Tag Archives: Switzerland

Philippe Halsman: ‘Astonish me!’

Posted on January 2, 2014 by marina72

Marilyn graces the cover of Philippe Halsman: Astonish Me!, a new, 320pp book about the Latvian-born photographer, accompanying an exhibition at the Museé de l’Elyseé at Lausanne in Switzerland, will be published this month in the UK, with the US edition following … Continue reading →


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‘Private Marilyn’ in Switzerland

Posted on October 1, 2013 by marina72

‘Private Marilyn’, an exhibition of items from the collection of Ted Stampfer, opens at the Speilzeug Welten Museum in Basel, Switzerland, on October 19th, through to April 6th, 2014. UPDATE: A catalogue of this exhibition can now be purchased here. … Continue reading →


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Carson, Marilyn, and the ‘Clock Without Hands’

Posted on June 19, 2013 by marina72

The novelist Carson McCullers became friendly with Marilyn in 1955, while they were both living at New York’s Gladstone Hotel. Four years later, they were reunited for a literary luncheon with Marilyn’s husband, Arthur Miller, and the Danish author, Isak … Continue reading →


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Mangone Exhibit in Zurich

Posted on June 8, 2013 by marina72

Marilyn Monroe: NYC, 1955, the exhibition of stills from Peter Mangone‘s home movie (now also a book), is now at the Galerie Walter Keller in Zurich, Switzerland, until June 29th. (MM lookalike Suzie Kennedy is pictured above, at the show.) … Continue reading →


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Parreno’s Marilyn Unveiled

Posted on June 17, 2012 by marina72

Philippe Parreno has talked about his new video installation, now on display at the Fondation Beyeler in Basel, Switzerland. “Why did you choose to make a film about Marilyn?  Philippe Parreno: It started with a little book that a friend sent … Continue reading →


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Philippe Pareno’s Fragments of Marilyn

Posted on March 29, 2012 by marina72

The artist Philippe Pareno – best known for his 2006 video, Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait - has recreated a new work about Marilyn, inspired by the book Fragments, and to be unveiled in Switzerland this summer, reports The Art Newspaper: … Continue reading →


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