The fashion industry is still mourning the passing of one of its most iconic figures, Karl Lagerfeld, the creative director of Chanel since 1983 and the man responsible behind many of Fendi’s revolutionary projects since 1967. Lagerfeld was also known for his love for the arts and photography in specific. Honouring this, a new, spontaneous photography retrospective has opened today at Galerie Gmurzynska, in Zurich. ‘Homage to Karl Lagerfeld: 22 Years of Exhibition’ features over 50 works of Lagerfeld and is accompanied by a publication on Karl himself.
Mathias Rastorfer, the gallery’s CEO and co-owner told ARTnews: “Since our first exhibition in 1996, to our last today, Karl has continuously and fearlessly explored the avant-garde of photography, creating his own unique processes that will continue their influence on photography and art in general.”
“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that‘s gone forever, impossible to reproduce,” Karl Lagerfeld once said. What better way to celebrate his memory than with a collection of those ephemeral moments, captured by a man who himself is impossible to reproduce?