Richard Avedon began his career as a photographer on the merchant marine in 1932, doing ID photographs of crew members. Later he joined the laboratory of photographer Alexey Brodovitch, who worked for the fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar, where Avedon would eventually become director of photography. He worked for the magazine for two decades, revolutionising the world of fashion with apparently simple snapshots where those portrayed had a powerful psychological presence. He photographed the celebrities of the time, such as Truman Capote, Marilyn Monroe and Humphrey Bogart, as well as many anonymous characters. Avedon’s work had excellent technical and formal quality, and was distinguished by his tendency to move beyond conventional genres in portraiture, photo essays and documentary photography. His photographic sessions were notoriously long: they could take up to four hours, with the goal of breaking down the person to be portrayed and showing the sincerest side of his or her personality. The photographic triptych shows us various artists related to The Factory, created by Andy Warhol in the 1960s, including Paul Morrissey, Joe Dallesandro and Candy Darling, as well as Andy Warhol himself, a full decade after the original opening of this much-lauded space for creation.
List of artworks
Igor Stravinsky , 1969
Andy Warhol and Members of the Factory , 30 October 1969
Igor Stravinsky , 1969
Andy Warhol and Members of the Factory , 30 October 1969
Press articles
1915 – 1995
Col·lecció Josep Suñol
Owing to the number of works in the collection, the first show included a selection of the most representative pieces dating from 1915 to 1995.
5th Anniversary
Josep Suñol's Collection
A fresh insight into his collection that can help us understand the function of art in society.
Continuum
Josep Suñol Collection
A journey through the last ninety years of artistic creation and offers an excellent platform for thinking about 20th-century art.
Dialogues of the Gaze
A selection of works from the Col·lecció Josep Suñol with the aim of reflecting on the importance of the gaze.
Known Masterpieces
In Three Acts
Què fa immortal un artista, què el llança cap a la posteritat? On neix la pulsió que ens porta a mirar determinades obres sense cansar-nos-en?
Itineraries
Dialogues of the Gaze
EL QUE SAPS / EL QUE SENTS / EL QUE PERCEPS: tres itineraris de l'exposició Diàlegs de la mirada.
La Nit dels Museus 2016
Free entry on May 21st of 2016, from 7pm to 1am.
Dialogue between Valentín Roma and Ángela Molina
On the occasion of the exhibition Known Masterpieces, Fundació Suñol organizes a conversation between Valentín Roma and Ángela Molina around the masterpiece status in contemporary art.
Guided tour to Known materpieces
Festes de Santa Eulàlia 2020
On the occassion of the Festes de Santa Eulàlia, Fundació Suñol organizes a visit to the exhibtion Known Masterpieces conducted by the fundation’s team.
A poetics of use: Making use of the library
An intervention by Antònia del Río
Antònia del Rio has selected extracts from books of the library of Fundació Suñol referring to the construction of historiographical discourse on the artist as genius and works of...
How many betrayals are necessary to make a contemporary classic?
Raül Garrigasait
To achieve the contemporary classic status an artwork must face the conflicts of its time. This activity offers a reflective tou to Known masterpieces.
