06/10 - 09/07/2008

VERSAILLES VU PAR KARL LAGERFELD

Karl Lagerfeld's exhibition of photos of the Château de Versailles and its gardens has just ended, but his project continues.
The designer and photographer intends to publish a book. The profit of the sales of this book will contribute to the restoration
of this heritage. The success of this exhibition must have a true meaning in the subconscious of French history, which
appreciates Karl Lagerfeld's original point of view. He focuses less on the well-known architectural splendor and the monarchic
glory, and more on the sad sculptures, whirling alleys and the obscure ponds: the viewers of this vanished world locked in a silence of stone. [ More ]
05/15 - 06/29/2008

THE TRANSPHOTOGRAPHIQUES EXHIBITION IN LILLE

KARL LAGERFELD'S
ONE MAN SHOWN

This year, the 7th edition of the Lille Transphotographiques photography festival is dedicated to the passionate and
sometimes intense relationship between fashion and photography. "No one but Karl Lagerfeld could represent these two
worlds so perfectly," says Olivier Spillebout, the curator of the exhibition. "He is certainly the most emblematic person in
fashion; everyone knows his work as a fashion designer, but not everyone knows him as a photographer. Karl Lagerfeld lets
us into his intimate life, the result of a long-term project, a collaboration of top model Brad Kroenig and a designer behind
the camera." This "One Man Shown" shows the many faces of Brad's masculine identity, as he poses as a "James Dean"
cowboy or a contemporary playboy or in a chic tuxedo... A range of identities, which serves as a canvas for Karl Lagerfeld's
exploration of different photographic genres." [ More ]