Annie leibovitz's Artistic Career

Annie leibovitz was born in waterbury, Connecticut, the third of six children. She is a third-generation American Jewish immigrant, and her great-grandparents are from Central and Western Europe. Her father is descended from Romanian immigrants. Her mother, Marilyn Leibovitz, is a modern dance teacher with Estonian Jewish descent. His father, Sam leibowitz, is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force. When Anne was young, her family moved a lot because of her father's position. Her first photo was taken in the Philippines where her father was stationed during the Vietnam War.

In high school, Anne was very interested in various artistic activities and began to devote herself to writing and music. She entered the San Francisco Art Institute, studied painting, and met Sasha Michel, a teacher who had a profound influence on her future artistic career. While continuing to learn photography skills, Annie also does various jobs part-time. For example 1969, she worked in Jabis, Israel for several months. 1970 After returning to the United States, Anne joined the newly established Rolling Stone magazine and became a hired photographer. 1973, publisher Jane Wenner promoted her as the chief photographer. Until 1983 left her job, during her ten-year photography career in the magazine, a large number of exquisite and intimate celebrity portraits in her hands created a distinctive style for Rolling Stone magazine. During her work in Rolling Stone, Anne gradually paid attention to other magazines, which influenced her style. Richard Avedon's portrait photo is an important example. In addition, she also understands that photographers can work for magazines and study personal works at the same time; For her, being able to work with people who love her, "willing to open my heart and soul and live with you" is a more intimate relationship, which makes photography more vivid and profound, and it is also her main pursuit.

During Anne's stay at the San Francisco Art Institute, photographers such as robert frank and Henry Cartier-Bray had a great influence on her. "Their personal interpretation style-in a visual and graphic way-is exactly what we are trying to catch up with."

197 1 to 1972, Annie was invited to be the photographer of "Rolling Stones' 75-year American Tour Concert" to record images for the Rolling Stones Orchestra in San Francisco. One of her most satisfying works is the photo of mick jagger in the elevator. 1980 65438+On February 8th, Anne took a portrait of John Lennon in Rolling Stone. She had expected to take a single photo of Lennon as requested by Rolling Stone magazine, but Lennon insisted on appearing on the cover of the magazine with Yoko Ono Lennon. So Anne decided to reproduce the kissing scene between Lennon and grandpa on the cover of her favorite album "Double Fantasia". She made Lennon undress and curl up next to Grandpa. Annie recalled, "It's interesting that she said she would take off her coat, but I said' put them all on'-I didn't actually write a composition at all. Then he curled up close to Xiao Ye, very, very strong. You can't help feeling her coldness, and he seems so attached and entangled. I think the first shot is amazing, and they are all very excited. John said, "You have captured our relationship accurately. Promise me it will be on the cover. I looked him straight in the eye and we were all deeply shocked. Annie was the last photographer to officially take pictures of Lennon; Five hours later, he was shot dead.

In 2009, John's son, sean lennon, and his girlfriend, Charlotte kempe moore, reinterpreted the photo, reversing the male and female roles (male clothes, female nudity). The photos were taken by Henry Pound and Sam Taylor Wood, and included in1YBA Imitation Series on October 26th (1993).