Nick Knight

Blade of Light for Alexander McQueen – Art, Photography, Photographs

2004

NICK KNIGHT (*1958, Great Britain) War 2010 Hand-coated pigment print Sheet 109.2 x 245.3 cm (43 x 96 5/8 in.) Edition of 5, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 4/5 Print only Nick Knight is among the world’s most influential and visionary photographers. He has worked on a range of often controversial issues during his career – from racism, disability, ageism, and more recently fat-ism. He continually challenges conventional ideals of beauty. 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. Knight’s work has been exhibited at institutions such as the Victoria & Albert Museum, Saatchi Gallery, The Photographers’ Gallery, the Hayward Gallery and recently the Tate Modern. Knight has also turned his hand to directing music videos - Pagean Poetry by Björk in 2001 being his first and, most recently, Kanye West’s Bound 2. He directed the video for Lady Gaga’s hit single Born This Way in 2011. Both the song and the video aimed to empower and show solidarity within minority groups, a common theme in Knight’s work. The work is one of a recently published series of prints that took 10 years to produce due to the long development process they triggered. Inspired by 16th century still lifes...

NICK KNIGHT (*1958, Great Britain) Stella Lucia Deopito Profile wearing Alexander McQueen, 2015 Hand-coated pigment print Sheet 75.2 x 182.8 cm (29 5/8 x 7...

Sükan created the series as he was working for international magazines such as L'Uomo Vogue (Italy), A Magazine (France), Crash (France), Faces (Switzerland), and Muse Magazine (Ital...

Closeup to a Model's Chest in Thierry Mugler Haute Cotoure, photographed by Gérard Uféras in 1999. All prints are limited edition. Available in mul...