Revue
By Eugenio Recuenco TeNeues, £70, hardback, 300 pages, ISBN 978-3-832-79728-7
ALTHOUGH Eugenio Recuenco has been a fashion photographer for a number of years (his work has appeared in various publications, including Vogue), Revue represents the first solo book of his images. It’s a large, luxurious collection, the grandiose bulk of which suits Recuenco’s larger-than-life style of photography.
Fashion photography is not exactly prized for its subtlety or restraint, and Recuenco revels in the freedom this gives him to create ostentatious, absurd tableaux. Scenes are inspired by fairy tales, classic movies, murder scenes and, in one memorable case, a panoramic Greek frieze.
Recuenco borrows, lifts and changes pictures and iconography from any and all sources as he chooses, producing dizzying and dreamlike images. You can call it ridiculous, you can…