BIOGRAPHICAL CATALOG OF THE MODEM'S COVERS AUTHORS

5-29 29 German-born and Paris-based photographer and director Ellen von Unwerth has firmly established herself as a fashion photographer since the mid-1980s, and is reputed for her erotic take on imagery, as well as for her playful mise-en- scène. In addition to her career as a fashion photographer, filmmaker and video director, her work has been collected in numerous books and photo-novellas. Von Unwerth’s first book, ‘Snaps’, was published in 1994 followed by ‘Wicked’ (1998), ‘Couples’ (1999) and ‘Omahyra & Boyd’ (2005). Her photo-novella ‘Revenge’ was published in 2003, and accompanied by exhibi- tions in New York, Paris, Amsterdam, Hamburg and Moscow. A few years later, in 2009, her reputed ‘Fräulein’ book was published by Taschen, and accompa- nied by a range of exhibitions in New York, London, Paris and Berlin. In addition, Ellen von Unwerth published the photo-novella ‘The story of Olga’ in 2012, as a collector’s item with Taschen publishing house. Over the years, her photographs have been exhibited worldwide, including in ‘Archaeology of Elegance (2012), Fashioning Fiction’, exhibited at MoMA/Queens in 2004; and ‘The Model as Muse’, exhibited at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2009). In addition, her short-films won prizes at the Lajolla Festival, and at the ASVOFF Festival, among others. Modem Accessories Fall-Winter 2015-2016 Cover by ELLEN VON UNWERTH 2015 FALL/WINTER 2015 2016 ARTIST / PHOTOGRAPHER