Helmut Newton — 100 Years

To mark what would have been Helmut Newton's hundredth birthday, Zebra One Gallery presented 100 Years — a rare showing of eighteen black-and-white works from the private collection of Norman Solomon, gifted to him for promoting Newton's Private Property series of exhibitions in the 1980s. Opening on 31 October 2020 (Newton's birthday) and running until 14 November, the exhibition brought together two intimate portraits of David Bowie before superstardom, Newton's iconic Rue Aubriot, a shot of Jerry Hall spitting water onto a topless friend, and images that encapsulated the recurring themes of decadence, sexual liberation, and cinematic noir that defined his oeuvre. Virgin Newton prints are notoriously difficult to source — to gather nearly twenty in a single space was extraordinary. TASCHEN's 10,000-copy limited edition SUMO book, with its Philippe Starck-designed bookstand, was also available at the gallery.