Richard Avedon - Avedon 100 - 2023

Avedon 100 celebrates Richard Avedon's enduring influence on photography and highlights his profound imprint on global visual culture.

Published on the occasion of the eponymous show at Gagosian in New York in 2023, this extraordinary illustrated catalogue marks the centenary of the iconic photographer's birth. More than a hundred celebrated artists, designers, musicians, writers, curators, and fashion personalities were invited to select a photograph by Avedon and to describe how both the image and the artist have influenced their lives. Participants include Hilton Als, Naomi Campbell, Elton John, Spike Lee, Sally Mann, Polly Mellen, Kate Moss, Chloë Sevigny, Taryn Simon, Christy Turlington, and Jonas Wood.

Avedon 100 celebrates Avedon's lasting influence on photography and underscores his deep imprint on global visual culture. The book surveys several periods of his work, including the famous series In the American West, images from the movement for social justice, classic portraits, and advertising and fashion photography. The reproduced photographs reveal the enormous and captivating variety of Avedon's subjects, while the comments from renowned curators emphasize the breadth and longevity of his legacy.

Avedon 100 includes a foreword by Larry Gagosian, texts by Derek Blasberg and Jake Skeets, and an essay by Sarah Elizabeth Lewis.

Brand new in its cellophane, with only a single red marker dot on one of the edges as shown in the photos.