We all remember when Calvin Klein announced its Spring ’15 campaign back in January—the suggestive black-and-white photographs of Justin Bieber and Lara Stone caused all corners of the Internet, from fashion fans to Beliebers, to take to Twitter. To those with keen eyes and a sharp memory, the underwear ad was an echo of the brand’s ’90s campaign featuring Mark Wahlberg and Kate Moss, shot by the legendary photographer Herb Ritts. With contemporary photography referencing Ritts’ oeuvre, the timing of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston’s retrospective on the photographer feels right.
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