Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection - The Official V&A Exhibition Book
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection - The Official V&A Exhibition Book
By (Author) Duncan Forbes
Edited by Newell Harbin
Edited by Lydia Caston
Interviewee Elton John
Interviewee David Furnish
Interviewer Russell Tovey
Interviewer Robert Diament
Afterword by Sam Taylor-Johnson
V & A Publishing
V & A Publishing
8th October 2024
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Popular culture
779
Physical Properties
Hardback
256
Width 247mm, Height 287mm
Description
Over the past three decades, Sir Elton John and David Furnish have carefully built an unrivaled 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. Compiled by Duncan Forbes, head of photography at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, this book presents 150 of the most important photographs from 1950 to today 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 by Russell Tovey and Robert Diament as well as curatorial insights into themes within the collection, readers will be immersed in photographs that are beautiful, dynamic, striking, sometimes disturbing but always inspiring.
Author 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
