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Herb Ritts
Herb Ritts (1952-2002) achieved his international breakthrough as fashion, celebrity, portrait and nude photographer aged 26. Herb Ritts decidedly shaped the aesthetics of magazines such as »Vogue«, »Vanity Fair«, or »Interview« with his fashion features in the 1980s and 90s. His promotional campaigns for companies such as Calvin Klein, Armani or Gap were immediately imprinted on the spectator’s memory. Even music videos for Madonna, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Shakira, and especially Chris Isaak’s legendary video for »Wicked Game« belong to the artist’s unequalled body of work. Herb Ritts’ works have been shown in many solo exhibitions across the globe. Herb Ritts ranks among the most important photographic artists and is one of the most sought-after photographers in the field of classic photography.
Exhibitions
2021 · CAMERA WORK Gallery, Berlin
2018 · Salo Art Museum
2017 · Centro Cultural de Cascais, Lisbon
2016 · Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris
2016 · Sejong Museum of Art, Seoul
2015 · CAMERA WORK Gallery, Berlin
2015 · Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2014 · Museum Fotografiska, Stockholm
2013 · Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma City
2012 · J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
2011 · CAMERA WORK Gallery, Berlin
2001 · NRW-Forum, Düsseldorf
2000 · Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome
1999 · Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris
1996 · Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Collections
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Awards & Honors
1991 · Infinity Award for Applied Photography, International Center of Photography, New York