Sotherby’s Dubai has unveiled the first Cecil Beaton exhibition ever to take place in the Middle East. Once described by British wordsmith Hugo Vickers as a “high priest of taste, designer of genius and intimate royalty”, Beaton was undoubtedly one of the most significant and beloved English-born photographers of the 21st Century.
A man of exceptional visual intelligence, he’s photographed virtually every prominent person in public life, including the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and Andy Warhol. He’s candidly captured the most elusive and memorable stars of the stage and screen, in addition to high society’s most lavish personalities. An Academy Award-winning set and costume designer for both film and theatre, the famed shutterbug also penned numerous books, inspired by his extensive travels around the world.
