Bettina is back: 35 years of daring and challenging photography

Since the late 1970s, Bettina Rheims has shaped contemporary photography with her provocative and uncompromising vision. This retrospective brings together more than 300 images from her 35-year career, carefully selected by the artist herself, and ranges from her early series of strippers in Pigalle (1980), through Chambre close, Héroïnes, and Rose, c'est Paris, to recent projects such as Gender Studies (2011).

The book offers a journey that challenges traditional iconography, exploring the boundaries between beauty and imperfection. With her unique perspective on femininity, Bettina portrays both anonymous women and major celebrities, including Kate Moss, Madonna, Monica Bellucci, Claudia Schiffer, and Naomi Campbell, highlighting their strength, fragility, and sensuality outside the classic molds of eroticism.

About the author

Bettina Rheims , an internationally renowned French photographer, is the author of series such as Female Trouble, Modern Lovers, Chambre Close, INRI, Shanghai, More Trouble, Héroïnes, The Book of Olga, Rose, c'est Paris, and Gender Studies. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide.

About the editor

Patrick Remy , author and curator, has published the series Fashion Images of Mode and Strip/Paradise/Desire/Sensation (Steidl), as well as monographs on major photographers and fashion exhibitions in Miami, Tokyo and Melbourne.

Book details:

• Photographer: Bettina Rheims
• Publisher: TASCHEN
• Language: Multilingual (German, French, English)
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dimensions: 15.6 x 21.7 cm
• Weight: 1.16 kg
• Pages: 456
• ISBN: 978-3-8365-9711-1