Milano: Galleria Carla Sozzani - Alice Springs exhibition. Starting in 1970, June Newton
created own photographic works under the pseudonym Alice Springs. These have
been exhibited regularly at the Helmut Newton Foundation since 2005, namely in
“June’s Room.” This retrospective called People of her work at the Galleria Carla Sozzani, until April 22, provides for the first time a comprehensive look
at the four decades that span her work, presenting photographs from advertising
and fashion as well as nudes and portraits. Her own photographic oeuvre began
with a bout of influenza suffered by Helmut Newton in Paris, 1970. June Newton
had her husband show her how to handle the camera and light meter and in his
place photographed an advertisement for the French cigarette brand Gitanes. The
portrait of the smoking model would be the jump start of a new career. In the
early 1970s, Alice Springs shot several campaigns for the French hair stylist
Jean Louis David; the photographs appeared under her byline as full-page ads in
renowned fashion magazines. 1974 saw the first Alice Springs cover image
adorning French Elle. By
this time she had also received innumerable commissions for portraits, some of
which have become iconic. The roster of artists, actors and musicians depicted
by Alice Springs over the last 40 years reads like a “who’s who” of the
international cultural scene on both sides of the Atlantic.
Above: Gianni Versace and Erte'.
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Above: Gianni Versace and Erte'.
