That’s right famed fashion photographer Bruce Weber is heading to the coolest new city – Detroit. The city that seems on the edge of a revival after bankruptcy has one of the greatest art collections in the country at the Detroit Institute of Arts and now they are adding a fashion slant. But why? W Magazine.
In 2006, Bruce travelled to Detroit for the first time on assignment for W magazine. The idea was to photograph a well-known model as a starting point for a much broader exploration of an unfamiliar place, its culture and its people. They chose Kate Moss – a little known model. Weber approach to this assignment, much like his approach to New Orleans post Katrina, was to focus on the vitality and its citizens rather than the vulnerability that was encroaching on the city. In 2012, Weber returned to Detroit on another assignment – this time from Shinola. The exhibition is the culmination of both these assignments.
The exhibition runs from June 20 – September 07, 2014
In June of 2006, preeminent photographer Bruce Weber travelled to Detroit for the first time while on assignment for W, a monthly fashion magazine. The idea was to photograph a well-known model—in this case Kate Moss—as a starting point for a much broader exploration of an unfamiliar place, its culture, and, most importantly, its people. While many photographers at that time were recording the vulnerability of Detroit, Weber was completely taken with the vitality of the city and its citizens. He returned to the Motor City again last year, to partner with the Detroit-based company Shinola. This time, Weber sought out familiar faces as well as new individuals who could speak to the city’s dynamic evolution. This exhibition is a result of those two assignments, presented together with portraits of prominent friends and colleagues who have strong ties to the city.
– See more at: http://www.dia.org/calendar/exhibition.aspx?id=4558&iid=#sthash.mLPpYTjQ.dpuf
In June of 2006, preeminent photographer Bruce Weber travelled to Detroit for the first time while on assignment for W, a monthly fashion magazine. The idea was to photograph a well-known model—in this case Kate Moss—as a starting point for a much broader exploration of an unfamiliar place, its culture, and, most importantly, its people. While many photographers at that time were recording the vulnerability of Detroit, Weber was completely taken with the vitality of the city and its citizens. He returned to the Motor City again last year, to partner with the Detroit-based company Shinola. This time, Weber sought out familiar faces as well as new individuals who could speak to the city’s dynamic evolution. This exhibition is a result of those two assignments, presented together with portraits of prominent friends and colleagues who have strong ties to the city. – See more at: http://www.dia.org/calendar/exhibition.aspx?id=4558&iid=#sthash.mLPpYTjQ.dpuf
In June of 2006, preeminent photographer Bruce Weber travelled to Detroit for the first time while on assignment for W, a monthly fashion magazine. The idea was to photograph a well-known model—in this case Kate Moss—as a starting point for a much broader exploration of an unfamiliar place, its culture, and, most importantly, its people. While many photographers at that time were recording the vulnerability of Detroit, Weber was completely taken with the vitality of the city and its citizens. He returned to the Motor City again last year, to partner with the Detroit-based company Shinola. This time, Weber sought out familiar faces as well as new individuals who could speak to the city’s dynamic evolution. This exhibition is a result of those two assignments, presented together with portraits of prominent friends and colleagues who have strong ties to the city. – See more at: http://www.dia.org/calendar/exhibition.aspx?id=4558&iid=#sthash.mLPpYTjQ.dpuf
