The Opéra: Anniversary Issue:
The Best of Classic and Contemporary Nude Photography
Since the founding of THE OPÉRA—Magazine for Classic & Contemporary Nude Photography in 2012, a new issue with works by more than thirty photographers per magazine has been produced each year under the creative direction of changing designers. Together with Editor Matthias Straub we chose the most beautiful series from ten issues that now being published for the first time and in a new layout with in part new motifs in a unique omnibus volume.
The structure of the book which is divided in five chapters define and influence the layout, size and combinations of the photographs. A plethora of subjects, models and settings taken by internationally acclaimed photographers and artists shows the status quo of classic and contemporary nude photography.
The book combines the works of the following artists: Evelyn Bencicova, Rachel de Joode, Henny de la Motte, Fabien Dettori, Julia Fullerton-Batten, Thomas Hauser, Bart Hess, Petrina Hicks, Mayumi Hosokura, David PD Hyde, Maciek Jasik, Nadav Kander, Mona Kuhn, Joanne Leah, Kenny Lemes, Julia Luzina, Ed Maximus, Stefan Milev, Thomas Sing, Laura Stevens, Erika Svensson, Marc van Dalen, Sean Patrick Watters, Roger Weiss, Milena Wojhan, Bastiaan Woudt, Daisuke Yokota and Lin Zhipeng
The dedication of each artist is also honored in a personal text contribution that was placed in a specific part at the end of the book, the appendix. The typographical treatment is inspired by Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (December 2019) which was published by Venetian published Aldus Manutius during the Renaissance.
The anniversary issue was released on two seperate occasions: during Paris Photo and at Galerie Kernweine in Stuttgart. On each occasion we’ve had the chance to present the decisions and the process of editing and designing this sophisticated archive.
Client: |
Kerber Verlag |
Partners: |
Matthias Straub, Studio Tillack Knöll |
Size: |
240 × 310 |
Technique: |
Offset |
ISBN: |
978-3-7356-0852-9 |
URL: |
https://www.kerberverlag.com/en/1997/the-opera |
Studio Tillack Knöll is a multicreative design practice that concerns itself with the visual and spatial aspects of communication. We design exhibitions, wayfinding systems, books, posters, visual identities and digital experiences for a variety of clients involved in architecture, art, science and commerce to cultural institutions and NGOs.