The Madonna Nudes – 30th Anniversary
In 1979, an unknown model posed nude for New York photographer Martin H. M. Schreiber. Six years later, he spotted that same model on the cover of Time Magazine and the penny dropped. Martin dug out his intimate portraits of Madonna, taken whilst teaching a photography course at the world-famous Parsons School, and offered them to Playboy magazine. They were notoriously published in their 1985 September issue, catapulting him to fame.
Thirty years on, Seven Dials, Covent Garden’s hidden village, is set to host The Madonna Nudes – 30th Anniversary exhibition, a collection of these intimate photographs of the fifty year old pop Diva, taken when she was just 20.
The exhibition will be co-hosted by Seven Dials and Impure Art – UK’s only erotic art gallery – who are exclusively handling the sale of the Madonna Nudes 30th Anniversary collection.
Memorabilia will also be available including badges, postcards, books and original copies of the Playboy magazine.
Jamie McCartney of Impure Art comments; “When you have wonderful nude photos of a beautiful young woman, taken by a great photographer and she happens to be a global icon, it’s a no brainer. With such a fantastic central London venue and with Madonna herself being in town, we are expecting huge interest.”
Donna Lambert, Communications Manager for Seven Dials adds, “We are very excited about facilitating The Madonna Nudes and the attention that the exhibition is expected to receive. It’s a great addition for the Seven Dials visitor to enjoy.”
The Madonna Nudes will showcase at 19 Earlham Street, Seven Dials, WC2 from 2nd to 19th July.
The gallery will be open seven days – Monday to Saturday, 12-7pm, and Sunday 12-6pm. For further information visit impureart.com and sevendials.co.uk.