In the Closet
Before she passed away, in 2011, the actress Elizabeth Taylor granted the artist Catherine Opie, with whom she shared an accountant, access to photograph her Bel Air, Los Angeles, home and all the diamonds, designer clothes, stuffed animals, and celebrity memorabilia that filled it. Opie spent six months shooting some 3,000 images, the best of which are collected in 700 Nimes Road (Prestel), a visual biography of the legend told through her belongings.
Liz, At Large
Catherine Opie The Quest for Japanese Beef 2010-2011 ©Catherine Opie, Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles and Lehmann Maupin, New York & Hong Kong
Catherine Opie Fang and Chanel 2010-2011 ©Catherine Opie, Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles and Lehmann Maupin, New York & Hong Kong
Catherine Opie Living Room North View 2010-2011 ©Catherine Opie, Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles and Lehmann Maupin, New York & Hong Kong
Catherine Opie AIDS Activist 2010-2011 ©Catherine Opie, Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles and Lehmann Maupin, New York & Hong Kong
Catherine Opie Krupp Diamond 2010-2011 ©Catherine Opie, Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles and Lehmann Maupin, New York & Hong Kong
Catherine Opie MINE! 2010-2011 ©Catherine Opie, Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles and Lehmann Maupin, New York & Hong Kong
Catherine Opie The Shoe Closet 2010-2011 ©Catherine Opie, Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles and Lehmann Maupin, New York & Hong Kong
Catherine Opie The Closet #9 2010-2011 ©Catherine Opie, Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles and Lehmann Maupin, New York & Hong Kong
Catherine Opie Kitchen Table 2010-2011 ©Catherine Opie, Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles and Lehmann Maupin, New York & Hong Kong
