I WISH one of the 10.000 and 30 kg heavy SUMO books belonged to me. Benedikt Taschen persuaded Helmut Newton to create the gigantic master piece ten years ago and had Philippe Starck design a custom-made book holder.
The present SUMO exhibition at the Helmut Foundation displays the book’s 394 photographs to mark the 10th anniversary of the unique photography publication. As a special feature Taschen has published a smaller and revised version of the book for the regular book market. Find it HERE
The exhibition has just been prolonged and will be on show until May 16.
Opening hours
Tuesday – Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. (from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. free of charge!)
The legendary SUMO copy number one was autographed by over 100 of the book’s featured celebrities and was sold at auction in Berlin on April 6, 2000 for 620,000 German Marks – approximately € 317,000.
