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<b>SUMO was a titanic book in every respect: a 480-page tribute to the 20th century’s most influential, intriguing and controversial photographer, it broke records for weight,  dimensions, and resale price.<br /><br /> Helmut Newton</b> (1920–2004) always demonstrated a healthy disdain for easy or predictable solutions. SUMO—a bold and unprecedented publishing venture—was an irresistible project. The idea of a spectacular compendium of images, a book with the dimensions of a private exhibition, reproduced to exceptional page size and to state-of-the-art origination and printing standards, emerged from an open, exploratory dialogue between photographer and publisher.<br /><br />With the physically commanding SUMO weighing in—boxed and shrink-wrapped—at 35.4 kilos, <b>Newton created a landmark book</b> that stood head and shoulders above anything previously attempted, either in terms of conceptual extravagance or technical specifications.<br /><br /> Published in an edition of 10,000 sig