Francois Halard A Visual Diary

Francois Halard A Visual Diary
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN: 9780847865659
Number of pages: 388
Weight: 2356 g
Dimensions: 325 x 249 mm

Francois Halard A Visual Diary

Francois Halard’s first assignment, to photograph Yves Saint Laurent s legendary Paris apartment when he was 23, cemented his reputation as one of the most original photographic eyes of our era. More than thirty years later, Halard still captures our imagination with his breathtaking photographs of the glorious homes of the most important tastemakers, artists, and designers of the 20th century – including: Rick Owens (Paris), Dries van Noten (Belgium), Manolo Blanik (England). Giorgi Morandi House (Italy), De Menil House (Houston), Maya Hoffman House (Arles), Miquel Barcelo (Spain), Saul Leiter Apartment (New York), Glasgow Art School by Mackintosh, Raphael at the Vatican, Donald Judd (Marfa), John Richardson (New York). Many of these images were first published in Vogue and House and Garden, but many others will be seen here for the very first time. Like his first book, Francois Halard: A Visual Education, this follow-up volume will be a coveted, indispensable must-have visual resource for all lovers of interior style.

“The book is about artists and photography. I am looking to establish new relationships between them,” Halard told art historian Bice Curiger in an interview about the tome. “I’m not just photographing the studios and homes of artists; I want to appropriate these interiors and interpret them through the medium of photography.”