ABOUT
Touted as a “photographic child prodigy”, Indira Cesarine’s first solo exhibition was at the age of 16 at the Paul Mellon Arts Center. By the time she graduated high school she had exhibited 4 one-woman shows of her photographic work. While finishing a triple major in Art History, French Literature and Women’s Studies at Columbia University, she began shooting for a variety of top modeling agencies including Elite and Ford Models. Once she finished her degree, she went to London to pursue her interests in photography and journalism.
Her photography has been featured in countless international publications including British Vogue, GQ, Glamour, Marie Claire, Tatler, The Times, In Style and L’Officiel. She has worked commercially for global brands such as Dior, Charles Jourdan, Kenzo, Cerruti, Body Shop, Nivea, and Agent Provocateur to name a few. Aside from her work as a photographer, she has worked throughout her career as a contributing editor to various publications, including as “Fashion Editor at Large” of Lush Magazine. Her career as a director began when she with her first short film, “City of Love” being featured at Cannes Film Festival in 2007. Since then she has directed, produced and edited numerous short films while maintaining an active career as a photographer. In 2009 she launched XXXX Magazine, “The Untitled Magazine”, a multimedia publication showcasing original productions of fashion films, video art and documentary shorts. The print edition The Untitled Magazine was launched in 2011 and is distributed in more than 30 countries, including US, Canada, UK, throughout Europe, China, Japan, Brazil and many more locations.
Recent exhibits of her work include “Facets of Figuration” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; The “Voyeur” Exhibit at Art Basel Miami, in collaboration with Miami Art Museum Contemporaries, American Friends of the Louvre and Quintessentially; “Motion Deconstructed” Exhibit with Quintessentiallly Art, New York; “Soiree Au Louvre” at the French Embassy Cultural Center; “Carte Blanche” solo show at Visionairs Gallery, Paris. Her documentary short film, “In Face of Disability” was featured at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner. Indira Cesarine and XXXX Magazine video productions can also be seen regularly on the Big Screen Plaza outdoor cinema in Chelsea, New York.
Indira and her work has been featured internationally on TV shows such as E! TV, Fashion TV, Entertainment Tonight, Inside Edition, HBO’s Special “Ford Supermodel of the World”, MTV, ‘HIGH SOCIETY’ and “Make me a Supermodel” UK and US editions. H&M recently commissioned her to cover Spring /Summer 2012 trends for their H&M LIFE TV edition.
• “Feeling Good” Benefit Photography Exhibit, Getty Images Gallery in collaboration with the David Lynch Foundation UK and Out of Context, London, October 2013
• “Leaders in Transmedia Publishing” Indira Cesarine – Panel Speaker, The La Jolla Film Festival, San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, July 2012
• “Second Circle” Premiere at The La Jolla Film Festival, San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, July 2012
• “Out of The Box” Art Salon & Auction, New York, June 2012
• “The Untitled Fashion Film” Video Installation, VIP Rooms, Cannes Film Festival, France, May 2012
• “Art, Publishing, & Technology” Panel Speaker, General Assembly, New York, March 20, 2012
• “Facets of Figuration” Metropolitan Museum of Art, Benefit Art Exhibit – New York, September 2011
• “Factory Project” Exhibit and Video Installation – West London Art Factory & Graffik Gallery, London, July 2011
• “In Face of Disability” Documentary short film, Cannes Film Festival, France, May 2011
• “The Voyage Issue” Big Screen Plaza outdoor cinema, Chelsea, New York, Daily Screenings Sept 2011- June 2012
• “Best of XXXX Magazine” Big Screen Plaza outdoor cinema, Chelsea, New York, Daily Screenings July 2010 – Sept 2011
• “Voyeur” Exhibit Art Basel Miami in collaboration with Miami Art Museum Contemporaries, American Friends of the Louvre & Quintessentially, Miami, December 2010
• “Soiree Au Louvre” Video Installation – French Embassy Cultural Center, New York, June 2010
• “Motion Deconstructed” Exhibit & video installation – Quintessentially Art, New York, June 2010
• “Distorted Beauty” Exhibit – Station Digital Gallery, New York, April 2010
• “London Fashion Shorts” Machine-A Gallery, London UK, February 2010
• “Carte Blanche” Solo Exhibition – Visionairs Gallery, Paris, January 2010
• “View Imaging” Exhibition – 401 Projects, New York, December 2009
• “New York Fashion Shorts” Tribeca Grand, New York, September 2009
• “Peep Show” Soffer Collective Benefit Auction, New York, April 2009
• “City of Love” Short film, Cannes Film Festival, France, May 2007
• “Indira Cesarine” Solo Exhibition, The Tunnel, New York, July 1996
• “Tropic of Cancer” Solo Exhibition, Casa La Femme, New York, July 1993
• Paul Mellon Arts Center, Solo Exhibition – Connecticut