Steven Klein (born April 30, 1965 in

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) is an American photographer and videographer based in New York City. He has worked with numerous pop culture figures, including American singer-songwriter

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History

Steven Klein trained in fine art with a concentration on painting. After studying painting at the

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, he moved into the field of photography. Steven Klein began his photographic career in the 1990s in Paris. Klein shot high-profile advertising campaigns for various clients, including

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, Dolce & Gabbana,

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and Nike and is a regular contributor to magazines including American and Paris '' Vogue'', where he photographed

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. Other publications he worked with include '' i-D'', '' Numéro'', '' W'', and ''

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''. His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions, most recently at the Gagosian Gallery, California and the Brancolini Grimaldi Gallery in Florence. Steven Klein's photographic shots are mixed with high fashion and transgressive fashion film. Klein is well known for his ''

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'', and '' W'' magazine editorials with various celebrities, including

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and

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. He often works with cinematographer David Devlin. He shot the promotional pictures -including the album cover- of

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' third

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, '' Britney''. He also worked with Lady Gaga on numerous occasions including a music video for "

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", the album cover for Gaga and

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's album '' Cheek to Cheek'', as well as two fragrance campaigns.

X-STaTIC PRO=CeSS

In 2003, Klein collaborated with

, creating an exhibition installation named ''X-STaTIC PRO=CeSS''. It included photography from the photoshoot in '' W'' magazine and seven video segments. The installation ran from March 28 to May 3, 2003 in New York gallery, Deitch Projects, it then travelled the world in an edited form. The title of the exhibition comes from a song called "X-Static Process" on Madonna's 2003 album '' American Life''. A coffee table book was also released to accompany the exhibition which retailed for $350 and was limited to 1000 copies. The book was designed by Giovanni Bianco and was hand-bound and printed in Italy on customized paper with brushed cotton paper slipcase. Madonna later used video from the exhibition in her 2004 Re-Invention World Tour during the performances of " The Beast Within" and " Vogue" and in her 2023 The Celebration Tour during “The Beast Within”. Madonna has become a frequent collaborator with Klein, having used his photography on the albums '' Confessions on a Dance Floor'' and '' Hard Candy''. He has also contributed videos to her 2006 Confessions Tour and various magazine photo shoots.

Videography

Concert backdrop videos

– " The Beast Within" (2004, Re-Invention World Tour and 2023, The Celebration Tour) * Madonna – " Vogue" (2004, Re-Invention World Tour) * Madonna – "Future Lovers"/"

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" (2006, Confessions Tour) * Madonna – " Get Together" (2006, Confessions Tour) * Madonna – " Music Inferno" (2006, Confessions Tour) * Madonna – "

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" (2008–2009, Sticky & Sweet Tour) * Madonna – "Get Stupid" (2008–2009, Sticky & Sweet Tour) * Madonna – "Iconic" (2015–2016, Rebel Heart Tour)

Films

* Madonna – "

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" * Madonna – "Superstar (Director - Guy Ritchie)"

Commercials

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– Fame (Fragrance) * Lady Gaga – Eau de Gaga (Fragrance)

Music Videos

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(2010) *

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– Opulence (2014) *

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–

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(2016) *

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– Chun-Li (2018)

Museum exhibitions

* Killer Heels –

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, 2014.

References

External links

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