Martin Schoeller: Close Up

Hollywood A-listers Angelina Jolie, George Clooney and Cate Blanchett, politicians Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, sports icons Kobe Bryant and Andre Agassi, and comedic icon Chris Rock open up for Schoeller and his camera.

The New York-based photographer fine-tuned his craft working as an assistant to Annie Leibovitz in the 1990s, then landed a spot as a feature photographer for The New Yorker in 1999. Stylistically, Schoeller's photos strip away the hype that surrounds these household names and… Show more offer an authentic, unembellished portrait. The works are tied together by the use of the same lighting and same camera angle, lending uniformity to the exhibition.

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