| Helmut Newton: Sumo |  | Author: June Newton
Publisher: TASCHEN America Llc
Category: Book
List Price: $150.00
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 40,120
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Har/Bklt
Pages: 480
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 15.6
Dimensions (in): 17.5 x 12.4 x 4.2
ISBN: 3836517302
Dewey Decimal Number: 770
EAN: 9783836517300
ASIN: 3836517302
Publication Date: September 21, 2009
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Product Description
The biggest, most lavish book production of the 20th century is back!
SUMO was a titanic book in every respect: a 480-page tribute to the 20th century's most influential, intriguing and controversial photographer, breaking records for weight and dimensions. Fifty people worked with Helmut and June Newton for three years to complete a book that weighed 30kg (66lbs). But size wasn't everything. Control and quality - printing, paper, binding - were all critical in making SUMO a worldwide publishing sensation, which is in many famous collections all around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Now, 10 years after the original publication, SUMO is back in a more economical edition, but one with the same DNA as its unique progenitor.
The original SUMO, edited by June Newton, featured over 350 pictures, most published for the first time, covering every aspect of Newton's outstanding career: from the stunning fashion images that influenced generations of younger photographers, to his powerful, erotic nudes and celebrity portraits. Also included is a booklet with a 'making of' section, detailing the meticulous selection process, and the trial and error, experiment and innovation that went into creating the original SUMO, the book that redefined the photographic monograph.
However, proud owners of the new edition won't wrestle with their copy of SUMO. It comes with a unique stand for displaying the book at home:
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Excelent June 25, 2010
Jorge Nicolas Horvath (Argentina)
I have received the Suma book in excelente conditions.
Thanks very much
Jorge Horvath
Argentina
SUMO - 10th Anniversary Edition - Helmut Newton (Taschen) May 11, 2010
BlogOnBooks (Los Angeles CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's hard to believe that it has been 10 years since the Taschen art book house set the world of book publishing on its ear with the publication of the world's largest mass production book, `Sumo' by Helmut Newton. The 66 pound, 20 by 27.5 inch book was originally issued as a signed, limited edition volume complete with its own chrome viewing stand designed by modern artist Philippe Starck.
Now, upon the 10th anniversary of it's publication, comes `Sumo' the coffee table sized edition for those who either couldn't afford the $10,000 first edition or for who (like us) the massive original was just too unwieldy to manage for ease of viewing. Either way, `Sumo' is back and it exists to showcase and celebrate what is undoubtedly one of the world's premiere photographers and his most famous sexy, edgy, (largely) black and white work.
Newton, who died in a car accident outside Hollywood's legendary Chateau Marmont hotel shortly after the book's original publication, was beyond compare when it came to his stark and somewhat controversial portraits of the world's rich and famous as well as many of the world's top models and even downright ordinary people. `Sumo' captures all of Newton's most famous photographs including subjects such as Princess Caroline, Brigitte Neilsen, Salvador Dali, Iman, David Bowie (separately), David Lynch and Isabella Rossellini (together) Nicholas Cage, Darryl Hannah and countless others. His oft-times German (and even Nazi) influenced, S&M images of models from Hollywood to Paris remain as strikingly vibrant and cutting edge as they were when originally shot. The full page and double truck layout of the photos add to the dramatic impact in both versions as well.
In preparation for this smaller, coffee table edition, the makers (presumably June Newton) went back and reviewed each of the photo pages to see if any improvements could be made. The result are a relatively small number of substitute photos (Winnie on Deck, Cannes or Romy Schneider, for example) or alternative takes usually just a few frames apart from the original shot selection. The main pros and cons are basically that the new version is immensely easier to view than the poster size original, while the impact of the larger format pages is somewhat lost, especially on the double truck photos which are nearly larger than life in the first edition.
Overall, the price tag is probably the great equalizer. Now, for the first time, the brilliance of `Sumo' is available to the masses. After a ten year wait that may be the best news of all. Either way, this is easily one of the most impressive photo art books ever assembled. While the stand and weight add to the aura of majesty, `Sumo' stands on it's own as one of the greatest art books ever. Yes, ever.
a book to bask of April 16, 2010
J. vd Oudenhoven (Holland)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
It's a wonderfull book. Topfoto's organised and placed in the best way.
It's realy a pleasure to look at it and it's also an ornament to look at it
I'm not so good in the english language to discribe this product but i'm very glad to have it.
An affordable pleasure! March 4, 2010
Paname toujours (London, UK)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My art collector girlfriend bought the original which is how I came to know of its existence! I loved it from the start. But there was never any question I'd be able to afford the original, so was delighted to discover this affordable version. Two other girlfriends have gone on to buy the smaller version like me. Great value for money, and it comes with a little perspex stand. Classic images, and great coffee table book if you like B&W/fashion photography.
Excellent delivery December 30, 2009
Ivan Pedro Garin Respaut (Valencia, SPAIN)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
They sent me the book from the US to Spain in only 2 weeks (even if it was expected to arrive the January 7th because of Christmas dates), perfect conditions, best deal ... I am very satisfied
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