{"product_id":"gun-for-hire","title":"Gun For Hire By Newton, Helmut","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Some people''s photography is an art. Mine is not. If they happen to be exhibited in a gallery or a museum, that''s fine. But that''s not why I do them. I''m a gun for hire,\" Helmut Newton told \u003cem\u003eNewsweek \u003c\/em\u003ein 2004. This prosaic proclamation from one of the 20th century''s most celebrated photographers may be perceived as surprising. Still it firmly positions Newton as the no-frills image-maker that he was. His work is so powerful and striking, that it defies categorization. In refusing to call his work \"art,\" Newton leaves us free to do so. Judging from the amount of museum and gallery shows that have featured his work, it is clear that the option has been widely exercised.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eA Gun for Hire\u003c\/em\u003e brings together a selection of Newton''s fashion catalog work from the early 1960s to 2003 including campaigns for BiBA (the first fashion catalog in 1962), Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Versace, Thierry Mugler, Blumarine, Villeroy \u0026amp; Boch and Absolut Vodka, as well as his last editorial photographs for US and Italian \u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e—encompassing the body of work he made as a \"gun for hire.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWith an introduction by Matthias Harder and statements by Pierre Bergé, Tom Ford, Josephine Hart, June Newton, and Anna Wintour.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57687304405374,"sku":"NW9783822846438","price":42.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9783822846438.jpg?v=1784092486","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/gun-for-hire","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}