Online Curator Talk - Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection

Join a members-only talk about our new exhibition of photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection.

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  • Thursday, 16 May 2024

  • Online

  • For Members

    Members

  • Free event

    Online

Tickets available from 10.00 on Wednesday, 1 May 2024
Online Curator Talk - Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection  photo


Hear from exhibition curators Duncan Forbes, Head of Photography at V&A, Lydia Caston, Exhibition Project Curator at V&A and Newell Harbin, Director of the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Photography Collection. Together they will talk through the unparalleled selection of the world’s leading photographers, telling the story of modern and contemporary photography. You’ll explore the curation behind the iconic images across subjects such as fashion, celebrity, reportage, and the male body.

This talk will be held on Zoom, and ticket holders will receive a link to view live on the morning of the event. The talk will also be recorded, and available to view for ticketholders after the event.

Header image: Chet Baker, New York City, 1956 by Herman Leonard. © Herman Leonard Photography. Versace Dress (Back View), El Mirage 1990 ©Herb Ritts Foundation, Courtesy of Fahey Klein Gallery, Los Angeles. Malcolm X during his visit to enterprises owned by Black Muslims. Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1962, by Eve Arnold. © Eve Arnold