American artist William Klein, who worked primarily in photography,photojournalism to production in the fashion areaHe died on Saturday in Paris at the age of 96, Agence France-Presse revealed on Monday, citing his family.
William Klein, who lived for several decades in France, “revolutionized photography with strong images that conveyed a certain fever and violence in the cities, throughout a long career dedicated equally to fashion and cinema“AFP wrote.
Born in New York in 1926, William Klein studied at the Sorbonne, in Paris, and began by devoting himself to painting, sculpture and kinetic art, before becoming interested in photography, more essayistic and experimental, until he caught the attention of the publisher Alexander . Liberman. , from the American magazine Vogue.
While doing fashion photography, William Klein he also worked in street photographycapturing the essence of cities like Rome, Tokyo, Moscow and New York.
The death of William Klein is announced on the day that an anthology exhibition of more than 60 years of his career closes at the International Center of Photography, in New York, revealing an artist guided by for freedom and that avoided specializationhighlighted this institution.
A versatile artist, William Klein photographed many personalities from the art world, from Serge Gainsbourg to Audrey Hepburn, worked in advertising and film, especially documentaries, portraying personalities such as Muhammed Ali and Little Richard, and some fiction, such as the satires “Who Are You? you, Polly Maggoo? (1966) and “Mr. Freedom” (1969).
In connection with that anthological exhibition in New York, The New York Times recalled that William Klein was an artist “widely innovative and influential“, who despised the conventions and techniques of photography.
Source: Observadora
