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28 Dec

Too hot to handle: the sexiest art and photography

Too hot to handle: the sexiest art and photography
Sex dolls, self-pleasure and sensuality: flick through a few of the steamiest galleries of the yr Photography is an inherently voyeuristic medium. The human body is objectified – sometimes controversially – through the photographer’s lens. And, if the photograph is nice, it strips back layers of the topic’s personality as well, inviting the viewer to take a deeper, more intimate look. Even the act of taking a photograph may be erotically charged. “To photograph is to carry one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality,” said Henri Cartier-Bresson. “It’s at that precise moment that mastering a picture becomes an ideal physical and mental joy.” I don’t have to spell it out much...
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28 Dec

Éric Pfrunder, Karl Lagerfeld’s Photography Wingman, Dies at 74

Éric Pfrunder, Karl Lagerfeld’s Photography Wingman, Dies at 74
Éric Pfrunder Éric Pfrunder, Karl Lagerfeld’s closest creative associate for his varied photography projects, died Monday in a Paris hospital at age 74 after an extended illness, his son Jasper confirmed to WWD. Services are scheduled for Friday at 3:30 p.m. on the Church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Pfrunder was Chanel’s director of image for 3 many years, and remained as artistic director of fashion image for a transient period following Lagerfeld’s death in February 2019. “A person of conviction and loyalty, a passionate employee, ‘vorarbeiter’ as Karl Lagerfeld affectionately called him, Eric tirelessly devoted his exceptional eye and vision to the excellence of Chanel, generously sharing his knowledge and insights with the image team and more broadly, the style division,” Bruno Pavlovsky, president of Chanel fashion,...
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