Key works by Lillian Bassman at Donna Karan store

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The Donna Karan store in London is set to host an exhibition of key works by Lillian Bassman, one of the most important fashion photographers of the 20th century. The exhibition runs from 11th May through to 11th July 2011.

In an exciting collaboration with The Wapping Project, Lillian Bassman’s distinctive black and white fashion photographs will for a time sit outside of the conventional gallery context within which they are now most often seen and form the heart of a series of quiet tutorial events led by Jules Wright, Director The Wapping Project, Jocelyn Phillips, Curator of Photography, Bonham’s Auction House, Ligaya Salazar, Curator of Fashion, V&A, Magda Kearney, Curator National Portrait Gallery, Curator of the London College of Fashion Gallery and Sue Seward, journalist. In a radical departure from the place in which photography is so often discussed, Bassman’s work will be focused within the world she so perfectly captured on film.

Lillian Bassman's experimental and romantic visions revolutionised fashion photography. In fact, Vanity Fair magazine singled her out as one of photography's "grand masters." Full of mystery, sensuality, and expressionistic glamour, Ms. Bassman's dramatic black and white photographs capture secret moments and dream memories. Twenty of Bassman’s elegant, graceful and totally original works will be on display in the Donna Karan store. 

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