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The Marta Ortega Pérez Foundation (MOP) in Coruña, Spain will present a major exhibition on prolific German-Australian photographer, Helmut Newton. Opening tomorrow, November 18, the show will chronicle his six decade career, from his childhood to how he became a titan in the world of fashion, along with his lasting impact almost 20 years since his death. Going on view at Muelle de la Batería, a reconverted warehouse space close to the harbor, the exhibition will comprise of a selection of Newton's most striking fashion portraits, such as his Big Nudes (1980–93) — a provocative black-and-white series that featured the likes of Andy Warhol, Naomi Campbell, David Bowie, Karl Lagerfeld, and even Margaret Thatcher, amongst others. The show will also spotlight some of Newton's lesser-known work...

The Marta Ortega Pérez Foundation (MOP) in Coruña, Spain will present a major exhibition on prolific German-Australian photographer, Helmut Newton. Opening tomorrow, November 18, the show will chronicle his six decade career, from his childhood to how he became a titan in the world of fashion, along with his lasting impact almost 20 years since his death. Going on view at Muelle de la Batería, a reconverted warehouse space close to the harbor, the exhibition will comprise of a selection of Newton's most striking fashion portraits, such as his Big Nudes (1980–93) — a provocative black-and-white series that featured the likes of Andy Warhol, Naomi Campbell, David Bowie, Karl Lagerfeld, and even Margaret Thatcher, amongst others. The show will also spotlight some of Newton's lesser-known work...

Salvador Dalí's home on the shores of Spain’s Costa Brava is the subject of a new book by Apartamento. Photographed by fellow Spanish artist, Coco Capitán, Casa Dalí gives a seldom-seen look into the living quarters of one of the 20th century's greatest artists. The home is as surreal as one might imagine: quirky exterior features along the entrance, abstracted inlays that give way to taxidermy galore, and of course, a giant egg-shaped door and a literal egg sculpture on the roof — a motif that recurrently featured in Dalí's work. Bought in the 1930s, the home served as Dalí's primary residence and studio where a number of his seminal works were created, including The Persistence of Memory.The sun-kissed rays that radiate throughout each image is another point of emphasis. According to arc...

Mario Ayala has been busy in his home state. Back in summer, the Los Angeles-native, alongside Guadalupe Rosales and Rafa Esparza, created a love letter to lowrider culture up at SFMOMA. While earlier this month, he also presented several new paintings as part of a group show at CONTROL that pays tribute to LA's rich lineage of airbrushing. Running concurrent to the latter, Ayala has unveiled a new solo exhibition that harks to LA's history of craftsmanship, as well as using humor and satire to address social struggles in imaginative ways. Housed at David Kordansky Gallery, Rubber Biscuit comprises of a series of new acrylic paintings stretched on a variety of oddly-shaped canvases that are intimately autobiographical, while interrogating the absurdities and questions associated with ritua...

Mario Ayala has been busy in his home state. Back in summer, the Los Angeles-native, alongside Guadalupe Rosales and Rafa Esparza, created a love letter to lowrider culture up at SFMOMA. While earlier this month, he also presented several new paintings as part of a group show at CONTROL that pays tribute to LA's rich lineage of airbrushing. Running concurrent to the latter, Ayala has unveiled a new solo exhibition that harks to LA's history of craftsmanship, as well as using humor and satire to address social struggles in imaginative ways. Housed at David Kordansky Gallery, Rubber Biscuit comprises of a series of new acrylic paintings stretched on a variety of oddly-shaped canvases that are intimately autobiographical, while interrogating the absurdities and questions associated with ritua...