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ALI: Photographs by Thomas Hoepker at MILK GALLERY 

September 19, 2013 
MAGNUM PHOTOS is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated exhibition, "<i>ALI: Photographs by Thomas Hoepker"</i> opening at MILK GALLERY | NY, OCTOBER 1st at 7pm.

The show, which runs until October 20th, will feature iconic images of the man of many names -- "Cassius Clay", "The Greatest", "The People's Champion", "The Louisville Lip" -- but most simply known as ALI, a name that has become synonymous with greatness itself.

More than an exhibition on athletic achievement or international celebrity, <i>ALI: Photographs by Thomas Hoepker</i> captures what it is that made Muhammad Ali one of modern history's most captivating public personalities, a polarizing charmer who possessed a unique combination of boyish bravado, mythical power and, of course, a famously quick wit. Hoepker's images find Ali being both performative -- nobody knew how to "work the camera" better -- and utterly vulnerable, letting his guard down and exposing his private-self to a photographer he trusted.

Most of all, <i>ALI: Photographs by Thomas Hoepker</i> is the story of the relatable humanity that laid behind transcendent greatness. Simply put, it's a visual document of the man behind the legend.

The exhibition is open to the public, but <a href="http://www.milkmade.com/alithechamp"target='_blank'>RSVP</a> is required to attend the opening reception. You can buy Hoepker's Ali book, <a href="http://store.magnumphotos.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2341"target='_blank'>CHAMP</a>, or his Ali <a href="http://store.magnumphotos.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2398"target='_blank'>contact sheet print</a> in the Magnum Store.