Christophe Guye Galerie in Zürich
proudly announces
a solo exhibition of one of the world’s most
influential
and visionary photographers: Nick
Knight.
The Swiss premiere showcases a cross
section of Nick Knight’s creative work from the last two decades. Beside a
selection of his most iconic photographs, an assemblage of his award-winning
fashion films will be on view, as well as one of his „photographic sculptures“;
a porcelain sculpture of Kate Moss with its delicate and refined features
employs the very same approach and the same techniques that he uses in
photography.
Born in London in 1958, Knight
studied photography at Bournemouth & Poole College of Art and Design. He
graduated with a distinction in 1982. In 1985 his first book, Skinheads, won
him the Designers and Art Directors Award for Best Book Cover. Yohji Yamamoto’s
art director Marc Ascoli commissioned Knight for 12 successive catalogues in the
late Eighties - at a time when Yamamoto campaigns were breaking new ground.
Knight made fashion history in November 1993 by adapting ring-flash photography
to capture Linda Evangelista for a landmark, post-grunge cover of British
Vogue. Since then, his work has graced no fewer than 36 covers. He has shot
advertising campaigns for Jil Sander, Louis Vuitton, Calvin Klein, Yves Saint
Laurent, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen and Christian Dior to name a few.
He has also shot record covers for David Bowie, Paul Weller, George Michael and
Massive Attack.
Zürich-Seefeld
07. April - 04. June 2016