Frame Of Reference

Spring 2026

John Kacere, the controversial painter whose erotic work shaped fashion and film, gets another look.

BY PHILLIP PICARDI

YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE NAME John Kacere, but you’ve seen his influence. Picture the opening scene of Lost in Translation, the camera framed on a rear view of Scarlett Johansson in sheer pink lingerie. Or the pre-spring 2026 ad campaign for Loewe, a close-up on green undies hugging a shapely behind half-shielded by a leather jacket. Or maybe...