Thursday, October 30, 2014

Not Being John Malkovich

Sandro Miller has teamed as a photographer with John Malkovich as model, to recreate some of the most disturbing, affecting, and enduring photographs in history.  I think the aim was true here, the images are an engrossing mix, and there's little that feels parodic (a feat, considering that Malkovich appears as Marilyn Monroe at least twice).

The Dorothea Lange is a standout in its own right and as homage.  The Einstein is almost indistinguishable from the original!

Not to go all rarefied-arty-talk or anything, but the dialogue between these images and the original portraits is definitely arresting.  Worth a look even if you DO find these parodic.  There's value in that as well.

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