Fragile Beauty :Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection - The Official V&A Exhibition Book
Fragile Beauty :Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection - The Official V&A Exhibition Book
hardback
Published:
9 May, 2024
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Description
Winner of The British Book Design and Production Award, Exhibition Catalogues 2024.
Over the past 30 years, Sir Elton John and David Furnish have carefully built an unrivalled collection of photography. Remarkable in its range and depth, it's a who's who of photographer and subject ranging across disciplines from fashion and film to landscape and reportage.
This book presents 150 of the most important photographs from artists including Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, Nan Goldin, David LaChapelle, Robert Mapplethorpe, Zanele Muholi, Helmut Newton, Cindy Sherman, Andy Warhol and Ai Weiwei.
Featuring an afterword from Sam Taylor-Johnson and an in-depth interview with Sir Elton John and David Furnish by Russell Tovey and Robert Diament, as well as curatorial insights into themes within the collection - Fragile Beauty shares images that are beautiful, dynamic, striking, sometimes disturbing but always inspiring.
Prizes
Winner of The British Book Design and Production Award, Exhibition Catalogues 2024
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781838510466 |
| ISBN10 | 183851046X |
| Number Of Pages | 256 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | V & A Publishing |
| Format | hardback |
Media Reviews
'stunning', Susanne Norris and Joanne Finney, Beautiful coffee table books we covet, Good Housekeeping, 9th January 2025
Featured in The 26 Best Coffee Table Books of 2024 According to Bazaar Editors, Sarah Maberry, Harper's Bazaar, December 5, 2024
Featured in The best new books, from bees and Bond to art and Elton John, The Times, Saturday May 11th 'basically a history of photography from the 1950s to the present day.'
'page after page introduced some of the most recognizable photographs in history...made all the more impactful by the editing and sequencing...' Kalum Carter, Digital Camera World, 15th May 2024
'an opulent, beautifully-presented book.', Chloe Edwards, Buzz Mag, May 15 2024
'It's a head-spinning, gorgeous survey of a still-evolving art form', Michael Glitz, Parade, The 46 Best Books of 2024... So Far, 13th July 2024
Featured in 'Gifts for Book Lovers', Joanne Finney, Good Housekeeping, November 2024
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Author's Bio
Duncan Forbes is head of photography at the V&A, Newell Harbin is Director, The Sir Elton John and David Furnish Photography Collection, Lydia Caston is Exhibition Project Curator at the V&A