedon’s unflinchingly frank aesthetic has become so much a part of the conventions of photographic portraiture it is easy to forget that he invented it.” “It is hard to get your arms around the entirety of Richard Avedon’s work and process just how enormous his influence has been,” writes Larry Gagosian, art dealer and owner, in the book. To celebrate his centenary in May, nearly two decades after his death in 2004, more than 150 artists, musicians, filmmakers, fashion icons and other notable public figures have selected their favorite images from his extensive portfolio to feature in a sweeping new exhibition and book, “ Avedon 100.” The show is on view at Gagosian in New York. What would contemporary visual culture be without Richard Avedon? The famed photographer transformed fashion editorials and portrait work with his inimitable eye for emotional connection, presence and drama, and has influenced generations of artists. courtesy Richard Avedon/The Richard Avedon Foundation 'For me, the best fashion photography goes beyond the limit of reality to capture the essence of a subject, style, or mood,' said Interview magazine's fashion director, Dara Allen, of Avedon's surreal photograph of Audrey Hepburn taken in 1967.

Science at Work in Soccer by Richard Hantula