Things to look forward to this week: Guy Bourdin

fashion photographer Guy Bourdin
fashion photographer Guy Bourdin

The enigmatic and influential fashion photographer Guy Bourdin will have a stunning exhibition at Somerset House starting this thursday November 27. Four decades of this pioneering provocateur, featuring over 100 works and unseen material. A must see!

The enigmatic and influential fashion photographer Guy Bourdin will have a stunning exhibitionat Somerset House starting this thursday November 27. Four decades of this pioneering provocateur, featuring over 100 works and unseen material. A must see!

His glossy, sexy and bright campaigns seized the imagination of a generation. His gift to advertising aesthetic: his conviction that the image should receive the spotlight, not the image.

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Guy Bourdin: Image Maker will run at Somerset House from November 27 2014 to March 15 2015. For more information visit: http://www.somersethouse.org.uk/visual-arts/guy-bourdin