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Shanghai Center of Photography (SCoP)

Xuhui | Shanghai | China

15 Sep, 2019 - 20 Nov, 2019

鈥淐lose鈥� presents over 60 of Martin Schoeller鈥檚 signature portraits, many of which belong to his infamous Close up series. This includes the faces of some of the world鈥檚 most influential and famous figures from across all sectors of society. Here, we find stars of the art and entertainment industries, heads of state, politicians, business leaders, and sports personalities: actor George Clooney, singer Adele, former US president Barack Obama, Germany chancellor Angela Merkel, innovators Bills Gates and Elon Musk, and tennis player Roger Federer.

Getting close means sharing your true self, flaws and all, with someone else who totally accepts us, Schoeller鈥檚 subjects clearly accept him. Ordinary people are often dazzled or intimidated by the beautiful and the powerful. From this angle, we can say that Schoeller鈥檚 approach is a great leveler of humanity. We are all the same close up. It is what lies within that makes us different.