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Glossy 2

Faces, Magazines, Now

Following the success of Glossy: Faces, Magazines, Now in 1999 the National Portrait Gallery again highlights the huge array of contemporary portraiture in the pages of magazines.

More information on Glossy 2

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Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann, 2000 Ingvar Kenne. © Ingvar Kenne
Lee Lin Chin
Lee Lin Chin, 2005 Ingvar Kenne. © Ingvar Kenne
Collette Dinnigan
Collette Dinnigan, 2005 Ingvar Kenne. © Ingvar Kenne
Margaret Whitlam
Margaret Whitlam, 2005 Sahlan Hayes. © Sahlan Hayes
Meryl Tankard
Meryl Tankard, 2005 Ingvar Kenne. © Ingvar Kenne
Martin Grant
Martin Grant, 2004 Julian Kingma. © Julian Kingma
Missy Higgins
Missy Higgins, 2004 Julian Kingma. © Julian Kingma
Helen Garner
Helen Garner, 2004 Julian Kingma. © Julian Kingma
Donald Horne
Donald Horne, 2005 Sahlan Hayes. © Sahlan Hayes
Philip Hunter
Philip Hunter, 2004 Julian Kingma. © Julian Kingma
Michael Chaney
Michael Chaney, 2005 Ingvar Kenne. © Ingvar Kenne
Bernard Fanning
Bernard Fanning, 2003 Christopher Morris. © Christopher Morris
Robert Dessaix
Robert Dessaix, 2004 Julian Kingma. © Julian Kingma
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Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann

Go glossy!

Magazine article by Katherine Russell, 2006

In association with the Glossy 2 exhibition, eight year 10,11 and 12 students spent two days transforming themselves into a variety of alter-egos in the first ever 8x10 Glossy Photo Shoot Workshop.
Margaret Whitlam
Margaret Whitlam
Margaret Whitlam
Margaret Whitlam

Glossy too

Magazine article by Christine Clark, 2005

The Glossy 2 exhibition highlights the integral role magazine photography plays in illustrating and shaping our contemporary culture.
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