The extraordinary photos by Douglas Kirkland in exhibition at the Telecom Future Centre in Venice.
Thanks to the collaboration with Vanity Fair magazine and the Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Venice honor the great photographer
Douglas Kirkland with “
A life in pictures”, an extraordinary exhibition that will be presented on September 29th at the
Telecom Future Centre in Campo San Salvador (near Rialto Bridge) also on the occasion of the
71st Venice Film Festival (free entry).
Douglas Kirkland is perhaps best known for his iconic 1961 photo session with
Marilyn Monroe, taken when he was only 27. Those photos, published on
Look Magazine, are considered to be the most beautiful photos of the actress.
The artist, born in Toronto, has been one of the main photographer of
Look Magazine in the 1960s and 1970s with hundreds of fashion and celebrity works, from
Mick Jagger to
Sophia Loren, from
Coco Chanel to
Elizabeth Taylor,
Marlene Dietrich and
Andy Warhol. He has also worked together with the great director
Stanley Kubrick on the set of “
2001 A Space Odyssey”.
The exhibition “
Douglas Kirkland: A life in pictures” will be opened free to the public
from August 30th to September 6th (
10am to 6pm). In exhibition the
88 most important photos from Kirkland career presented in two display areas: 58 pictures dedicated to international celebrities like
Marylin Monroe,
Marlene Dietrich,
Brigitte Bardot,
Warren Beauty,
Salma Hayek,
Nicole Kidman,
John Lennon,
Susan Sarandon,
Elizabeth Taylor,
Rachel Welch and many more will propose a suggestive path in two fascinating cloisters of the monumental complex of the old monastery of San Salvador. On the other hand, in the frescoed refectory will be presented
30 photos of famous Italian actors (
Monica Bellucci,
Raoul Bova,
Pierfrancesco Favino,
Isabella Ferrari,
Beppe Fiorello,
Giovanna Mezzogiorno,
Laura Morante and others) shot on the sets of the Italian films cult. Some pieces of the films, such as “La dolce Vita”, “Il Gattopardo” and many more, will be screened in the same room.
Free entry
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