Review of Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful (2020) by Richard Whittaker for Austin Chronicle — 23 Jul 2020
If von Boehm adds anything to what's known of Newton's life, it's to explore his iconography, about which he was very honest. His dismissiveness of photography as insightful, his enigmatic storytelling, and the great contradiction of his work, of how a young Jewish boy who was almost murdered during Kristallnacht absorbed so much of the imagery of the Reich's most artistic propagandist, Leni Riefenstahl.
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This review of Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful (2020) was written by Richard Whittaker and published by Austin Chronicle on 23 Jul 2020.
Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful has generally received positive reviews.
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