Jennifer Lopez, Vogue, 2004. More Photos »FASHION photographers are finally being taken seriously in the art world. Perhaps that is not surprising, given the art world’s recent obsession with fashion as subject matter, but lately those model-chasing photographers are getting their own attention from museums.
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Follow @NYTimesfashion for fashion, beauty and lifestyle news and headlines.Jean-Paul Goude was the subject of an exhibition in Paris this year; a show of Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin portraits opened at the Dallas Contemporary last month. And on Sunday, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston plans to open a Mario Testino exhibition called “In Your Face.” “We are in a moment of blending in fashion and art and the world in general,” said Mr. Testino, who has photographed countless designer campaigns, magazine features and royal weddings in his three-decade career. His photographs have actually figured into a number of contemporary works, including those by Nate Lowman (an image from a Julia Roberts fragrance campaign) and Karen Kilimnik (a portrait of Kate Moss from Russian Vogue). “It is all probably becoming more and more one,” Mr. Testino said. Here, a look at the stories behind some of his memorable images, which are also included in a book published by Taschen for the exhibition.
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