Annie Leibovitz is that rare photographer who has earned acclaim within her field while breaking the boundaries of fine art to make a mark on popular culture. A new exhibit at the Mint Museum in Charlotte celebrates her 50-year career, which started in the 1970s at Rolling Stone magazine.
She went on to create lauded photographs for Vogue and Vanity Fair, becoming known for her conceptual portraits of musicians, politicians, athletes, and other influential figures.
She has said that she focuses on portraits as a collaboration between herself and the subject, working as a team to create the image. That’s how she snapped such iconic images as John Lennon curled around Yoko Ono, or Demi Moore, seven months pregnant and nude, on the cover of Vanity Fair.
The innovative exhibit includes some of her best-known photographs, as well as rarely seen work, and will be featured as paper prints as well as in digital displays.
You Can Go
- Mint Museum Uptown at Levine Center for the Arts, 500 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC
- Organized by the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
- On display through Aug. 31
- $10 plus museum admission; order at mintmuseum.org
