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Hit (and miss): Mario Testino’s ‘In Your Face’ at the MFA

Mario Testino’s‘In Your Face’at the MFA

It was a coup: Peruvian photographer Mario Testino agreed to stage his first major museum exhibition — sexy, star-studded fashion snaps as well as royal portraits — at theMuseum of Fine Arts. Opening night brought Vogue’s Anna Wintour and Hamish Bowles to Boston, along with a parade of leggy models and the biggest names in local art and philanthropic circles. But noteveryone enjoyed the show. In hisreview, Globe critic Mark Feeney wrote: “The pictures all look like ads for some unmentioned productmarketed to very rich (if not verydiscriminating) consumers.”

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