From Vera to Veruschka: The Unseen Photographs by Johnny Moncada
Exhibition at Somerset House of fashion photographs by Johnny Moncada of Veruschka before she became a supermodel. I have to admit I’d not heard of Veruschka, and I thought I was into fashion and fashion photography! For those like me she was the first sixties supermodel pre dating Twiggy. This show was therefore a bit lost on me. I did come back and Google as I realised I was missing something! They were nice pictures and I particularly like one of her in a swimming customer lying half in and half out of a rock pool. But I just didn’t get I was supposed to be wondering at the person not the clothes or the photographs. It was not helped that the gallery was full of an art class having a chat and not really looking at the work. Definitely a case where I should have done some homework first or maybe a bit more commentary might have helped me!