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A black and white portrait shows a person from behind, looking to the right. To the right, white script on a black background reads “Mr Ed Fornieles” with the word “Artist” written below.

David Bailey photographs young talents taking Frieze by storm for Mr Porter

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Date
10 October 2012

What do you get if you cross David Bailey, a selection of the art world’s finest young talent and eloquent men’s style know-it-all Mr Porter? By all means fantasise away at the many dreamy possibilities but one thing you can be sure of is that whatever the outcome, combining the three was always going to make for a pretty damn cool show.

Commissioned by Mr Porter for their beautiful online journal, the great David Bailey set about photographing seven young men currently taking the art world by storm. Coming in David’s iconic black and white and with some rather nice swirly typography thrown in for good measure, the project is pretty much perfect.

But that’s not the end of it– each subject also offers a telling insight into what exactly makes them tick, Mr Porter really has gone all out on this one!

A black and white portrait of Stuart Shave, who looks directly at the camera. To the left, white script on a black background reads “Mr Stuart Shave” and “Gallerist”.
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Mr Porter & David Bailey: Stuart Shave

A black and white portrait of a person with a beard, wearing a dark blazer and light shirt. To the left, white script text reads “Mr François Chauntala”, with “Director of Thomas Dane Gallery” written below.
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Mr Porter & David Bailey: François Chantala

A black and white portrait of a person wearing a checked jacket. To the left, white cursive text on a black background reads “Mr Matthew Darbyshire”, with the word “Artist” written below.
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Mr Porter & David Bailey: Matthew Darbyshire

A black and white portrait of Jochen Volz, who looks directly at the camera with a slight smile. To the right, cursive text reads “Mr Jochen Volz” above the title “Head of programmes, Serpentine Gallery”.
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Mr Porter & David Bailey: Jochen Volz

A black and white portrait of a person smiling, wearing a dark blazer and trousers. To the left, white cursive text reads “Paul Teasdale”, with a smaller line below stating “Assistant editor of frieze magazine”.
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Mr Porter & David Bailey: Paul Teasdale

A black and white portrait of Fabrizio Moretti wearing a dark suit and tie. To the left, white script on a black background reads “Mr Fabrizio Moretti”, with the word “Gallerist” printed below.
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Mr Porter & David Bailey: Fabrizio Moretti

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