Second Floor exhibition aims to create psychological portrait of late designer in form of 34 photos of preserved Paris apartment
The first must-see show of London fashion week features no clothes at all. Second Floor, an exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, is a "psychological portrait" of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, the controversial founder of the house of Chanel, in the form of 34 photographs taken by the artist Sam Taylor-Johnson of the designer's apartment at 31 Rue Cambon, Paris.
The subject matter, interiors of an apartment preserved as a private memorial since Chanel's death more than 40 years ago, is a departure for Taylor-Johnson, better known for unorthodox portraits. Among the best known are her video of David Beckham sleeping and the Crying Men series, in which Daniel Craig, Ray Winstone, Sean Penn and other Hollywood stars were photographed in tears.
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