S otheby's is thrilled to bring the world of British photographer Miles Aldridge to our London New Bond Street galleries, showcasing his most striking photographs – vivid, cinematic and meticulously composed. Known for his hyper-saturated palettes and enigmatic subjects, Aldridge has developed an editorial style that is both couture and chromatic but also surreal. He is influenced by the films of Federico Fellini and David Lynch and the photography of Richard Avedon, as well as the album covers and book designs created by his father, Alan Aldridge.
As one of Aldridge’s own inspirations, David Lynch, once said of his work:
“Miles sees a color-coordinated, graphically pure, hard-edged reality.”
Available for sale, these works affirm Aldridge’s place in contemporary visual culture – bold, provocative and unforgettable.
“We have long admired Miles’s work — his unique vision and the way he transforms reality into a hyper-real, captivating world. Collaborating with him was an opportunity to merge our creative worlds and witness what could emerge from the encounter between his vivid colors and our visual language. Every collaboration is an experiment, and working with Miles was a constant source of surprise.”
Location:
St George Street Gallery
34–35 New Bond Street, London W1A 2AA, UK
Hours:
31 March–17 April
Monday–Friday | 9:00 AM–4:30 PM
Closed on weekends
For sale inquires please contact Lyndsey Ingram
TOILETMILES PAPERALDRIDGE is the third special edition from TOILETPAPER magazine founders, artist Maurizio Cattelan and photographer Pierpaolo Ferrari with Miles Aldridge. This latest issue of TOILETPAPER sequences a selection of Aldridge’s glamorous and elaborate mise-en-scène images in a palette of vibrant acidic hues. At the same time, Lyndsey Ingram Gallery will host an exhibition of works by Miles Aldridge showcasing his work featured in the magazine TOILETMILES PAPERALDRIDGE. The exhibition will go on view in both Lyndsey Ingram’s new gallery space on 16 Bourdon Street until 17 April and at Sotheby’s Story Café until 2 May.
To celebrate this collaboration, TOILETPAPER and Chromotherapia will be available for sale at Sotheby’s Story Café.
Miles Aldridge will bring his studio to Sotheby’s London for 4 days in April to create 64 portraits in support of The Elton John AIDS Foundation. Portrait sessions are available for £150 (inclusive of VAT) with all proceeds going to the foundation.
Aldridge will use his Rollieflex camera and Kodak film, the same equipment he’s used for portraits of Elton John, Viola Davis, and others. Each portrait will be printed as a C-type on Fuji Crystal Archive paper, authenticated with a signed artist’s label. The prints are also available framed.
In celebration of his recent collaboration with TOILETPAPER, founded by artist Maurizio Cattelan and photographer Pierpaolo Ferrari, British photographer, Miles Aldridge takes over Sotheby’s Story Café to create an immersive experience of the cinematic, surreal and chromatic. Renowned for his hyper-saturated palettes and enigmatic subjects, Aldridge’s photography cements his place captures in contemporary visual culture – bold, provocative and unforgettable.
