The 43rd edition of the Pirelli Calendar will be
presented at the Roundhouse in London on 30th of November. And it seems the Pirelli Calendar is going to
look a lot different in 2016.
The main line of Leibovitz’s project and the
all-star cast of women she gathered to pose for the calendar could make a
Pirelli fan out of anyone. “I’ve seen a few of the photographs and they’re
striking,” said calendar girl Patti Smith. “I have no idea what the ordinary
recipient would think, but I think that they should understand this is a bold move.
We’ll see.”
Tavi Gevinson, Serena Williams and Amy Schumer
are among the women featured in the 43rd edition of the calendar, shot by Annie
Leibovitz.
She explained her vision for
the 43rd edition "I started to think about the roles that women
play, women who have achieved something. I wanted to make a classic set of
portraits. I thought that the women should look strong but natural and I
decided to keep it a very simple exercise of shooting in the studio. This
calendar is so completely different. It is a departure. The idea was not to
have any excuse in these pictures and be very straightforward."
Leibovitz also worked on the Pirelli calendar in
the 2000 edition, which makes her one of
ten photographers who have shot two editions since its debut in 1964, as well
as one of only four female photographers who have lensed it.
Shot by Annie Leibovitz, the calendar features
Yoko Ono, Patti Smith, Serena Williams, Fran Lebowitz, Amy Schumer, Tavi
Gevinson, Ava DuVernay, Natalia Vodianova,Agnes Gund, Kathleen Kennedy, Mellody
Hobson, Shirin Neshat, and Yao Chen as the women changing society today.