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February 15, 2007
Stevin Klein's recent Madonna series---a 50-page portfolio of images in W magazine, that transgress the imitations of the fashion magazine world preoccupation with beauty and glamour. What is offered is a fine-art take on fashion and celebrity and pop culture that re exposes celebrities who have built their careers, in large part, through exhibitionism:
Steven Klein, Madonna, 2006
In this article on Klein it is stated that Klein's photographs become part of the dialogue of who that person is or how they can express themselves.
Steven Klein, Madonna, 2006
The narrative sensibility of Klein's still photography suggests a filmic approach that examines the dark side of things: what we have is a straitjacket that emancipates—the S&M subtext commenting on the celebrity’s bondage to image.
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