Emotional (The 2017 Pirelli Calendar)
Artist
Peter Lindbergh
(German, born 1944)
Publisher
Pirelli and Company
CultureGerman
Date2017
MediumCalendar with 39 photographic illustrations
Dimensions19 3/8 × 25 1/8 × 3/8 in. (49.2 × 63.8 × 1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Pirelli & C. SpA
Object number2017.9
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a spiral-bound calendar for the year 2017 with 39 pages, each illustrated with a photograph, most of which depict women. The pages are heavy stock silver paper. The book cover is printed and slightly embossed with the Pirelli logo and the words “Calendar 2017 by Peter Lindberg” in ink. The calendar includes images of Nicole Kidman, Alicia Vikander, Léa Seydoux, Robin Wright, LupitaLabel TextPeter Lindbergh German, b. 1944 Emotional [The 2017 Pirelli Calendar], 2016 Spiral-bound calendar with 39 photographic illustrations Gift of Pirelli & C. SpA 2017.9 Since 1964, the tire company Pirelli has become famous for its photographic calendars featuring provocative nude or scantily clad models. Like any calendar, these are designed to keep time, but in recent years the calendars have become historically noteworthy themselves. For the 2016 calendar (opposite side of case) the company commissioned Annie Leibovitz, one of only a few female photographers in its history. She abandoned erotic imagery and instead featured a diverse group of accomplished women artists, philanthropists, and writers. For the 2017 calendar, Pirelli returned to a male photographer, Peter Lindbergh, but he too abandoned pin-up imagery for photographs that, in his words, “remind everyone, that there is a different beauty, more real and truthful and not manipulated by commercial or any other interests, a beauty which speaks about individuality.” ProvenancePirelli and Company; gift to the Chrysler Museum of Art in 2017.
