Jean-Baptiste Mondino

Jean-Baptiste Mondino (born Aubervilliers, France in 1949) is a French fashion photographer [ [http://www.artnet.com/galleries/Exhibitions.asp?gid=423991310&cid=102331 M+B : Past and future exhibitions ] ] and music video director. He has directed music videos for Madonna, David Bowie, Sting, Chris Isaak, Björk, China Moses (Dee Dee Bridgewater's daughter) and Les Rita Mitsouko. [A much fuller list appears [http://www.mvdbase.com/tech.php?last=Mondino&first=Jean-Baptiste here] .] Mondino has also photographed the covers and album packaging for the Marianne Faithfull albums "Before The Poison" (2005) and "Easy Come, Easy Go" (2008), and is Artistic Director for a DVD documentary included with a special edition of the latter album, directed by Ann Rohart.

The video for Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer", which Mondino directed, [ [http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=12946 Credits] for the "Boys of Summer" video.] swept the MTV Video Music Awards in 1985, winning the "best video", "best direction", "best art direction" and "best cinematography". This video paired him with compatriot cinematographer, Pascal Lebègue, with whom he would later shoot several other notable music videos in black and white, such as Russians for Sting and Vogue for Madonna.

Music Video filmography

1981

* "Little Darlin'",by Sheila

1984

*"The Boys of Summer" by Don Henley
* "Soleil, Soleil" by Ahmed Fakroun

1985

*"Slave To Love" by Bryan Ferry
*"Downtown Train" by Tom Waits
*"Russians" by Sting

1986

*"Open Your Heart" by Madonna

1987

*"You Owe Me Some Kind of Love" by Chris Isaak
*"Never Let Me Down" by David Bowie
*"To Be Reborn" by Boy George
*"Mia Bocca" by Jill Jones

1988

*"I Wish U Heaven" by Prince

1989

*"Be" by Lenny Kravitz
*"Manchild" by Neneh Cherry (1989)

1990

*"I've Got You Under My Skin" by Neneh Cherry
*"Justify My Love" by Madonna

1993

*"Buddy X" by Neneh Cherry

1994

*"Violently Happy" by Björk
*"If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)" by Meshell Ndegeocello
*"Les Amants" by Les Rita Mitsouko

1995

*"Human Nature" by Madonna

1996

*"Love Don't Live Here Anymore" by Madonna
*"Kootchi" by Neneh Cherry

2000

*"Naive Song" by Mirwais Ahmadzaï
*"Don't Tell Me" by Madonna

2003

*"Hollywood" by Madonna

See also

* Fashion
* Fashion on the Internet

References

External links

* [http://www.mondino-update.net/index.php?page=1 Mondino's website]
* [http://mondinomonde.byethost13.com/ Mondino Monde: The Work Of Jean-Baptiste Mondino]
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* [http://www.macguff.fr/index.php?lang=fr&j=showoneimage&id=70#1138191962 Watch Mondino's video for "C'est comme ça" (Les Rita Mitsouko)]
* [http://www.lumiere.com/fashion/96/01/mondino/interview.html Interview with Lumiere magazine]