Photographs
Photographs
Mario Testino
Malibu, Los Angeles (Gucci)
Lot Closed
June 13, 03:02 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Mario Testino
b. 1954
Malibu, Los Angeles (Gucci)
mural-sized chromogenic print, framed, 2003, no. 2 in an edition of 3; accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity
image: 122.9 by 155.7 cm (48⅜ by 61¼ in.)
frame: 131.6 by 164.5 cm (51⅞ by 64¾ in.)
Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, Mario Testino: Out of Fashion, 2007
This advertisement for Gucci debuted in the February 2003 issue of Vogue and quickly came under fire for its provocative content. Personally designed by Gucci Creative Director Tom Ford and featuring 24-year old model Carmen Kass with the letter 'G' shaved into her pubic hair, the image was unofficially dubbed 'Pubic Enemy'.