This retrospective presents the full range of photographer Ritts' work, with 240 signature images, many published for the first time. There are portraits of Hollywood stars, (Pfeiffer, Cruise, Loren) notable artists, (Hockney, Haring, Martin) and world leaders, (Reagan, Mandela, Gorbachev), alongside fashion shots, erotic nudes and African scenery. Appreciations by contemporary art experts and chroniclers of fashion put the work in context.
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Exemplifying the blurring of lines between photojournalism, advertising, and art, these four collections of celebrity portraiture are less a record of high aesthetic achievement and more time capsules of the last decade's pop-culture infatuations. Observed side-by-side, the books highlight the photographers' individual styles and their strengths and weaknesses. Ritts's ability to capture his famous sitters' personalities at the height of expression reveal a self-consciousness in Corbijn's brooding, grainy portraits. But Ritts's Westonesque attempts at freezing the body as sculpture can seem pretentious next to LaChapelle's giddy, campy celebrations. Harkening back to the Hollywood photography of George Hurrell, Gorman's works stand apart for their simple elegance. The Gorman, LaChapelle, and Ritts books are all oversized and lavishly produced?perhaps a drawback, as the box LaChapelle is shipped in will be immediately discarded and the many fold-outs in Ritts will undoubtedly tear. Ultimately, these volumes will be of most interest to fans of the sitters. Art libraries should have the Ritts book?the official catalog of a controversial Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, retrospective?and the LaChapelle, whose vividly colorful works express the most individual style, if not depth. Public libraries that already have Ritts's last collection (Notorious, Bulfinch, 1992) can pass over this familiar work in favor of Gorman's genial portraits of today's stars.?Eric Bryant, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
Herb Ritts is in the top echelon of celebrity and fashion photographers today. His previous titles include Pictures, Notorious (Bulfinch, 1992), Men/Women, Duo, and award-winning Africa (Bulfinch, 1994). He lives in Los Angeles. Malcolm Rogers is the Ann and Graham Gund Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Trevor Fairbrother is the Beal Curator of Contemporary Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Ingrid Sischy is a noted writer on contemporary art and fashion and is Editor-in-Chief at Interview magazine. Richard Martin is the curator of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Steven Meisel is a prominent fashion photographer whose images have appeared in major magazines worldwide.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As an amateur photographer, I have always found Herb Ritts to be one of the greatest modern photographers living. Similiar to many celebrity photographers such as Richard Avedon, David LaChapelle, and Annie Liebowitz, Ritts captures the essence that is celebrity perfectly. Whether it is the photograph of Madonna and Sean Pean as a loving couple, or a gathering of today's top supermodels (all nude) Ritts has an eye for detail, as well as an approach few photographers nowadays don't utilize, direct communication with your subjects. In the past (and even in the present) celebrity photography can be a pain as many celebrities tend to want their agents around them whenever there is a shoot.
Many of Ritts photographs in this compilation happen to be of a homoerotic nature. Ritts, who is openly gay, captures the essence of male sexuality perfect, and the results can be enjoyed by anyone regardless of their orientation.
I hope in the future Ritts comes out with another huge compilation of his work. His recent work with such celebrities such as Monica Lewinsky and Janet Jackson should be published in a volume, but for the meanwhile, purchase this book for your coffee table or library. It will make an interesting topic of conversation with anyone. Ritts is pure genius!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Bello, imaginativo, innovador, sensual, versatil, ... son palabras apropiadas para describir el trabajo de Herb Ritts. Pero si un adjetivo debe ser aplicado a este último libro, ese es IMPRESCINDIBLE. Imprescindible no solo para todos los que seguimos la carrera de este fotógrafo americano, sino para todos los que piensan que la fotografia es también una forma de expresión artística. "Work" es el más completo recorrido posible por la obra de Ritts: desde sus audaces retratos de famosos para Vanity Fair o Rolling Stone hasta su inusual visión de Africa, desde la romántica sensualidad de "Duo" hasta sus cuasi arquitectónicas composiciones para los catalogos de Versace, sin dejar de lado, por supuesto, su siempre bello y sorprendente tratamiento del desnudo, tanto masculino como femenino. En definitiva: una autentica demostración de porqué Ritts es considerado uno de los mejores fotógrafos del mundo y una joya digna de figurar en cualquier biblioteca.
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It realy honors the name of RITTS, a perfect book from a supreme photographer. It gives you a ride for almoust the best work of on his career. You need to have it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful book
I'f you're a fan of the late Herb Ritts or simply a fan of photography, this book is a wonderful compilation of his work. Read more
Published on September 18, 2009 by L. Mrozinski
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RITTS
This is a beautiful book on the iconic Ritts. I was lucky enough to be photographed by him and he was not only a huge talent, but he was a no air's, no b.s., really cool guy. Read more
Published on January 20, 2007 by Shannon Deason
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the right stuff
I love Herb Ritts. Also Richard Avedon is on the top of my list. I bought both for my birthday and have no regrets. Read more
Published on December 31, 2006 by kelsey t. k.
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Beautiful coffee table book & conversation piece
I received this book as a gift. I can't tell you how many times at a party or get-together at our home someone has picked this up, and then it has become the topic of... Read more
Published on March 2, 2004
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A Mixed Bag of Photographs
This catalogue of the retrospective of Ritts' work in the mid 90's at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston by its very nature has a lot of photographs that are included in previous... Read more
Published on January 9, 2004 by H. F. Corbin
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Herb Ritts: Work
I was mesmorized by this book! Herb Ritts has the ability to not ownly create a beautiful portrait, but to capture I personality of his models. Read more
Published on September 23, 2001 by Laura Black
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Nothing Short of Extraordinary...
It is excellent. Sensual, lyrical, erotic, powerful, sometimes whimsical and as hot as the Arizona sun. Read more
Published on March 16, 2000 by yygsgsdrassil
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Summary
"Herb Ritts is one of today's most sought-after and accomplished photographers--an artist whose eye for beauty, playful intelligence, and unerring sense of style pervade all... Read more
Published on December 8, 1999
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Pure Art
Herb Ritts has a very special gift when it comes to photography! Every photograph ranging from supermodels to movie stars to rock stars are elegent, sexy, and beautiful! Read more
Published on November 21, 1998
4.0 out of 5 stars
The photos are very unique.
There are three pictures of Tom Cruise that are obviously a product of Herb Ritts. Herbs capture of Tom is engaging.
Published on December 28, 1997
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