One Fine Show: Alexey Brodovitch at the Barnes Foundation
The other day a colleague and I attended a screening of Classe Tous Risques at Film Forum, and at one
Alexey Brodovitch
Alexey Brodovitch (1898–1971), born in Ogolichi, Russia, was an influential designer and photographer best known for his role as the art director of Harper’s Bazaar from 1934 to 1958. His innovative layouts, integration of text with imagery, and promotion of the "Ballet" photographic style marked significant advances in the development of magazine design. Brodovitch's work was characterized by a dynamic use of white space, asymmetrical layouts, and a seamless blend of photographs with graphic elements, setting new standards for visual culture in the 20th century.
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'In retrospect, I left him out because I loved him more passionately than I’d ever loved any man. Confronting my delusions about Tom—figuring out what really happened between us—I knew would take some doing.'
