{"id":584244,"date":"2026-05-14T20:53:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/584244\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T20:53:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:53:18","slug":"helmut-newton-made-cars-look-as-good-as-models-now-his-work-will-be-exhibited-at-a-prestigious-italian-automotive-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/584244\/","title":{"rendered":"Helmut Newton made cars look as good as models. Now his work will be exhibited at a prestigious Italian automotive festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Look beyond the alluring models taking center stage in many Helmut Newton photographs, and you\u2019ll see an equally dazzling car playing into the luxurious narrative that his work typically embodied.<\/p>\n

While Newton (1920-2004)<\/a> wasn\u2019t an automotive photographer by specialty, he had a passion for cars \u2013 especially expensive cars, as they embodied the decadent, free-spirited lifestyle he led.<\/p>\n

Now, an Italian designer brand, Larusmiani, and Italian automotive and \u201chighlife\u201d event, FuoriConcorso, have organized a world-first exhibition of Newton\u2019s car-focused imagery.<\/p>\n

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Helmut Newton, Nicolas Cage, Hollywood 1998 (Lamborghini Miura) (Image credit: Helmut Newton Foundation)<\/p>\n

Helmut Newton. Cars will display a selection of images crafted by the artist between 1956-2001, and will take place in the garden of the empathic Villa Olmo, on the shores of Lake Como, Italy \u2013 where Newton worked repeatedly from the Seventies onwards.<\/p>\n

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While the open-air exhibition runs from May 15 to June 30, and is free to enter for 2 days, it forms part of this year’s edition of FuoriConcorso, KraftMeister<\/a>, itself taking place May 16-17 \u2013 and for which you’ll need to buy tickets.<\/p>\n

Visitors can admire some of Newton\u2019s most iconic portraits featuring cars, from the 1985 shot of Princess Caroline of Monaco in a Mercedes-Benz 280 SL, to actor Nicolas Cage seated behind the wheel of a Lamborghini Miura in Hollywood, 1998.<\/p>\n

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Helmut Newton, Princess Caroline of Monaco, Monaco 1985 (Mercedes-Benz 280 SL) (Image credit: Helmut Newton Foundation)<\/p>\n

The exhibition comes more than 20 years after Newton\u2019s death. The artist\u2019s impact has been described as \u201ctransformative”; his photographic and artistic style revolutionized fashion photography with themes of voyeurism and eroticism portrayed in high-contrast, narrative-driven scenes.<\/p>\n

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A longtime Vogue contributor, Newton\u2019s daring, often controversial black-and-white images depict glamorous, powerful women rather than passive subjects, challenging traditional norms of fashion photography. Cars often played into this narrative, with many saying they represented Newton\u2019s wild streak.<\/p>\n

Helmut Newton. Cars, a world-first exhibition dedicated to the late photographer’s more automotive-focused work, runs from May 15- June 30 at Villa Olmo, Lake Como. The event opens at 10:00 on the first day, with opening hours of 07:00-23:00 thereafter.<\/p>\n

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