Helmut Newton is among Mario Testino’s, his inimitable style and stylized nudity shaping a generation. Joined by Curator of the Helmut Newton Foundation, Matthias Harder, the pair walk through the landscape of bodies on display.
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In The Frame
Laid Bare
To coincide with Dia dos Namorados, Mira Mira unveils this exclusive gallery of nudes, featuring young Brazilian stars, shot by Mario Testino.
Director's Cuts
A Study Of Undressed
Amid the larger-than-life nude icons of Mario Testino Undressed, now showing at the Helmut Newton Foundation, an art historian and a psychiatrist take a walk. Matthias Harder and Manfred Spitzer, the respective historian and psychiatrist, both contributed to the catalogue text for Mario’s landmark exhibition in Berlin.
In The Frame
Rio Undressed
The lucid, dreamlike appeal of Rio affects its inhabitants in different ways. Mira Mira unveils these never-before-seen shots, directly from Mario's archive.
Studio Visits
Celia Hempton
Full-frontal, and fully aware of it, Celia Hempton’s pastel-toned paintings are a sight to behold. Galleries from Auckland to Paris have hosted the London-based artist’s collections, exposing them to an audience as diverse as the body types she depicts.
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Tokyo Dandies
Dan Bailey and Joe Kazuaki set out to capture Japan’s ‘lost generation’. Almost 10 years since that move, their creative platform, Tokyo Dandy, is the leading tastemaker on Japanese culture at home and abroad.
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New Visions
In a recent art supplement for Vogue Netherlands and the Rijksmuseum, Mario selected works from the collection that had inspired him. Now, viewing Mario’s archive through the prism of the Dutch greats, the museum’s General Director, Taco Dibbits, draws out fresh insights from the canvases, lending a new perspective to both.
Under The Towel
Under The Towel: Cameron Dallas
After winding up his towel series with Mario, Cameron Dallas stepped Mira Mira through his beauty regime.
In The Frame
77 Contemporary Peruvian Artists
77 Contemporary Peruvian Artists, published by MATE - Museo Mario Testino, exposes new audiences to Peru's burgeoning, bustling art scene.
Under The Towel
Under The Towel: Alexa Chung
How do you make a towel look like couture? Ask Alexa Chung. The multi-hyphenate star claims to be Mario's shyest subject so far, but the pair sits down for an exclusive chat.
Director's Cuts
India, Adorned
The MARIOTESTINO+ special issue of Vogue India drew the Mira Mira team to Jaipur, Delhi and Samode Village, as they encountered the dizzying colours and distinct palette of each Indian centre.