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Albert Watson: The Light Behind the Lens @ SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film
SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film // - September 05, 2021
April 07, 2021 | in Photography
There are portraits and there are moments in time. Albert Watson captured the latter, an instantaneous time-traveling, era-defining photographer who challenged the ways we looked at portraiture and fine art photography. Often, those ideas crossed over in his work. Sometimes, we have grown accustomed to Andy Warhol and Kate Moss as icons, so often posed and channeling a unique energy that is almost palpable to the senses. But the reasons we feel that way often have to do with the photographer, and Watson (who shot the two legendary figures and others for the likes TIME magazine, Rolling Stone, and Harper’s Bazaar and over 100 Vogue covers) conveys a sense of larger than life experimentation that transcends common fashion photography.
Wanted in Rome
06 Apr, 2021
On the other side of the river Arno in Florence, lies the vibrant Otrarno quarter.
If you want to get away from the tourist traps and experience Florence like a local, Oltrarno is the right place to go. This part of Florence includes panoramic terraces like the
Things to see and do?
Palazzo Pitti
One of the most famous museums in Florence after the Uffizi is the Palazzo Pitti. Located as soon as you cross the Ponte Vecchio, the Renaissance palace dates back to 1458.
It inhabited three dynasties: the Medici, the Habsburg-Lorraine, and the Savoy, for four centuries. However, the palace was named after its first resident, Florentine banker, Luca Pitti. In the 18
While movie and television audiences may not have known
Ruth E. Carter was the costume designer behind some of Hollywood’s biggest films, the industry certainly did.
Now, with 40 years and countless films under her belt, Carter is adding on to her list of firsts by becoming the only costume designer thus far to earn a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Ruth E. Carter has been the costume designer behind some of Hollywood’s iconic films, including Marvel’s “Black Panther,” “Selma,” and “Malcolm X.” (Photo: @therealruthecarter/Instagram)
The history-making moment will take place on Feb. 25 with a virtual ceremony and feature guest speakers Oprah Winfrey and Eddie Murphy. The announcement of her impending star first came in June 2019.
Ruth E. Carter is set to make history again. Later this week, Carter will become the first Black costume designer to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2019, she was first Black person and woman to be awarded the Golden Globe for Best Costume Design and in 2021, the costume designer is still continuing to break barriers.
With more than 30 years in the industry, Carter has worked on some of cinema’s most iconic films including, “Selma,” “Coming To America,” and the Spike Lee directed, “Malcom X.” And while the wardrobe designer’s work has been groundbreaking, she is just starting to see the fruits of her labor. Last year, the SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film in Atlanta released an exhibit displaying a collection of Carter’s most recognizable pieces and recently she was announced as a Golden Globe nominee for Best Costume Design in the anticipated film “Coming To America 2.”