BENAH BOOK CLUB | LES FRANCAISES

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Publisher : Rizzoli
Artist/Author : Sonia Sieff

Editor: Patrick Remy

Pages: 96 pages

Cover: Hardcover

Publication Date: Feb 28th 2017

Language: English/French

With Paris and its interiors as a frequent backdrop, Sonia Sieff gives readers an intimate portrait of some of France’s most recognizable faces. From fashion models to writers and ballet dancers, Sieff captures the distinct personality of each while also depicting a unique sense of place. Beautifully staged and artfully shot, this book focuses on Sieff's fascination with the female form.

 

With more than 150 stunning photographs of Sieff’s subjects in Paris, in their homes, on the shores of Normandy, and in the gardens of Champagne, Les Francaises exhibits Sieff’s undeniable ability to capture the beauty of the female form while at once offering an intimate glimpse into the world these women inhabit. 

Read more about Sonia here

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ART | REN HANG

Photographer Ren Hang has certainly made a name for himself. Notably, to the authorities back in his homeland of China who want to censor him, or more to the point, arrest him. But in art circles around the world he's known as photography's new blood, shooting his friends in the nude, sometimes in deliberately provocative and explicit poses. 

You may not know his name yet, but you definitely would have seen some of his images floating around social media. If you are in LA check out his new exhibition - What we do is secret - and get his latest book here before its sells out like the rest of them.

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