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Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection
An unparalleled selection of the world's leading photographers, telling the story of modern and contemporary photography. Discover iconic images across subjects such as fashion, celebrity, reportage and the male body.
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Exhibition highlights
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Simply Fragile, Tyler Mitchell, 2022 -
Versace Dress (Back View), El Mirage, Herb Ritts, 1990 -
Untitled, 368, Fire Island Pines, Tom Bianchi, 1975 – 1983 -
Clemens, Jens and Nicolas Laughing at Le Pulp, Paris, Nan Goldin, 1999 -
Self-Portrait, Robert Mapplethorpe, 1985 -
Chet Baker, Herman Leonard, New York City, 1956 -
Elton John: Egg On His Face, New York, David LaChapelle, 1999 -
Labo I, Zanele Muhol, 2019, Torino, Italy -
Untitled (Little House), Deep South, Sally Mann, 1998 -
Nan's Bed, Brooklyn, New York, Alec Soth, 2018 -
Zachary, Adam Fuss, 2011 -
Poppy, Robert Mapplethorpe, 1988
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About the Fragile Beauty exhibition
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Dakota Hair, Ryan McGinley, 2004. © Ryan McGinley Studios