Steven Klein (born April 30, 1965 inCranston, Rhode Island)[1] is an American photographer and videographer based in New York City. He has worked with numerous pop culture figures, including American singer-songwriterMadonna.
Steven Klein trained in fine art with a concentration on painting. After studying painting at theRhode Island School of Design, he moved into the field of photography. Steven Klein began his photographic career in the 1990s in Paris. Klein shot high-profile advertising campaigns for various clients, includingCalvin Klein,Dolce & Gabbana,Louis Vuitton,Balenciaga,Alexander McQueen andNike and is a regular contributor to magazines including American and ParisVogue, where he photographedBjörk. Other publications he worked with includei-D,Numéro,W, andArena.[2] His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions, most recently at theGagosian Gallery, California and the Brancolini Grimaldi Gallery in Florence. Steven Klein's photographic shots are mixed with high fashion and transgressive fashion film. Klein is well known for hisInterview,[3] andW magazine editorials with various celebrities, includingMadonna,[4]Tom Ford,[5]Brad Pitt andAngelina Jolie,[6]Rihanna.[7] He often works with cinematographer David Devlin. He shot the promotional pictures -including the album cover- ofBritney Spears' thirdstudio album,Britney. He also worked with Lady Gaga on numerous occasions including a music video for "Alejandro", the album cover for Gaga andTony Bennett's albumCheek to Cheek, as well as two fragrance campaigns.
In 2003, Klein collaborated withMadonna, creating an exhibition installation namedX-STaTIC PRO=CeSS. It included photography from the photoshoot inW magazine and seven video segments. The installation ran from March 28 to May 3, 2003 in New York gallery, Deitch Projects, it then travelled the world in an edited form.[9]
The title of the exhibition comes from a song called "X-Static Process" on Madonna's 2003 albumAmerican Life.
A coffee table book was also released to accompany the exhibition which retailed for $350 and was limited to 1000 copies. The book was designed by Giovanni Bianco and was hand-bound and printed in Italy on customized paper with brushed cotton paper slipcase.
Madonna later used video from the exhibition in her 2004Re-Invention World Tour during the performances of "The Beast Within" and "Vogue" and in her 2023 The Celebration Tour during “The Beast Within”. Madonna has become a frequent collaborator with Klein, having used his photography on the albumsConfessions on a Dance Floor andHard Candy. He has also contributed videos to her 2006Confessions Tour and various magazine photo shoots.
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