Newton, Riviera - Helmut Newton Foundation - Berlin

At the turn of the year 1981/82, Helmut Newton and his wife June relocated from Paris to Monte Carlo. The move marked not only a shift in their private lives, but also a dramatic change in Newton’s photographic settings and perspective. Gone was the effortless elegance of Parisian chic; in its place, Newton turned his lens on the Riviera’s glamorous social scene – often set against the stark concrete walls of Monaco’s many construction sites. Even the modest garage of their apartment building became a stage for his bold, conceptually sharp fashion stories for magazines and designers, as well as for the enigmatic black-and-white series The Woman on Level 4.

Newton’s love for the French Riviera, however, ran deeper still. As early as 1964, he and June purchased a small stone house near Ramatuelle, not far from Saint-Tropez. It became both a summer retreat and a space for creative work, as evidenced by black-and-white images shot for Vogue US and vibrant color photographs for the Pentax calendar. The exhibition includes a wide range of early prints, including unique vintage and lifetime prints. Go to Website

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