Interview: Hans van Manen Remembers Photographer Erwin Olaf

Erwin Olaf, Chessmen, V, 1988.

A black-and-white photograph shows a nude pregnant woman in thigh-high boots standing beside a shorter nude figure in a Roman-style helmet, both arranged in a stylized, theatrical pose typical of Erwin Olaf’s early staged works.

The legendary choreographer reflects on his lifelong friendship with the late artist, whose retrospective is at the Stedelijk in Amsterdam.

Interview: Hans van Manen Remembers Photographer Erwin Olaf
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