By Alyse Mier
After touring through Paris, London and New York Steven Miesel’s enticing exhibition Role Play makes its debut in the Miami Design District. The traveling exhibition, which resides at the iconic Moore Building, showcases 25 of Meisel’s most prominent contributions to fashion photography. The images displayed exemplify how Meisel pushes past the limits of creativity to change the way fashion editorials are viewed.
Truly a visionary, Meisel continues to flourish with each passing decade, continuously redefining the world of fashion
photography. Over the course of his illustrious career, Meisel has worked with major fashion publications including: Vanity Fair, Interview, W Magazine, Vogue and Voue Italia, for whom he has shot every cover and editorial for the last 25 years.
Meisel’s exhibition gives audiences a glimpse into the uniquely creative world of a true visionary. Role Play illustrates Meisel’s interest in character making throughout his entire oeuvre. Molding and shaping his models into an endless array of glamorized narratives. “Steven Meisel is one of the most important fashion photographers working today and Phillips is honored to be collaborating with him on this very exciting selling exhibition. For the past few decades his visual language has been shaping both the fashion and photography industries and will no doubt continue to do so. This is a terrific opportunity for collectors to enrich their collections with Meisel’s compelling images,” said Vanessa Hallett, Senior Director and WorldWide Head Photographs. Role Play will remain on display at the Moore building, on 191 NE 40th Street, through June 10.