The American visual artist enjoys worldwide fame for his colossal nudes and human installations in urban and natural environments. Spencer Tunick’s work defies genres, transforming both landscapes and the human form into powerful works of art.
The photographs are at the same time painting, sculptural and performance installations. Tunick has produced over 120 nude group installations in over 30 countries. In each country, the artist is looking for volunteers who will agree to pose, age and beauty do not matter. Tunick doesn’t pay the models, but each participant gets a print of the photo afterwards.
England
Naked volunteers, painted blue to reflect the colors in the marine paintings at Ferens Art Gallery in Hull, prepare to participate in the Sea of Hull installation in Kingston upon Hull on July 9, 2016.
Australia
Participants pose naked during sunrise at Bondi Beach in Sydney, November 26, 2022. This time, the theme for the artist was skin cancer.
England
Photographer Spencer Tunick lines up volunteers for a photo in Peel Park, Salford. The session commemorates the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Lowry Art Gallery in this city.
Switzerland
Naked volunteers pose on the Swiss Aletsch Glacier, the largest in the Alps, as part of an environmental campaign on global warming, August 18, 2007.
Netherlands
More than 2,000 people pose for a photo shoot at Europarking in Amsterdam, June 3, 2007.
Australia
More than 200 people pose on the roof of a shopping center in Melbourne, July 9, 2018. Participants in the photo shoot wear translucent red cloaks to refer to the TV series ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’.
Switzerland
About 300 naked men and women pose for a photo in the square in front of the town hall in Freiburg, Switzerland, July 8, 2001.
Mexico
Naked volunteers pose to commemorate the Day of the Dead in the village of Los Senderos, November 4, 2012.
Columbia
More than 6,000 Colombians pose in Bolivar Square in Bogota on June 5, 2016. This time, the artist wants to draw attention to world peace.
England
Naked volunteers, painted blue to reflect the colors in the marine paintings at Ferens Art Gallery in Hull, prepare to participate in the Sea of Hull installation in Kingston upon Hull on July 9, 2016.
France
Volunteers wait for a photo on a footbridge over the Saône, Lyon, September 12, 2005.
Mexico
An installation at the Zocalo square in Mexico City, May 6, 2007.
England
A photograph in Peel Park, Salford to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Lowry Art Gallery in that city.
Germany
“The Ring” installation at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, June 23, 2012.
Israel
Participants pose naked in the desert landscape surrounding the Israeli city of Arad, October 17, 2021. The living installation of approximately 300 participants aims to draw the world’s attention to the importance of preserving the Dead Sea’s unique natural resource.
Austria
Volunteers pose at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium three weeks before the start of the European Football Championship on May 11, 2008.
Spencer Tunick’s Nudes at Cantieri Culturali Alla Zisa
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