Created on the occasion of Helmut Newton’s 100th birthday and TASCHEN’s 40th anniversary, we present BABY SUMO, the ultimate collectible! Published in a limited edition of 10,000 numbered copies, it is precisely half the size of the famous 1999 original. BABY SUMO comes with a stainless-steel bookstand designed by Philippe Starck, including a pedestal and a booklet documenting the making of this legendary publication.
Collector’s edition of 10,000 numbered copies with a bookstand by Philippe Starck
Edited and revised by June Newton
The Helmut Newton SUMO was overwhelming in every respect: a 464-page homage to the most influential and controversial photographer of the 20th century, and a book that broke records for weight, dimensions, and resale price.
Helmut Newton (1920–2004) always demonstrated a healthy disdain for easy or predictable solutions. SUMO—a bold and unprecedented publishing venture—was an irresistible project. The idea of a spectacular compendium of images, reproduced to exceptional page size and to state-of-the-art origination and printing standards, emerged from an open, exploratory dialogue between photographer and publisher. With its awe-inspiring weight of around 35 kilos, its unusual concept and its flawless technical production, the book set new standards.
Published in a limited edition of 10,000 signed and numbered copies, the first SUMO sold out soon after release and quickly multiplied its value. As a worldwide publishing sensation, the book took the art monograph genre to an entirely new level and is today found in numerous important collections around the world, including New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Legendary SUMO copy number one, autographed by over 100 of the book’s featured celebrities, also broke the record for the most expensive book of the 20th century, selling at auction in Berlin on April 6, 2000 for 620,000 German Marks.
Created on the occasion of the centenary of Helmut Newton’s birth and TASCHEN’s 40th anniversary, this spectacular new edition edited by June Newton is now available. Shrunk to exactly half the size of the famous 1999 original, the “BABY SUMO” is no less glamorous: With more than 400 breathtaking images, reproduced and printed to the latest standards, it still has all the scope of a private exhibition of photographs. It is likewise published in a limited edition of 10,000 copies and comes with a detailed booklet documenting the making of this major publishing event. Philippe Starck has once again designed the accompanying book stand, this time including a pedestal, as an ideal way to display the volume.
BABY SUMO, the ultimate collectible. For Newton fans and anyone who wants to own a piece of art history. The legend lives on!
Collector's edition of 10,000 numbered copies with a bookstand by Philippe Starck
Edited and revised by June Newton
Collector’s edition of 10,000 numbered copies with a bookstand by Philippe Starck
Edited and revised by June Newton
The Helmut Newton SUMO was overwhelming in every respect: a 464-page homage to the most influential and controversial photographer of the 20th century, and a book that broke records for weight, dimensions, and resale price.
Helmut Newton (1920–2004) always demonstrated a healthy disdain for easy or predictable solutions. SUMO—a bold and unprecedented publishing venture—was an irresistible project. The idea of a spectacular compendium of images, reproduced to exceptional page size and to state-of-the-art origination and printing standards, emerged from an open, exploratory dialogue between photographer and publisher. With its awe-inspiring weight of around 35 kilos, its unusual concept and its flawless technical production, the book set new standards.
Published in a limited edition of 10,000 signed and numbered copies, the first SUMO sold out soon after release and quickly multiplied its value. As a worldwide publishing sensation, the book took the art monograph genre to an entirely new level and is today found in numerous important collections around the world, including New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Legendary SUMO copy number one, autographed by over 100 of the book’s featured celebrities, also broke the record for the most expensive book of the 20th century, selling at auction in Berlin on April 6, 2000 for 620,000 German Marks.
Created on the occasion of the centenary of Helmut Newton’s birth and TASCHEN’s 40th anniversary, this spectacular new edition edited by June Newton is now available. Shrunk to exactly half the size of the famous 1999 original, the “BABY SUMO” is no less glamorous: With more than 400 breathtaking images, reproduced and printed to the latest standards, it still has all the scope of a private exhibition of photographs. It is likewise published in a limited edition of 10,000 copies and comes with a detailed booklet documenting the making of this major publishing event. Philippe Starck has once again designed the accompanying book stand, this time including a pedestal, as an ideal way to display the volume.
BABY SUMO, the ultimate collectible. For Newton fans and anyone who wants to own a piece of art history. The legend lives on!
Collector's edition of 10,000 numbered copies with a bookstand by Philippe Starck
Edited and revised by June Newton
The photographer
헬무트 뉴튼(Helmut Newton)(1920-2004)은 가장 영향력 있는 사진작가 중 한 명이다. 베를린에서 태어난 그는 1940년 호주로 건너갔으며, 8년 후 준 브루넬(예명은 엘리스 스프링)과 결혼하였다. 1970년대에 처음 국제적 명성을 얻으며 주로 프렌치 보그에서 활동하였고 이후 수십 년 동안 명성과 영향력을 이어갔다. 뉴튼은 스튜디오보다는 길거리나 실내를 더 선호하였다. 그의 인상은 논쟁을 불러일으키는 시나리오, 과감한 조명, 파격적 배치 등이다. 1990년에는 국립 사진 대상을 수상하였고 1992년에는 독일 정부로부터 독일 문화에 대한 치하로 상(Das Grosse Verdienstkreuz)을 수상하였고, 모나코로부터 문화예술인문과학 오피서(Officer des Arts, Lettres et Sciences)로 지명되었다. 1996년에는 당시 프랑스 문화부 장관인 필립 두스트 블라지로부터 문화예술 훈장(Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres)을 받았다. 83세를 일기로 세상을 떠나기까지 아내와도 두터운 우정을 유지하며 독창적이고, 매력적이며 개성 있는 이미지로 남아 있다.
The editor
June Newton, née Browne, was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1923. As a young woman she was passionately interested in the theater, and worked as an actress under the name June Brunell, receiving the Erik Kuttner Award in 1956. She married the photographer Helmut Newton in Melbourne in 1948 and became a photographer herself in 1970, using the pseudonym Alice Springs. Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions and publications, including Vanity Fair, Interview, Elle, and Vogue. Her many famous subjects include William S. Burroughs, Catherine Deneuve, Graham Greene, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Mapplethorpe, Yves Saint Laurent, and Nicole Kidman.
헬무트 뉴튼(Helmut Newton)(1920-2004)은 가장 영향력 있는 사진작가 중 한 명이다. 베를린에서 태어난 그는 1940년 호주로 건너갔으며, 8년 후 준 브루넬(예명은 엘리스 스프링)과 결혼하였다. 1970년대에 처음 국제적 명성을 얻으며 주로 프렌치 보그에서 활동하였고 이후 수십 년 동안 명성과 영향력을 이어갔다. 뉴튼은 스튜디오보다는 길거리나 실내를 더 선호하였다. 그의 인상은 논쟁을 불러일으키는 시나리오, 과감한 조명, 파격적 배치 등이다. 1990년에는 국립 사진 대상을 수상하였고 1992년에는 독일 정부로부터 독일 문화에 대한 치하로 상(Das Grosse Verdienstkreuz)을 수상하였고, 모나코로부터 문화예술인문과학 오피서(Officer des Arts, Lettres et Sciences)로 지명되었다. 1996년에는 당시 프랑스 문화부 장관인 필립 두스트 블라지로부터 문화예술 훈장(Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres)을 받았다. 83세를 일기로 세상을 떠나기까지 아내와도 두터운 우정을 유지하며 독창적이고, 매력적이며 개성 있는 이미지로 남아 있다.
The editor
June Newton, née Browne, was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1923. As a young woman she was passionately interested in the theater, and worked as an actress under the name June Brunell, receiving the Erik Kuttner Award in 1956. She married the photographer Helmut Newton in Melbourne in 1948 and became a photographer herself in 1970, using the pseudonym Alice Springs. Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions and publications, including Vanity Fair, Interview, Elle, and Vogue. Her many famous subjects include William S. Burroughs, Catherine Deneuve, Graham Greene, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Mapplethorpe, Yves Saint Laurent, and Nicole Kidman.
