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By Albert Watson; Introduction by Gail Buckland One of the world’s most successful photographers, Albert Watson is known for graphic, sculptural images that capture the essence of people, places, and things. His has been a career of unparallelled productivity, ranging from fashion to iconic portraits to reportage. His first book, Cyclops, published in 1994, established him as a leading photographic talent who combined a brilliant vision with extreme technical excellence. UFO—which stands for Unified Fashion Objectives—presents a 40-year retrospective of Watson’s best work, pulled from his vast archive. In its pages, a memorable era of style, beauty, fashion, personality, and power is captured for posterity. UFO is a landmark publishing event from one of the world’s greatest photographers.TRANSCRIPT
ALBERT WATSON
FUO
A N E P I C 4 0 - Y E A R R E T R O S P E C T I V E O F O N E O F T H E W O R L D ’ S M O S T
C R E A T I V E A N D P R O D U C T I V E P H O T O G R A P H E R S O F P O R T R A I T U R E ,
F A S H I O N , R E P O R T A G E , A N D S T I L L L I F E .
O N E O F T H E W O R L D ’ S M O S T S U C C E S S F U L P H O T O G R A P H E R S , A L B E R T W A T S O N I S K N O W N F O R G R A P H I C ,
S C U L P T U R A L I M A G E S T H A T C A P T U R E T H E E S S E N C E O F P E O P L E , P L A C E S , A N D T H I N G S . H I S H A S B E E N A
C A R E E R O F U N P A R A L L E L L E D P R O D U C T I V I T Y , R A N G I N G F R O M F A S H I O N T O I C O N I C P O R T R A I T S T O R E P O R T A G E .
H I S F I R S T B O O K , C Y C L O P S , P U B L I S H E D I N 1 9 9 4 , E S T A B L I S H E D H I M A S A L E A D I N G P H O T O G R A P H I C T A L E N T
W H O C O M B I N E D A B R I L L I A N T V I S I O N W I T H E X T R E M E T E C H N I C A L E X C E L L E N C E . U F O — W H I C H S T A N D S F O R
U N I F I E D F A S H I O N O B J E C T I V E S — P R E S E N T S A 4 0 - Y E A R R E T R O S P E C T I V E O F W A T S O N ’ S B E S T W O R K , P U L L E D
F R O M H I S V A S T A R C H I V E . I N I T S P A G E S , A M E M O R A B L E E R A O F S T Y L E , B E A U T Y , F A S H I O N , P E R S O N A L I T Y , A N D
P O W E R I S C A P T U R E D F O R P O S T E R I T Y . U F O I S A L A N D M A R K P U B L I S H I N G E V E N T F R O M O N E O F T H E W O R L D ’ S
G R E A T E S T P H O T O G R A P H E R S .
FOREWORD
GAIL BUCKLAND
EXHIBITION
HASTED HUNT KRAEUTLER GALLERY
CHELSEA, NEW YORK
OCTOBER 2010
A N E P I C 4 0 - Y E A R R E T R O S P E C T I V E O F O N E O F T H E W O R L D ’ S M O S T
C R E A T I V E A N D P R O D U C T I V E P H O T O G R A P H E R S O F P O R T R A I T U R E ,
F A S H I O N , R E P O R T A G E , A N D S T I L L L I F E .
O N E O F T H E W O R L D ’ S M O S T S U C C E S S F U L P H O T O G R A P H E R S , A L B E R T W A T S O N I S K N O W N F O R G R A P H I C ,
S C U L P T U R A L I M A G E S T H A T C A P T U R E T H E E S S E N C E O F P E O P L E , P L A C E S , A N D T H I N G S . H I S H A S B E E N A
C A R E E R O F U N P A R A L L E L L E D P R O D U C T I V I T Y , R A N G I N G F R O M F A S H I O N T O I C O N I C P O R T R A I T S T O R E P O R T A G E .
H I S F I R S T B O O K , C Y C L O P S , P U B L I S H E D I N 1 9 9 4 , E S T A B L I S H E D H I M A S A L E A D I N G P H O T O G R A P H I C T A L E N T
W H O C O M B I N E D A B R I L L I A N T V I S I O N W I T H E X T R E M E T E C H N I C A L E X C E L L E N C E . U F O — W H I C H S T A N D S F O R
U N I F I E D F A S H I O N O B J E C T I V E S — P R E S E N T S A 4 0 - Y E A R R E T R O S P E C T I V E O F W A T S O N ’ S B E S T W O R K , P U L L E D
F R O M H I S V A S T A R C H I V E . I N I T S P A G E S , A M E M O R A B L E E R A O F S T Y L E , B E A U T Y , F A S H I O N , P E R S O N A L I T Y , A N D
P O W E R I S C A P T U R E D F O R P O S T E R I T Y . U F O I S A L A N D M A R K P U B L I S H I N G E V E N T F R O M O N E O F T H E W O R L D ’ S
G R E A T E S T P H O T O G R A P H E R S .
FOREWORD
GAIL BUCKLAND
EXHIBITION
HASTED HUNT KRAEUTLER GALLERY
CHELSEA, NEW YORK
OCTOBER 2010
GABRIELLE REECE. ITALIAN VOGUE. VIVIENNE WESTWOOD PARIS
KIRSTEN OWEN. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS
1989
1992
LYNN KOESTER. GIANFRANCO FERRE NYC
1989
SHALLOM. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS
1992
JACK NICHOLSON. NYC ROLLING STONE
1998
TUTANKHAMUN‘S GLOVE. CIRCA 1330BC CAIRO MUSEUM
1990
DIOR. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS
RED HAT. ITALIAN VOGUE NYC
1989 1994
SISQO. ROLLING STONE NYC
2000
GABRIELLE REECE. ITALIAN VOGUE. VIVIENNE WESTWOOD PARIS
KIRSTEN OWEN. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS
1989
1992
LYNN KOESTER. GIANFRANCO FERRE NYC
1989
SHALLOM. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS
1992
JACK NICHOLSON. NYC ROLLING STONE
1998
TUTANKHAMUN‘S GLOVE. CIRCA 1330BC CAIRO MUSEUM
1990
DIOR. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS
RED HAT. ITALIAN VOGUE NYC
1989 1994
SISQO. ROLLING STONE NYC
2000
A L B E R T W A T S O N I S A M A S T E R O F F A S H I O N , P O R T R A I T U R E ,
A N D R E P O R T A G E P H O T O G R A P H Y , W I T H M O R E T H A N 2 0 0 V O G U E
C O V E R S A N D 4 0 R O L L I N G S T O N E C O V E R S T O H I S C R E D I T .
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I N A D D I T I O N T O S H O O T I N G F O R T H E W O R L D ’ S T O P M A G A Z I N E S , W A T S O N H A S C R E A T E D I M A G E S F O R
H U N D R E D S O F S U C C E S S F U L A D V E R T I S I N G C A M P A I G N S S U C H A S G A P , L E V I ’ S , R E V L O N , A N D C H A N E L ,
A N D H A S D I R E C T E D M O R E T H A N 5 0 0 T V C O M M E R C I A L S A N D S H O T D O Z E N S O F P O S T E R S F O R M A J O R
F E A T U R E F I L M S S U C H A S K I L L B I L L , M E M O I R S O F A G E I S H A , A N D T H E D A V I N C I C O D E .
W A T S O N ’ S P H O T O G R A P H S H A V E B E E N F E A T U R E D I N M U S E U M S A N D G A L L E R I E S W O R L D W I D E I N C L U D I N G
T H E N A T I O N A L P O R T R A I T G A L L E R Y I N L O N D O N , T H E M E T R O P O L I T A N M U S E U M O F A R T I N N E W Y O R K ,
T H E P U S H K I N M U S E U M O F F I N E A R T S I N M O S C O W , T H E I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R O F P H O T O G R A P H Y I N
N E W Y O R K , A N D T H E D E I C H T O R H A L L E N I N H A M B U R G , G E R M A N Y , A N D A R E I N C L U D E D I N P E R M A N E N T
C O L L E C T I O N S A T T H E N A T I O N A L P O R T R A I T G A L L E R Y A N D T H E M E T R O P O L I T A N M U S E U M O F A R T .
P H O T O D I S T R I C T N E W S N A M E D W A T S O N O N E O F T H E 2 0 M O S T I N F L U E N T I A L P H O T O G R A P H E R S O F
A L L T I M E , T O G E T H E R W I T H R I C H A R D A V E D O N A N D I R V I N G P E N N A M O N G O T H E R S , A N D H I S
N U M E R O U S A W A R D S I N C L U D E A L U C I E A W A R D , A G R A M M Y A W A R D , A N D T H R E E A N D Y A W A R D S F R O M
C A R N E G I E M E L L O N U N I V E R S I T Y .
W A T S O N ’ S P R E V I O U S B O O K S A R E C Y C L O P S ( 1 9 9 4 ) , M A R O C ( 1 9 9 8 ) , A N D A L B E R T W A T S O N ( 2 0 0 7 ) .
G A I L B U C K L A N D I S A N A U T H O R , E D U C A T O R , A N D C U R A T O R O F P H O T O G R A P H Y . A M O N G H E R M A N Y
A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S , S H E W A S P H O T O G R A P H I C C O N S U L T A N T T O F O R M E R V I C E P R E S I D E N T A L G O R E F O R
A N I N C O N V I E N I E N T T R U T H , A N D S H E C R E A T E D T H E B E S T S E L L E R T H E A M E R I C A N C E N T U R Y W I T H H A R O L D
E V A N S A N D K E V I N B A K E R .
A L B E R T W A T S O N I S A M A S T E R O F F A S H I O N , P O R T R A I T U R E ,
A N D R E P O R T A G E P H O T O G R A P H Y , W I T H M O R E T H A N 2 0 0 V O G U E
C O V E R S A N D 4 0 R O L L I N G S T O N E C O V E R S T O H I S C R E D I T .
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Artwork shown is concept only and subject to change.All images © Albert Watson
I N A D D I T I O N T O S H O O T I N G F O R T H E W O R L D ’ S T O P M A G A Z I N E S , W A T S O N H A S C R E A T E D I M A G E S F O R
H U N D R E D S O F S U C C E S S F U L A D V E R T I S I N G C A M P A I G N S S U C H A S G A P , L E V I ’ S , R E V L O N , A N D C H A N E L ,
A N D H A S D I R E C T E D M O R E T H A N 5 0 0 T V C O M M E R C I A L S A N D S H O T D O Z E N S O F P O S T E R S F O R M A J O R
F E A T U R E F I L M S S U C H A S K I L L B I L L , M E M O I R S O F A G E I S H A , A N D T H E D A V I N C I C O D E .
W A T S O N ’ S P H O T O G R A P H S H A V E B E E N F E A T U R E D I N M U S E U M S A N D G A L L E R I E S W O R L D W I D E I N C L U D I N G
T H E N A T I O N A L P O R T R A I T G A L L E R Y I N L O N D O N , T H E M E T R O P O L I T A N M U S E U M O F A R T I N N E W Y O R K ,
T H E P U S H K I N M U S E U M O F F I N E A R T S I N M O S C O W , T H E I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R O F P H O T O G R A P H Y I N
N E W Y O R K , A N D T H E D E I C H T O R H A L L E N I N H A M B U R G , G E R M A N Y , A N D A R E I N C L U D E D I N P E R M A N E N T
C O L L E C T I O N S A T T H E N A T I O N A L P O R T R A I T G A L L E R Y A N D T H E M E T R O P O L I T A N M U S E U M O F A R T .
P H O T O D I S T R I C T N E W S N A M E D W A T S O N O N E O F T H E 2 0 M O S T I N F L U E N T I A L P H O T O G R A P H E R S O F
A L L T I M E , T O G E T H E R W I T H R I C H A R D A V E D O N A N D I R V I N G P E N N A M O N G O T H E R S , A N D H I S
N U M E R O U S A W A R D S I N C L U D E A L U C I E A W A R D , A G R A M M Y A W A R D , A N D T H R E E A N D Y A W A R D S F R O M
C A R N E G I E M E L L O N U N I V E R S I T Y .
W A T S O N ’ S P R E V I O U S B O O K S A R E C Y C L O P S ( 1 9 9 4 ) , M A R O C ( 1 9 9 8 ) , A N D A L B E R T W A T S O N ( 2 0 0 7 ) .
G A I L B U C K L A N D I S A N A U T H O R , E D U C A T O R , A N D C U R A T O R O F P H O T O G R A P H Y . A M O N G H E R M A N Y
A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S , S H E W A S P H O T O G R A P H I C C O N S U L T A N T T O F O R M E R V I C E P R E S I D E N T A L G O R E F O R
A N I N C O N V I E N I E N T T R U T H , A N D S H E C R E A T E D T H E B E S T S E L L E R T H E A M E R I C A N C E N T U R Y W I T H H A R O L D
E V A N S A N D K E V I N B A K E R .