Guy Bourdin. In Between / Untouched

Fondazione Sozzani presents two exhibitions by the French photographer Guy Bourdin, showcasing a collection of vintage and modern prints curated by Shelly Verthime: 
In Between and Untouched. 

While his pioneering work is traditionally celebrated for the intensity of his colors, these two collections: In Between and Untouched, are in black and white, highlighting the little-known fact that half of his published fashion and commercial works were taken in black and white. 

These early photographs hold the same graphic qualities that would later be seen in his fashion photographs, evidencing the fact that he was already a master of sophisticated visual sensibility.

Untouched – from October 15th to November 12nd, – presents about 30 rare vintage prints from 1950 to 1955. Philippe Garner, Christie’s Photographs Deputy Chairman, in his essay says: “…these photographs illuminate the crucial first years of Bourdin's image making.” Untouched exhibition, coincides with the launch of a book with the same title.

Shelly Verthime, curator of these exhibitions, recounts her discovery: “A yellow Kodak Box. 
A treasure found in the archive, filled with a series of brown paper envelopes each containing a negative and a corresponding contact print taped to the outside, often with cropping guides. Untouched for over fifty years, these were rare, intimate, personal, and authentic reflections of 
Guy Bourdin’s broad visual interests before he started his commercial career as a photographer.”

Opening Saturday October 14th, 2017 from 3.00 pm to 8.00 pm

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