Hundreds of Shivering Australians Get Nude for U.S. Photographer Tunick

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MELBOURNE — Around 500 Australians shivered in the nude for American photographer Spencer Tunick on Monday, braving the winter chill on a Melbourne supermarket rooftop for his latest mass nude shots.

The participants, chosen from 12,000 eager applicants, posed standing and lying down on concrete, covered only in transparent red fabric, with the temperature hovering around 7 degrees Celsius (45 degrees Fahrenheit) in the wind.

100s draped in see-through fabric in Australian photo shoot

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MEBOURNE, Australia — Up to 400 people stripped naked then draped themselves in see-through red fabric in a Melbourne city car park on Monday to pose for U.S. photographer Spencer Tunick.

A supermarket had initially refused the photographer renowned for large-scale nude crowd shots around the world permission to use its rooftop car park in the inner suburb of Prahran. But the retailer relented in the face of a public backlash, with 12,000 people applying to take part.

Chloe Horler said she felt lucky to be included among the hundreds of men and women who stripped in 9 degree Celsius (48 degree Fahrenheit) morning cool in Australia’s second-largest city.

Hundreds strip off in Melbourne for controversial mass nude photos

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Around 500 people braved the Australian winter to pose for a series of controversial nude photographs on top of a Melbourne parking lot.

The photo shoot, which was organized by American artist Spencer Tunick, took place this morning in temperatures of approximately 48 degrees Fahrenheit. It comes just weeks after supermarket chain Woolworths reversed its decision to ban the event from its premises.

PRESS CONFERENCE: Spencer Tunick discusses Chapel Precinct Nude installation and Woolworths in Prahran, Melbourne

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In just a few days time, a laneway and a car park just off Chapel Street will be full of naked men and women posing for a photo - all in the name of art. #7News

In just a few days time, a laneway and a car park just off Chapel Street will be full of naked men and women posing for a photo - all in the name of art. #7News

Controversial US photographer Spencer Tunick, renowned for snapping humans in the buff, has returned to Melbourne for his latest series of "installations". It's all part of the Provocare Festival, which celebrates the cultural diversity of inner Mel…

Controversial US photographer Spencer Tunick, renowned for snapping humans in the buff, has returned to Melbourne for his latest series of "installations". It's all part of the Provocare Festival, which celebrates the cultural diversity of inner Melbourne's Chapel Street precinct.

One thousand Melburnians are set to go naked in public all in the name of art. @SpencerTunick #TenNews @CandiceWyatt10

One thousand Melburnians are set to go naked in public all in the name of art. @SpencerTunick #TenNews @CandiceWyatt10

Sam Mac's Weather in the Morning

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He's with artist Spencer Tunick, the artist being the nude photo shoot in Melbourne.

He's with artist Spencer Tunick, the artist being the nude photo shoot in Melbourne.

He's in Melbourne for a nude photo installation, speaking with Reuben Kaye

He's in Melbourne for a nude photo installation, speaking with Reuben Kaye

He's looking at some artwork by David Bromley as part of the Provocare Festival in Melbourne.

He's looking at some artwork by David Bromley as part of the Provocare Festival in Melbourne.

Too cheeky? Woolworths says no to rooftop nude art

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A plan for more than 10,000 people to be naked on the roof of Woolworth's store in Melbourne has been shot down after the supermarket giant said no to a world famous artist.The New York-based artist, Spencer Tunick, renowned for his nude pictures, w…

A plan for more than 10,000 people to be naked on the roof of Woolworth's store in Melbourne has been shot down after the supermarket giant said no to a world famous artist.

The New York-based artist, Spencer Tunick, renowned for his nude pictures, wants to use the store's car park at Prahran's Chapel St precinct for his latest shoot next month, but Woolworths has refused because it did not want its customers inconvenienced.

Tunick believes the supermarket giant is trying to censor him.