Total Records: the covers too rude to use
Looking at an album cover, you can almost hear what you see.
Total Records is a new exhibition at Les Rencontres d'Arles ( Arles, France, until 20 September 2015 ). The exhibition looks at the history of photography through the prism of the vinyl record. Both media, which left their mark on the 20th century, were combined in all their forms, from artwork to illustration, figuration to experimentation. The show is based on this diversity of intentions and propositions.
“ Some photographers built a style; others built icons. Labels built visual identities where photography mattered more than anything else. Every technique—from photojournalism to photomontage, photo booths, photos used for a purpose other than that for which they were intended, overexposed photos and photos within the photo—can be found in these 30x30-centimeter squares. “
Total Records is a must stop. Eclectic LPs covers from Grace Jones to the Beatles, from Kraftwerk to Yves Montand... will gently throw you into a world of art where photography meet music icons.
Photography credits:
Irving Penn: Miles Davis
Herb Ritts: John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
Andy Warhol: Sticky Fingers - Rolling-Stones
Jean-Baptiste Mondino: Debut - Bjork