© Helmut Newton Foundation
Alice Springs, Advertisement for Gitanes Cigarettes, Paris 1971
Museum Schloss Moyland shows »Alice Springs. Retrospective«
New facets in the work of Alice Springs
Alice Springs, real name June Newton, is considered one of the most important fashion and portrait photographers of the 20th century. From September 15, Museum Schloss Moyland will be showing a major retrospective of the photographer's oeuvre with works that were only discovered last year.
September 15, 2024
Joseph Beuys, Niki de Saint Phalle and Gerhard Richter are just some of the famous personalities portrayed by Alice Springs (1923-2021). Her pictures enjoyed a reputation for capturing the personality of her subjects as if in a fleeting moment. Alice Springs – the pseudonym of June Newton – began photographing in 1970 and quickly became an influential fashion and portrait photographer. The Museum Schloss Moyland near Kleve is showing around 200 photographs in the exhibition Alice Springs. Retrospective. The curators Matthias Harder and Antje-Britt Mählmann are focusing on portraits of artists. Other highlights include works that have rarely been shown in public to date and were discovered in the artist's former apartment in Monaco in 2023. The presentation will be on display from September 15, 2024 to February 2, 2025; admission is free on the day of the opening.
June Newton, née Browne, worked as a theater actress in Melbourne. In 1947, she met Helmut Newton when she modeled in his studio. From 1960, the couple lived in Paris, where Newton worked as an art director for her husband. Her career as a photographer began due to a bout of influenza: Helmut Newton was unable to attend a photo session for an advertisement. June Newton quickly learned the craft of photography and stood in for her husband. Shortly afterwards, she chose her stage name Alice Springs and became a sought-after fashion photographer.
In July, the exhibition Willy Maywald. The artists at home – Les artistes chez eux, which also ends on February 2, 2025. Maywald (1907-1985), who came from Kleve, lived in Paris and was one of the most acclaimed fashion photographers of his time. The exhibition focuses on his unique portraits of artists, which provide very personal insights.
© Helmut Newton Foundation
Alice Springs, Self-Portrait with Sirpa Lane, Paris 1972
Recent auction results of Willy Maywald
Dive deeper into the art world
After postponement now on his 101st birthday:
The Museum of Photography in Berlin is also showing unknown images in »Helmut Newton. Legacy«
On October 31, 2020, Helmut Newton would have turned 100 years old. To mark the occasion, the Museum of Photography in Berlin planned an exhibition showcasing Newton's controversial but influential fashion photographs and unknown Polaroids. Now the show begins exactly one year later and runs until May 22, 2022.
October 30, 2021
London: National Portrait Gallery shows »Francis Bacon: Human Presence«
Images of charisma: Francis Bacon's portraits
For the first time, the National Portrait Gallery in London is dedicating a major exhibition to a famous portraitist: Francis Bacon: Human Presence brings together over 50 works, some of which are rarely seen, from October 10.
October 10, 2024
