They look down on us threateningly while we sit at this kitchen table and chat about life instead of working on his Portfolio.
The only thing that intimidates you are the oversized portraits of female bodybuilders he has just hung up on the walls to mark in corrections for an exhibition in Los Angeles. But once you’ve negotiated this obstacle, everything is so easy because Martin is one of the most likeable people I have ever met in this business. “ Dear Reader, if you want to visit Martin Schoeller in his New York studio, you first have to resist the temptation to call in at Nobu, one of the restaurants run by Nobu Matsuhisa, the world’s most successful Japanese chef. Every frame in this expansive volume is touched with Schoeller’s distinctive flare for creating meticulously realized worlds – and confirm that he’s a talent that consistently resets the limits of photographic portraiture.” –Jeff Koons While ‘Portraits’ will surely thrill devoted fans, it will also attract new admirers with images they’ve noted in top magazines. Regardless of the subject and setting, Schoeller’s photographs seemingly come to life. Whether portraits of politcal leaders, Hollywood stars, business entrepeneurs, or contemporary music royalty, these images are as daring as they are exacting, playful, and precise. With an impressive amount of variety and scale, Schoeller shares his signature compositional imagination alongside the wry wit that animates his work. The illustrious photographer’s full range of expression is on display in this unprecedented gathering of editorial images. “ Building on the success of his previous titles, ‘Close Up’ and ‘Identical,’ Martin Schoeller’s ‘Portraits’ is cause for celebration.
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