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On 30 April, Christian Hiltawsky will open his new gallery space, in the heart of Berlin Mitte, with photographs by Frank Horvat (*1928), who played an important role in the history of fashion photography. The gallerist has already proven his knowledge of photography art with many years of experience as the head of the aplanat galerie für fotografie in Hamburg.

The private view is on 30 April from 7pm onwards. Dr. Matthias Harder, Curator of the Helmut Newton Trust, will be giving a talk, attended by the photographer himself. On 1 May at 7pm, there will be a reading and slide show, by Ingrid Mylo and Frank Horvat to introduce the “Masken und Mandarinen” (masks and mandarins) book project.

Frank Horvat – Images of the 50s and 60s – 1 May – 13 June 2009

Galerie Hiltawsky
Tucholskystraße 41, 10117 Berlin
www.hiltawsky.com

Over the last few years, fashion houses have been turning to unconventional beauties like Charlotte Gainsbourg, Chloë Sevigny to inject quirky nonchalance into their brand. And finally we’re seeing a trend emerge with an edgy new wave of models, actors and socialites who are embracing gapped teeth, scars, prominent bone structure, freckles and birthmarks. So if you haven’t already realised your flaws are features, it’s about time you started working them to your advantage.