- Steven Klein
Steven Klein (born 1961) is an American
photographer based in New York.History
After studying painting at the Rhode Island School of Design, he moved into the field of photography. Klein shot high-profile advertising campaigns for various clients including
Calvin Klein ,D&G ,Alexander McQueen and Nike and is a regular contributor to magazines including American and French Vogue,i-D ,Numéro , W and Arena. His work has featured in numerous exhibitions, most recently at theGagosian Gallery , California and the Brancolini Grimaldi Gallery in Florence. Klein is well known for his W Magazine editorials with Madonna [ [http://www.wmagazine.com/celebrities/archive/madonna_klein Madonna: Celebrities: Wmagazine.com ] ] ,Tom Ford [ [http://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/archive/tom_ford Tom Ford: Fashion: Wmagazine.com ] ] ,Brad Pitt [ [http://www.wmagazine.com/celebrities/archive/brad_pitt_angelina_jolie Domestic Bliss: Celebrities: Wmagazine.com ] ] and numerous others. He often works with Lighting Director David Devlin. Klein is represented by Todd Shemarya Artists for photography and Station Film for commercials. He was the photographer forBritney Spears ' thirdstudio album ,Britney .
=X-STaTIC Pro=CeSS=In 2003, Klein collaborated with Madonna, creating an exhibition installation named "X-STaTIC Pro=CeSS". It included photography from the photoshoot in W Magazine and seven video segments. The installation ran from March 28 to May 3, 2003 in New York gallery, Deitch Projects, it then travelled the world in an edited form. [http://www.artfacts.net/index.php/pageType/exhibitionInfo/exhibition/93186/lang/1]
A coffee table book was also released to accompany the exhibition which was sold for $350 and limited to 1000 copies. The book was designed by Giovanni Bianco and was hand-bound and printed in
Italy on customized paper with brushed cotton paper slipcase.Madonna later used video from the exhibition in her 2004
Re-Invention World Tour during the performances of "The Beast Within" and "Vogue". Madonna has become a frequent collaborator with Klein, having used his photography on the albums "Confessions on a Dance Floor " and "Hard Candy". He has also contributed videos to her 2006Confessions Tour and various magazine photoshoots.References
External links
* [http://www.stevenkleinstudio.com/www/index.html Official site]
* [http://nymag.com/nymetro/shopping/fashion/features/n_10371/ New York Magazine article]
* [http://www.stationfilm.com Station Film]
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