David LaChapelle

Fred Torres Collaborations (FTC) announced today that it now represents David LaChapelle in New York. LaChapelle who has a new show opening Thursday, “Earth Laughs in Flowers,” a series of 10 large-scale still-life photographs, had his last show, “From Darkness to Light,” in 2011 at Lever House, and in 2010 he presented a solo show “American Jesus,” at Paul Kasmin Gallery. While FTC has “managed LaChapelle’s fine art career since 2005″ according to its press release, a gallery assistant...

Fred Torres Collaborations with the School of Visual Arts and Dear Dave, Magazine present David LaChapelle in conversation with Lyle Rexer, Mon. March 12 at 6:30 pm SVA Theatre, 333 West 23rd St (between 8th and 9th Avenues), New York, NY. Free and open to the public.

Conversation: David LaChapelle in Conversation with Lyle Rexer at SVA Theater
 As part of the “Dear Dave” conversation series at the School of Visual Arts Theater, which brings together an internationally renowned photographer with a critic, curator, writer or artist, David LaChapelle will be in conversation with Lyle Rexer, a New York-based writer and critic, in conjunction with Mr. LaChapelle’s current exhibition, “Earth Laughs in Flowers,” at Fred Torres Collaborations. If you haven’t been...

David LaChapelle in Conversation with Lyle Rexer at SVA Famed photographer David LaChapelle, whose exhibit of lush, semi-pornographic still lives just opened at Fred Torres, chats with art critic Lyle Rexer as part of SVA's "Dear Dave" series, which pairs a photographer with a contemporary critic. SVA, 33 W. 23rd St. 6:30 p.m. Free.

Celebrated commercial photographer-turned-visual artist David LaChapelle’s latest exhibition, a series of 10 large-scale photographs called “Earth Laughs in Flowers,” is now on display at Fred Torres Collaborations in New York City. The collection juxtaposes Baroque floral still lifes with modern-day items such as cellphones, cigarette butts and Starbucks coffee cups, in an effort to explore “contemporary vanity, vice, the transience of earthly possessions and, ultimately, the fragility of humanity.”

Best known for his surreal and fantastical fashion and celebrity photography, LaChapelle’s new works are studies in super-saturated, garish kitsch, matching traditional bouquets of flowers with the trash, ephemera and plastic culture of modern consumer life. You have flowers surrounded and overshadowed by plastic dolls, pills, decaying fruit, sagging balloons and half-eaten foodstuffs. Take it as the other side of the American Dream (pace the Ruins of Detroit) or another statement by LaChapelle...

“I don’t think it’s a departure,” Mr. LaChapelle told Gallerist about his still lifes. “I stopped doing celebrity fashion in 2006 to make a home in Hawaii where I live today. And then I got asked to show at galleries again. And I just embraced that new option.” He spoke slowly and sincerely. “But it was where I originally began in New York. Galleries in New York. They’re the same ideas that I was dealing with as a kid in the ’80s.” The room was so crowded you could hardly see the artwork. In some cases...

Yet, in recent years, LaChapelle has moved away from celebrity culture and the glamour associated with it, in pursuit of art with a deeper meaning, showcased in his latest exhibition 'Earth Laughs in Flowers' at London's Robilant + VOENA gallery. "I feel a responsibility when I'm making photographs. There's more expected of a picture hanging on a gallery wall than a picture in a magazine. I take that seriously and I try to be very clear when I don't think a lot of contemporary art makes that attempt,"...

Last week, artist David LaChapelle unveiled “Earth Laughs In Flowers,” a vibrant, vanitas-inspired spate of photos masquerading, sort of, as paintings. The series debuted at Hanover's Kestner-Gesellschaft museum before going on a tour of Europe, and finally landing in NYC until March 24 at Fred Torres Collaborations. The Daily rang LaChapelle for the dish on his artistic process—which included decayed flowers, balloons, and burning cigarettes—and some touching tidbits from LaChapelle’s...

Your new body of work features photographs of baroque flower arrangements. As someone who became famous photographing people, what draws you to this surprising new genre? I love stories/narratives that can be found in the old masters’ still lifes. Every object and even certain flowers carry symbolic meaning. For me it’s about the “vanitas,” the idea of transitions in life, nature, and how they remind us of our own mortality...

The iconic fashion and celebrity photographer cum fine artist David LaChapelle turns his surrealistic gaze to the Baroque stylings of Old Master painters in his latest exhibition, Earth Laughs in Flowers. In Earth Laughs In Flowers, an exhibition of 10 large scale photographs by David LaChapelle, currently on view at several galleries worldwide (in New York, London, and Milan) the internationally lauded photographer, now working primarily as a fine artist, is inspired by and appropriates...

During the opening of David LaChapelle’s new exhibition “Earth Laughs in Flowers” at Fred Torres Collaborations last Thursday, a woman was crying and shaking slightly in the back office. Between sobs, the woman, a photographer named Katrina Eugenia, talked to Mr. LaChapelle who was in a porkpie hat and a striped shirt. “I’m an enormous fan,” she said after Mr. LaChapelle disappeared, “and I’m just overwhelmed to be here.” She wiped away a tear. Mr. LaChapelle came out with a catalog...

Fred Torres Collaborations is proud to present an exhibition with artist David LaChapelle featuring a new series of still lifes entitled "Earth Laughs in Flowers." This series will be presented in the United States for the first time in its entirety at Fred Torres Collaborations in New York. David LaChapelle is known internationally for his exceptional talent in combining a unique hyper-realistic aesthetic with profound social messages. LaChapelle’s photography career began in the 1980’s when...

A line stretched out of the gallery at Fred Torres Collaborations, but it wasn't for Madonna. David LaChapelle's new photography show, "Earth Laughs In Flowers," is devoid of the celebrity images that made him famous. The painterly photos feature Baroque flowers surrounded by modern disarray such as pill bottles, cigarettes and cellphones. A very tightly squeezed crowd, which included Courtney Love, Daphne Guinness, model Hana Soukupova and night-life icon Amanda Lepore...

Less than 24 hours before David LaChapelle opened his new exhibition at a walk-up gallery on New York’s West 29th Street, the photographer stopped by to see how things were coming along. The staff had hung the last of his large-scale, still-life Baroque-style flower photographs minutes before his arrival and LaChapelle walked around the room slowly, nodding in approval. If he was nervous about the Thursday night opening, he didn’t show it. 

The press release about LaChapelle’s new series...

Photographer David LaChapelle opened his new “traditional Baroque still-life paintings” exhibition in New York last night. He spent more than 20 years shooting for the likes of Vanity Fair, GQ, and Rolling Stone and now spends the majority of his time on fine art projects like this one.

For every season, there is a time and reason. And what better time for legendary artistic photographer, David LaChapelle, to share his abundant work of ten large photographs at Fred Torres Collaborations with an opening reception last February 23, 2012 for his show “Earth Laughs in Flowers”. Since initially showing this series in Hannover, Germany last year – this is the first time it will be shown in its entirety in the United States. The title was taken from the Ralph Waldo Emerson poem...

Time was, David LaChapelle’s hyperrealistic, slightly subversive photography was everywhere you looked. His portraits of everyone from Madonna to Hillary Clinton were mainstays on the magazine rack, and then—poof—after years of unparalleled success (and the release of a highly acclaimed documentary in 2005), he seemed to disappear from the public eye altogether. “I did disappear,” LaChapelle says, back in New York briefly for the opening of his new show, “Earth Laughs in Flowers,”...

Last night, the art crowd gathered at the Fred Torres Collaborations gallery for Earth Laughs In Flowers, a new exhibit of still life photographs by famed photographer, David LaChapelle. At first glance, the photos feature expansive and lush flowers reminiscent of paintings by the Dutch Masters but, upon closer inspection, elements of LaChapelle's signature blend of wealthy excess and the grotesque are present: phallic doll parts, Cheetos, pill bottles and toilet paper peek out...

Making its US debut at Fred Torres Collaborations, Earth Laughs in Flowers, a new series of ten large-scale photographs by David LaChapelle, is shockingly devoid of celebrities. Rather, these painterly images take their inspiration from the floral still-life paintings of the 1600s - think Jan Brueghel - and playfully subvert the tradition, modernizing the scene a bit with the inclusion of discarded cigarette butts, cellphones, Starbucks cups, and Barbie dolls. The colorful, chaotic works...

David is not in New York, I was told. He's at home in Hawaii and would like to do a phone interview. When I dialed David's number 'Shawn' answered. "Hi Annie, would you mind calling back in fifteen minutes? The veterinarian is here. He and David are seeing to the goats." Suddenly the scenario took on a quite a surreal aspect. There I was, sitting in my Manhattan apartment, a smidgen apprehensive about talking to the world famous photographer who is renowned for his extravagant fashion shots and glamorous portraits of every mega-celebrity you can think of. Yet this afternoon...

This Thursday artist David LaChapelle will debut a new exhibit of deceptively decorative floral still-lifes entitled “Earth Laughs In Flowers.” You can see a sampling of works in the collection here. The title of the exhibition comes from a poem by Emerson in which nature mocks mankind’s arrogance. Here’s more: In “Earth Laughs In Flowers” David LaChapelle appropriates the traditional Baroque still life painting in order to explore contemporary vanity, vice, the transience of earthly possessions...

David LaChapelle is running late. Though the term "running" doesn't quite describe it. "He's sleeping," says one of LaChapelle's assistants, peering at me languidly through those ironic-retro spectacles that seem to be de rigueur for arty types. "People are working on it." Working on what, I wonder? Getting him out of his pyjamas? The assistant explains that LaChapelle flew in from his home on the Hawaiian island of Maui yesterday and is still jet-lagged.

Titled Earth Laughs in Flowers, this exhibition consists of 10 works of different dimensions, glazed C-prints shot from 2008 to 2011, which revisit the foundations of seventeenth-centrury art, in particular the Flemmish tradition, but also, for example, the mastery of Mario "de' Fiori" of the Roman baroque period and his floral still life. David LaChapelle has given life to opulent images, rich with brilliant, vibrant colors, which appear to be elsewhere, filtered, misty with a vanitas surface sensation...

Photographer David LaChapelle, most famous for his striking and surreal celebrity images, is now exhibiting a stunning collection of ten large-scale photographs ‘Earth Laughs in Flowers’ in Dover Street, London. Bazaar speaks to the creator of these meticulous still lives about sexuality in springtime and why he’s now happier than ever before. What was your inspiration for this collection? 
I was inspired by a great love for Old Master paintings and still life - of vanities...

In Earth Laughs In Flowers David LaChapelle appropriates the traditional Baroque still life painting in order to explore contemporary vanity, vice, the transience of earthly possessions and, ultimately, the fragility of humanity. Expectations of the still life are satisfied through the inclusion of symbolic objects such as fruit. flowers and skulls, but also upended by the insertion of everyday items such as cell phones, cigarette butts, balloons, Barbies, and a Starbuck's iced coffee cup...

A tattooed love-heart showing just below the sleeve of his shirt, artist David LaChapelle is waving his hands in the air as he describes a work to Chinese-American collector Richard Chang over lunch at a rooftop restaurant. Opposite him at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands hotel, Christie’s International’s Jakarta chief Amalia Wirjono is giving a potted history of Indonesian art to New York gallerist Fred Torres, while at the end of the table, Singapore gallery owner Jasdeep Sandhu trades news with Indonesian artist Nyoman Masriadi and his wife.

“Our own salvation,” pop photographer David LaChapelle says, “can be found from… artists because they have something to give us.” Today, he speaks beyond the materiality of his hyperreal celebrity portraits and articulates his new art-making chapter in the middle of a Hawaiian rainforest

New York'un ünlü galericisi Paul Kasmin, 'İstanbul yakın bir gelecekte New York'un Chelsea'si gibi olacak' diyerek ilk galerisini açtı. Galerinin ilk konuğu fotoğrafın çılgın çocuğu David LaChapelle David LaChapelle’in sergisinde Tarkan’ın Elvis Presley kıyafeti içinde verdiği poz da yer alıyor.

David LaChapelle is as a super famous artistic illusionist, and draws the most attention with his fantastical and surreal projects that include the reconstruction and re-identification of such uber celebrities as, Michael Jackson, Paris Hilton, Alexander McQueen, Lady Gaga, Madonna and more. His 1950s-esque Leonardo DiCaprio portrait, called Nostalgic Styling; Warhol and popart infused Marilyn portrait, Amanda as Warhol; Death by Hamburger; and his outrageous creations like Deluge, Museum and more, will all be on parade in Istanbul as part of his Documents of Desire & Disaster exhibit. After displaying his works in New York, the wild-at-heart artist brings his exhibit to its second address ever, in Istanbul. The Paul Kasmin Gallery plans to give an artistic air to Istanbul of the likes we’ve never seen before. Especially since the Akaretler district, thanks to businessman, Serdar Bilgili, has been undergoing a cultural renaissance as of late. This project will be displayed across seven stores from December 10-January 29.

ISTANBUL- One of New York’s leading art galleries, “Paul Kasmin Gallery is now in Istanbul after New York. David LaChapelle will be hosted as the first guest with an exhibition as assertive as the gallery itself. “Documents of Desire & Disaster” exhibition can be seen between 10th December 2010 – 29th January 2011 at Paul Kasmin Gallery -Akaretler Sıraevler, consisting the selected frames of LaChapelle, who is well-known for the photography works he does with the world’s most famous names.” The exhibition, which will take place in Akaretler Sıraevler, a new key location for contemporary art and design in Istanbul, was made possible with the support of New York Business Man & Art Collector Michael Shvo and the Sponsorship of Serdar Bilgili / Bilgili Holding.

GÜLDEN ÖKTEM: Tarkan çekimlerde aynen Elvis gibiydi Dünyanın en iddialı galerilerinden Paul Kasmin Gallery üçüncü şubesini İstanbul’da Amerikalı fotoğraf sanatçısı David Lachapelle’in sergisiyle açtı. Paris Hilton, Drew Barrymore gibi birçok ünlü isimle çalışan Lachapelle, Türkiye’de en çok Bülent Ersoy’un fotoğraflarını çekmek istiyor...

Hawaii retreat saved my life, says LaChapelle By Laura Allsop for CNN Tucked away in Maui, on an eco-friendly farm, photographer David LaChapelle is recharging his batteries and going back to his roots. Celebrated for his high-octane, color-saturated portraits of stars including Madonna, Elton John, Britney Spears and Courtney Love among others, LaChapelle is synonymous with contemporary pop culture. But after two decades of photographing the brightest stars in entertainment and fashion, LaChapelle was burnt out, so he made the decision to retreat to a remote part of Maui, in Hawaii.

David LaChapelle, uno de los fotógrafos más famosos del mundo, empezó en el campo de la publicidad y de las revistas de moda de la mano de Andy Warhol. Ha retratado a celebridades como Madonna, Leonardo DiCaprio, Pamela Anderson, Uma Thurman, Marilyn Manson y Elton John, mostrándolas en publicaciones como Vogue, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone y GQ, entre otras muchas. Ahora, vuelve a dedicarse al mundo del arte, en una segunda oportunidad que el fotógrafo estadounidense agradece de forma emotiva. Muestra su nuevo trabajo en la galería tinerfeña Leyendecker, que podrá visitar el público en general a partir del día 20.

David LaChapelle L’Arte Della Fotografia Di Beatrice Panerai. Foto Michael Grieve. Hollywood. Un garage. Le pareti sono candide, silenziose testimoni degli shooting piu’ scandalosi. La cucina, open space, è invasa di libri. Rigorosamente, Michelangelo e Rinascimento. L’archivio, ancora tutto cartaceo, e una fortezza di copertine.

Egodan Muaf: David LaChapelle Bazıları sanatçılar ile tanişmaktan eserlere olan bakişları değişir diye kaçinir. Sanatçinin yüksek ateş egosundan yanar diye korkar. Olur da sanatçıdan hazetmezse bir daha sanatçinin űrettiği işlere yüz çevirir diye de çekinir. Fakat şans eseri işlerine bakmaktan hoşlandiğiniz bir sanatçı ile yolunuz kesişirse karşısinizda işleri yapan insandan çok uzakta birini bulabilirsiniz. Bunca şöhreti objektifinin karşisina almış, Andy Warholl ve Stüdyo 54 döneminden geçmiş, o günlerin şaşaasi ile kötű zamanlarini bir arada yaşamiş David LaChapelle ile de buluşmadan önce insan biraz şöhretin bedelini görmek istiyor ama nafile. Duygu ve dokudan yapıldığina kanaat getirdiğimiz fotoğrafiçinin "Documents of Desire and Disaster" adlı sergisi ise bu ay Akaretler'de bir şube açan Paul Kasmin Gallery'de 10 Aralık tarihinde açılacak. Biz de komşu ziyaretine gidip sanatçı ile yapitlari ve hayatini konuştuk. Biz David LaChapelle'in isminin kudretinden uzak sukunetinde bir sűre asili kaldik. Röportajt okudukten sonra size de ayni şey olursa korkmayin, yargilamayin, sessiz kalin.

What do Michael Jackson, Courtney Love, and Kanye West have in common? Other than being notorious for what they did or didn’t do, the photographer David LaChapelle, of course. Renowned for his outrageous fashion photos and editorial portraits for magazines, videos for pop and rock stars, and crunk-dance-film Rize, LaChapelle is a top-billing commercial photographer who’s rapidly gaining credibility in the art world. LaChapelle’s latest works, which are both big productions and labors of love, show Michael Jackson as a martyr, Pope Benedict XVI as a greedy ruler with a bevy of bound teenage boys at his feet, and an exposed Naomi Campbell in the role of Botticelli’s Venus are on view in the final days of a solo show at New York’s Paul Kasmin Gallery.

FREAK FLAG by Elisabeth Kley Who’s the bigger freak, Michael Jackson or David LaChapelle? The late Jackson was clearly the king, but all he had to work with was his own wacky self. LaChapelle, by contrast, commands an Olympian cast of characters, often in outlandishly erotic costume (or no costume at all), disporting on blazing sets that marry Bollywood and the Bible with a bit of the Parthenon thrown in for good measure.

מדיי פעם קורה שמגיעה לארץ אגדה.כשאני מתכוון לאגדה, אני מתכווןלאותם הצלמים שעשו את זהואפשראף לומר שעשו את זה בגדול: הן מבחינתהחותם האישי שלהם כצלמים, הן מבחינת ההצלחה והקבלה עלידי ה”קהילה” והן מהבחינה הפיננסית. השבוע יצא לנו לשבת ולדבר 4 שעות עם דייויד לה-שאפל, אחדהצלמים המובילים בתחומם בעולם ועםרזומה אשר מקיף יותר הישגים משל 50 צלמים מובילים אחרים ביחד. דייויד הציג את הדרך שלו בצורה מיוחדת, בצורה אשר מראה כי כשיש חזון וכשאתם מקשיבים לעצמכם – ניתן להגיע ליצירתיות, רעיונות ותוצרים אשר מעלים את הרמה ושוברים גבולות ומוסכמות. באמצעות פרובוקציות מתוחכמות ומכוונות הצליח להיחרט במוחם של מיליוני אנשים, לצלם את הגדולים ביותר בדרכו המתגרה והלא שגרתית ולהתקבל באהדה על ידי אותההגווארדיה אשר בתחילה הוקיעה אותו. אחד הדברים שדייויד הכי הדגיש הוא הצוות אשר מלוו אותו כבר 16 שנה וכולם חיים ביחד כמשפחה אחת גדולה. יש לו מפיקים, מעצבים, בוני סטים, ציירים, מומחי תאורה ועוד אמנים אשר עושים עבורו את כל העבודה שמסביב ודייויד אחראי על הרעיון, על הבימוי ועל הצילום בפועל.

Holy War 2008 Avec cette fresque en relief, David LaChapelle nous embarque dans un paradis perdu, perverti par la guerre et par la folie des hommes.

TAIPEI.- Contrasts Gallery will exhibit works from six prominent international artists for the 17th edition of Art Taipei, August 20 – 24, 2010. The booth will showcase highlights from their 2010 program with works by Zhang Huan, Wang Dongling, Shao Fan, Wang Tiande and David LaChapelle. As a special feature, Contrasts Gallery will unveil new paintings by Li Tianbing in anticipation of his upcoming solo show Childhood Fantasy with the gallery this September.

In 2006, famed photographer and director David LaChapelle made a conscious break from his successful fashion and celebrity career to focus instead on fine art pursuits. Since that time, LaChapelle’s photographic work has maintained the fabulously dramatic, evocative nature we’ve come to expect from him over the years, now elevated by more complex subject matters. Consistently incorporating references as varied as art history, street art and pop culture, LaChapelle’s new work addresses concepts such as consumerism and cultural hierarchies.

Istituto Marangoni celebrates its 75 years in style: the party not only had the world of fashion go wild dancing on the notes of Mamy Rock, but created a special, unforgettable night. Besides, two other initiatives have left an indelible mark A book and a press campaign, by Wallpaper and David Lachapelle respectively. The name of the book speaks for itself: 3/4 Tre Quarti - Trois Quarts - Three Quarters, that is to say the three quarters of a century in which the Milan Institute has been among the most active players in fashion and design.

David LaChapelle and other artists reflect on the influence of Caravaggio in their art.

Sublime: Glossy and Grotesque collide in pop artist David LaChapelle's first Israeli exhibition.

Great artist or provocateur? On Thursday at the Tel Aviv museum of Art, the museum opened the exhibit of David LaChapelle- the man who conquered the world of celebrity with his outstanding photographs. Yesterday he arrived in Tel Aviv and said, "They understand me here."

Exhibition of controversial photographer David LaChapelle opens in Tel Aviv

Photographer David LaChapelle’s newest exhibit, “American Jesus,” depicts the late pop singer Michael Jackson in a series of photos as, well, Jesus.

Michael Jackson in American Jesus to James Franco on General Hospital

David LaChapelle is known internationally and in Israel as a photographer, a director of documentaries, and a video artist whose colorful, smooth and extroverted style is filled with sensuality, fantasy, and dark adventure, packed with accessible popular images, and communicates with a wide and variegated audience. His images have appeared on the covers of scores of leading fashion and entertainment magazines, and LaChapelle himself has played a pivotal role in the promotion of prestigious brands, such as Diesel, Nokia, Tommy Hilfiger, etc. He has photographed hundreds of celebrities, always depicted provocatively, usually in full or partial nudity.

Fresh off a worldwide tour of galleries, Mr. LaChapelle is back in town, opening "American Jesus" next week at Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York-and courting trouble.

David LaChapelle už dvacet let vypráví surrealistické minipříběhy nejznámějších lidí planety. Novodobý Fellini fotografie nebo Andy Warhol dnešní doby se v přítmí Robilant+Voena Gallery exkluzivně pro Dolce Vitu zpovídá ze svých myšlenek a činů, které doprovázely zrod této fotografické legendy.

Once the ultimate artistic cheerleader for the celebrity culture, photographer David LaChapelle is a changed man, and is about to present art critics with the evidence. The new LaChapelle – serious, high-minded and politically engaged – this week opens his London show, The Rape of Africa. The gallery opening on Tuesday will follow on the heels of campaigning images released last week to promote Earth Day.

David LaChapelle made his name with mash-ups of trashy glitz, Old Masters and videos of Angelina Jolie, Courtney Love and Madonna. But on the eve of his first seriously political show in the UK, he tells Fiona Sturges that he has put commercialism behind him. Of the artists and photographers working today, they don't come more in your face, more unapologetically trashy, more instantly recognisable than David LaChapelle.

Visionary leaders from the worlds of art, business, fashion and celebrity are coming together for a lively, productive discussion on the very serious issues facing us in the fight against global warming. Heads from ALL four of the participating environmental not-for-profits — Natural Resources Defense Council, Oceana, Conservation International and Central Park Conservancy.

2009年12月，在台北國際會議中心大會堂舉辦大型演講，讓超過3000個座位一周內報名額滿，超潮攝影師「大衛．拉夏培爾(David LaChapelle)」的魅力讓許多人讚嘆。2010年，拉夏培爾選在台北當代藝術館作為亞洲展覽的首站，自即日起展出至2010年5月30日。從事攝影與影像製作的拉夏培爾，高中時期即已獲得普普大師安迪．沃荷的青睞，作品橫跨當代藝術攝影、廣告攝影、MV、紀錄片拍攝等領域，在攝影、時尚、當代藝術界都相當知名，甚至被美國攝影雜誌評選為「全球最重要的十大攝影師之一」。 　

An inspiring exhibition featuring artworks of American photographer David LaChapelle is running at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei (台 北當代藝術館) until May 30. As the name of the exhibit suggests, "[Ultimate photographer] David LaChapelle [Asia Tour]" (超潮攝影家 大 衛．拉夏培爾 亞洲巡迴首展) highlights some of the thousands of fashion shoots, global-brand marketing campaigns and portraits of superstars...

攝影家拉夏培爾（David LaChapelle）在台北當代藝術館展出二五○件怪誕華麗的攝影，其中更可以見到瑪丹娜、小甜甜布蘭妮等大咖明星擔任他的模特兒。不過，最受矚目的，仍是三幅他以流行天王麥可傑克森為主題的作品。 這三幅作品分別完成於二○○七及二○○九年。但由於拉夏培爾在拍照時曾承諾，不能透露作品中人物究竟是不是麥可本人，他對於相關詢問都不願正面回答。「影中人是不是麥可不重要，重要的是畫面傳達了什麼訊息。」 　

（中央社記者鄭景雯台北9日電）「回顧15年的時尚攝影生涯，讓我會放下對物質的追求」。戴著棒球帽、粗框眼鏡，穿著牛仔外套、卡其褲，一點都不像全球10大攝影師之一的大衛‧拉夏培爾，一語帶出現在人生觀。 被譽為全球最重要的十大攝影師之一的大衛‧拉夏培爾（David LaChapelle），以超現實主義手法呈現攝影作品，9日起至5月30日在台北當代藝術館展出。（台北當代藝術館提供）中央社記者鄭景雯傳真99年4月9日1963年出生於美國康乃迪克州的大衛‧拉夏培爾（David LaChapelle），

風靡全球的美國攝影家拉夏培爾，高中時期即已獲得普普大師安迪．沃荷的青睞，同時活躍於時尚攝影、當代藝術創作、MV編導、紀錄片拍攝、以及表演活動場景設計等領域。其作品個人風格鮮明，每以兼具新潮美感及戲劇張力而著稱，且能透過超現實的美感手法，及一貫的鮮明色彩，徹底重塑現實的面貌和給人的感受，被喻為「攝影界的費里尼」，並獲選為「全球最重要的十大攝影師」之一。 拉夏培爾自2008年起開始舉辦世界巡迴個展

攝影創作在照片本身以外，還透過重塑現實的面貌和給人的感受，呈現美感藝術的空間，美國攝影家大衛．拉夏培爾(David LaChapelle)是其中的佼佼者，名列「全球最重要的十大攝影師」。其系列作品「亞洲巡迴首展」自10日起將在台北當代藝術館登場，展現新潮美感及超現實戲劇張力的魅力。大衛．拉夏培爾自高中時期即已獲得普普大師安迪．沃荷的青睞，同時活躍於時尚攝影、當代藝術創作、MV編導、紀錄片拍攝、以及表演活動場景設計等領域。作品個人風格鮮明，以兼具新潮美感及戲劇張力而著稱，

Of all the glittery images in the celebrity pantheon, photographer David LaChapelle's have long been the best examples of over-the-top kinky glam. In the past two decades, he's snapped anyone who is anyone in luxuriantly lurid and delicious rude set-ups where clothes seem to fall off as the colours are turned up...

London saw David Lachapelles first exhibition of work at the gallery back in 2008 and now he has made a return to Robilant and Voena with another of his fine art shows. Having become a household name for his work in fashion photography, video and editorial work, Lachapelle's focus on fine art has seen him produce several acclaimed pieces.

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David LaChapelle, 40, is an American photographer and HSI-signed director whose advertising portfolio includes work for Boots, Maybach, Pepsi, Levi's, Philip Morris, Diesel Jeans and Motorola. His first professional shoots were for Andy Warhol's Interview magazine in New York when he was still a teenager in the 80s. Since then, LaChapelle has developed a distinctive style which blends fantasy, reportage and surrealism. He talked to Diana Goodman

文 玛丽莲•夢兔 圖片提供 大卫•拉贝切尔. 在这个世界上，只有少数摄影师能让Lil'Kim、安吉丽娜•朱莉、艾米纳姆或德鲁•巴利摩尔这样的明星乖乖地脱得一丝不挂，把自己展示在镜头面前。大卫•拉贝切尔就是其中一位。他拍出的大片总是挑战着时尚极限，甚至在一些国家遭遇禁止刊登的"待遇"。越是露骨就越有人爱，这几乎成了他的符号。

Few photographers have captured fashion and celebrity with as much airbrushed excess as David LaChapelle. His over-the-top portraits—spanning Pamela Anderson, Amanda Lepore and Madonna to Alexander McQueen, Isabella Blow and Elton John—are icons of 1980s and '90s decadence. So when we met up with the American photographer in Beijing...

炒掉麦当娜的摄影师大卫·拉切贝尔和名利场的关系到此为止了 2005年，炙手可热的美国时尚摄影家大卫·拉切贝尔毅然抛弃名流摄影，放弃和《名利场》、《滚石》等杂志的高价合约，搬到夏威夷毛伊岛丛林隐居。此后，他回到纽约搞起纯艺术来。 作者：章润娟. 大卫·拉切贝尔穿着印有MJ头像的红色T恤在三里屯瑜舍当众表演"月球漫步"，MJ的THIS IS IT当然是他最爱的电影。

風靡全球的美國知名攝影家大衛．拉夏培爾（David LaChapelle），活躍於廣告攝影、當代藝術攝影、MV導演、紀錄片拍攝以及演藝活動現場設計等領域，作品以奇異且華麗的超現實與幽默感而聞名，強烈的戲劇性張力、怪誕與美感的對立、大膽跳躍的色彩等獨特風格，使得他的作品在攝影界、時尚界、甚至當代藝術界中，皆具極高的辨識度。

先锋艺术家 Just the Chap' 作为美国著名的先锋艺术家，他以独特的艺术视角称雄于摄影界，成为"摄影界的费里尼"。大卫·拉切贝尔 (David LaChapelle) 1963年出生于美国康乃狄克州，是美国著名的时尚摄影师。他涉足了广告摄影与当代艺术摄影等领域，其作品以独特的超现实主义和幽默感风格而闻名。他不仅为国际知名的出版物工作，也在全球的商业画廊和公共艺术机构举办展览。

大卫•拉卡贝尔：摄影界的达利. 编辑=李俊驹 文字+采访=MMMK 摄影=Fendi 鸣谢=今日美术馆. 他在超现实场景里让名流们半裸拍照，他合作过的名流有詹妮弗·洛佩兹、小甜甜布莱尼、艾薇儿、惠特尼·休斯顿、埃尔顿·约翰、克里斯蒂娜·阿奎莱拉……摄影界的达利——大卫·拉夏培尔（David Lachapelle），他用水彩为图片上色、最爱让模特不穿衣服拍照、第一张图只卖了300美元，还跟安迪·沃霍尔走得很近……

David LaChapelle，时尚摄影师，双鱼座。他所拍摄过的名人真是不计其数了。Angelina Jolie，David Beckham，Leonardo Dicaprio，Marilyn Manson，Naomi Campbell… 名单实在是长到让人头晕。他的摄影生涯始于高中时从安迪 ·沃霍尔那接受的第一份正式工作——为 《Interview》杂志拍摄作品。奇思妙想，媚俗并俳句颇具争议，一直是人们对拉切贝尔作品的总体印象。

these works confirm a deep and strong emotional
involvement of the artist regarding topics which always
lead men to meditation: fear, death, the meaning of the
existence itself, the presence of the divine and the idea of
the sublime.

дейвид Лашапе от СтаниСЛава СтамбоЛиева За мен  фотографията  е като  приготвянето на  храна – маЛко  от това, маЛко  от другото. проСто СЛедвам  интуицията  Си, докато  почувСтвам, че  Съм намериЛ  правиЛната  екСпоЗиция”

Hundreds of international art galleries flooded Miami again this year, with a delicious sensorial deluge of fashion, design, parties, and intellectual delights. Contemporary art from every corner of the earth simultaneously rained down like manna from heaven on this five-day multi-venue art overload known as Art Basel Miami Beach.

No one could ever accuse Lady GaGa of being the shy retiring type. Being something of an attention-seeker has certainly stood the singer in good stead for her meteoric rise to fame this year. So what better way to wrap up her successful 12 months than by taking her clothes off again - all in the name of art, of course. Headline act: Lady GaGa covers what little modesty she has left...

"I saw how the treated Andy at the end of his life. People were awful to him, they hounded him to death. He was huge in Europe and Asia, sure, but at home…" legendary photographer and one-man personality cult David LaChapelle is rarely at a loss for words. He thinks out loud, incapable of or uninterested in keeping secrets: guilelessly an with unnerving generosity picking up the threads of his life story...

With examples of David LaChapelle affinity for working with the automotive world seen just recently with his exhibition in Miami titled Cars and Money: New Works, the American photographer takes on a large scale project with Daimler. At the center of this collaborative art meets automotive venture is the brand new Maybach Zeppelin.

While its enduring legacy will forever be crippling hyperinflation and the inability to fight the rise of Nazism, Germany's post World War I Weimar Republic has something of a positive, cultural heritage. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, theater, art, architecture (Bauhaus anyone?) and music all flourished in pre-Hitler Germany.

For the last year or so, we have seen a growing interest in performance art, which hasn't been so popular among art groupies since its golden days in the 1970s. Performance art's comeback follows other art-world trends like photography, a return to painting and the rise of the multimedia installation. And after reading the actor James Franco's preaching in The Wall Street Journal about...

Building a brand image has never been easy, but building an image for a car you're trying to sell for half a million Euros is extremely difficult. Mercedes-Benz, however, managed to do that with the Maybach and the car turned out to be a success. Keeping up the luxury image is not an easy task either, so Maybach decided to get into the contemporary art game...

LaChapelle came to Beijing for the first time last Thursday. He arrived looking tired, and headed for the China Central Academy of Fine Arts after a media ambush. Armed with two interpreters, he plopped down on a sofa on the school's main stage.The 46-year-old photographer came dressed in a black baseball jacket and a pair of dark red pants. Inside the jacket was a T-shirt of Michael Jackson...

美國知名攝影家大衛‧拉夏培爾(DavidLaChapelle)於12月1日下午在君悅飯店展開記者會，為2010年4月即將在台北當代藝術中心的展覽提前先作預告。這位被美國攝影雜誌評選為全球十大攝影師之一的攝影大師，攝影作品風格獨特，強烈的張力透過他個人對世界的價值觀和想法表現於攝影作品上。 大衛‧拉夏培爾在記者會上表示說，當他去當代藝術館時有了一些想法，會為這個地方特別準備新的作品來台展出。2010年4月大衛‧拉夏培爾世界巡迴個展的亞洲首站，

The first person I saw at yesterday's V.I.P. preview for Art Basel Miami Beach was Sylvester Stallone. Accompanied by a bodyguard, he was studying a new painting by Julian Schnabel hanging at Deitch Projects. This was fascinating. When Brad Pitt, Steve Martin or Sofia Coppola show up on the circuit, they are shopping as collectors. Stallone, a Sunday painter, was actually at the fair to sell.

被喻為「攝影界的費里尼」，又讓美國攝影雜誌選為「全球最重要的十大攝影師之一」，頂著如此頭銜的大衛拉夏培爾（David LaChapelle）終於來台灣了！大衛拉夏培爾（David LaChapelle）這次是為了明年4月在台北當代藝術館舉辦世界巡迴的亞洲首展，率先抵台暖身宣傳。大師登台名不虛傳，就連本週五晚上的三千人場次大型演講也早已爆滿。大衛拉夏培爾（David LaChapelle）跨界玩 拍過廣告與當代藝術攝影，作過MV導演、執導紀錄片拍攝，

David LaChapelle 25年怪誕華麗作品搶先看 超潮攝影大師大衛拉夏培爾（DavidLaChapelle）才剛來台，為了明年四月在台北當代藝術館舉辦個人的世界巡迴亞洲首展暖身。作品一向結合豔麗的超現實，以及華麗怪誕場景，試圖以美麗畫面引人注意，進而發覺其中嘲諷當今現象的幽默隱，現在ELLE.com就帶妳搶先一步，

攝影大師David LaChapelle，驚艷25年 20出頭歲時利用朋友在紐約的公寓，合開藝廊303，為了生活接下拍照工作，同時也開啟大衛拉夏培爾(DavidLaChapelle）（http://www.elle.com.tw/fashion/style_insight/David-LaChapelle-MOCA-TAIPEI）的攝影生涯。因緣際會而認識普普藝術大師安迪．沃荷(Andy Warhol)，繼而受邀為《Interview》雜誌拍攝。自此，大衛拉夏培爾（David LaChapelle）的名聲與好萊塢名人同步起飛。時過25年，

Many photographers aspire to be in David LaChapelle's shoes. Internationally acclaimed and a celebrity in his own right, at age 40, he is ranked among the Top Ten Most Important People in Photography in the World by American Photo. LaChapelle was in Beijing last week promoting his upcoming exhibition and presenting a series of lectures.

攝影界變形金剛 大衛·拉夏培爾. 虛擬影像的物境奇用. 文：林志鴻. 大衛·拉夏培爾 (David LaChapelle) 是美國知名超潮攝影家及MV導演，跨足廣告攝影，當代藝術攝影，紀錄片拍攝，演藝活動現場設計等領域。作品以奇異且華麗的超現實與幽默感而聞名，最近，他更被美國攝影雜誌選為「全球最重要的十個攝影師」之一。自2008年開始，拉夏培爾於世界各大美術館進行巡迴個展和演講

In his new series of work "The Crash", renowned photographer David LaChapelle provokes us to take a deeper look into the obsession with materialistic acquisition that has driven contemporary Western Society. In a time of radical economic transformation, we are forced to re- evaluate the true definition of "luxury" and the objects that embody this characteristic.

風靡全球的美國知名攝影家大衛．拉夏培爾（David LaChapelle），活躍於廣告攝影、當代藝術攝影、MV導演、紀錄片拍攝以及演藝活動現場設計等領域，作品以奇異且華麗的超現實與幽默感而聞名，強烈的戲劇性張力、怪誕與美感的對立、大膽跳躍的色彩等獨特風格，使得他的作品在攝影界、時尚界、甚至當代藝術界中，皆具極高的辨識度。

Everyone wants to live in paradise, but few of us ever make it happen. A few years ago, though, David LaChapelle, an exuberant aesthete possessed of both the warmest heart and most cutting sense of humor of anyone on the planet, figured it out. At the top of his game three years ago, he walked away from it all, turning his back on one of the highest paying, highest profile careers...

Artist just can't stop loving the King of Pop: there have been not one but four different works featuring the mighty moonwalker on show at Frieze at some point this week. Homage, irony, bandwagon-jumping...or simply taking the Michael? Clockwise from top left: Jonathon Monk's Black Bubbles, 2009, ink-jet and acrylic on canvas, 35,000 euros, at Yvon Lambert (D3)...

Art Review - Los Angeles Times Culture Monster-The Arts David LaChapelle "turning botticelli on his head" By Holly Myers Subtlety isn't a quality one expects in the work of David LaChapelle, and it's not one you'll find in even the title of "The Rape of Africa," the monumental photographic tableau that is the centerpiece of his show at David Desanctis Gallery.

An interview from Fall 2009 between WHITEWALL and David LaChapelle for the Fall 2009 Issue.

Two minutes into our conversation, it's clear that David LaChapelle is a charmer. But while he's a clean-cut, in-his-prime, all-American alpha male, he is defined by neither charm nor good looks. If there are artists who capture the zeitgeist, he belongs to the tiny elite that creates the blueprint for the zeitgeist. Commercially speaking, he is the hottest photographer on the planet.

It could be a metaphor for our times and a symbol of hope, or it might seem like blasphemous pornography. Some may wonder whether it's pop culture or high art, and many will go through David LaChapelle's exhibition, which opened in Dublin last night...

Subtlety isn't a quality one expects in the work of David LaChapelle, and it's not one you'll find in even the title of "The Rape of Africa," the monumental photographic tableau that is the centerpiece of his show at David Desanctis Gallery. A compositionally faithful adaptation of Botticelli's "Venus and Mars," the work presents a bare-breasted Naomi Campbell in the role of Venus...

The New York Times, The Moment Blog By Ben Widdicombe
David LaChapelle is using the language he developed as a commercial photography superstar to tell new stories as a fine artist. His latest work, a single large-format image titled "The Rape of Africa," is an allegorical mash-up that makes references to Botticelli...

David LaChapelle is one of the most well-known and controversial photographers working today, who recently retired from a career in fashion and pop-culture publishing spanning more than 20 years, in order to bring his skills to bear full time on his personal fine art. His much-anticipated new work, The Rape of Africa, a year-long labor of passion and persistence...

Early evening in London is time when all taxi drivers switch the meter, shops are still crowded. London girls are about to finish their makeup, reserved cards are put. On the tables in fancy restaurants and millions of People are finalizing their evening plans. On Monday, October 13th, my journey started at Piccadilly Circus, passed Old Bond Street and lead to my final destination: R+V gallery.

Maui - David LaChapelle's bedroom is surrounded by kava, a tranquilizing plant that some say can fight insomnia and inspire vivid dreams. Despite that, the 46-year-old photographer said he couldn't sleep one recent night, giddy about an upcoming seven-day shoot here. "I always used to pray for a cabin in the woods with vegetarian food and a place to make my art," said Mr. LaChapelle...

Las colaboraciones de músicos, ilustradores y hasta diseñadores de moda con diferentes marcas de cervezas van en aumento, la última y más notable es la que ha tenido el fotógrafo David LaChapelle con la cerveza mexicana Dos Equis del grupo Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, que justamente tiene en esta cerveza la representación de toda su ideología...

Ceci est un détail du nouveau visuel de LaChapelle, « Le viol de l'Afrique ».Pour en voir plus, rendez vous à Amsterdam. C'est notre cadeau de l'état. Nous vous révélons en avant première un détail de la mystérieuse image. En effet, la galerie photo d'Alex Daniels, Reflex Amsterdam, avec la collaboration de Fred Torres, expose une nouvelle fresque de David LaChapelle « The Rape of Africa »...

De Amerikaanse über-pop art-fotograaf David LaChapelle heeft een waar gebeurd drama vereeld dat opvallend genoeg nooit eerder tot inspiratie van kunstenaars heeft geleid. Tot en met 29 augustus hangt zijn 'one-off piece' The Rape of Africa bij Galerie Alex Daniels – Reflex Amsterdam. De enorme horizontale foto à 300 bij 120 centimeter is inhoudelijk geënt op de mythe.

David LaChapelle, "Pamela Anderson voluptuous attentions", 2001 'The Rape of Africa" van David lachapelle, tot 7 Augustus 2009 in Galerie Alex Daniëls –Reflex Amsterdam www.reflexamsterdam.com

David LaChapelle heeft op karakteristieke, groteske wijze een waargebeurd drama verbeeld, dat opvallend genoeg nooit eerder kunstenaars heeft geinspireerd. Een exclusief interview met de Amerikaanse über popartfotograaf en maker van The Rape of Africa. "Rape of Africa is een zwaar aangezet verhaal met veel contrast, onder andere tussen schoonheid en vergankelijkheid en wit en zwart".

Het leven van David LaChapelle zou zich uitstekend lenen voor een film over de grote jongensdroom die uitkomt. Het plot? Een excentricke jongen mer vreemde kleding ontvlucht op 18-jarige leeftijd de saaie geboorteplaats Connecticut en met alleeb een diploma van de North Carolina School of Arts en een camera op zak, belandr hij in de grote stad.

Nee, hiernaast zien we niet foto van David LaChapelle ,we zien er slechts een detail van, taten we zeggen tien procent. Meer willen de kunstenaar er de galerie niet kwijt Wilt u de hele foto zien? Spoedt u dan naar Galerie Alex Daniels – Reflex Amsterdam waar "The Rape of Africa" in elk geval nog tot 31 augustus meters breed aan de wand hangt.

He is regarded as one of the most influential photographers of our time, has been compared with all-time greats as Man Ray and Helmut Newton, while anyone who is someone in 'celebrity-land' has to wait in line to be portrayed by him. Still, David LaChapelle stood at the point of becoming a gardener in Hawaii. At the time, he had spent some two decades working as a fashion and celebrity photographer, and was fed up. He still is.

David LaChapelle: "If I could choose any period to have been an artist, it would definitely be the Baroque" The artist-photographer discusses his affinity with the dynamism, drama and spirituality of 17th-century art. Star artist-photographer David LaChapelle is a committed fan of the Baroque, whether the show opening this month at the V&A in London or the exhibition at the Bargello in Florence...

Britney en teenager lascive en couverture de Rolling Stone, Kanie en Jesus noir, Paris version bondage ; David LaChapelle a signé la plupart des clichés américains les plus persistants de ces 25 dernières années. Artiste narratif, il dépasse aussi l'image figée pour filmer des contes de fées modernes dans des clips musicaux ou dans le documentaire RIZE.

David LaChapelle first made a name for himself as a photographer for Warhol's legendary Interview Magazine. Over the next 20 years, his boldly glamorous, often surreal fashion, celebrity and commercial work – including portraiture for everyone from Britney Spears to Alexander McQueen and Kurt Cobain – graced the pages of the world's most respected magazines.

Entre LaChapelle et Photo existe une belle histoire d'amitié. Dès l'adolescence, David lisait Photo en le dénichant dans les librairies branchées de New York. Il en garde un souvenir précis et peut parler pendant des heures de tous ceux qu'il a découverts dans nos pages. Il dit que sa culture photographique, il se l'est forgée dans Photo. Puis, il est devenu photographe. En 1995, Photo fait un pari sur les photographes de l'an 2000.

Lo han llamado el Fellini de la fotografía, está en la lista de las diez personas más importantes e esta disciplina de acuerdo con la revista American Photo, y Richard Avedon, el gran maestro de la lente, alabó su trabajo comparándolo con uno de los más grandes pintores de todos los tiempos "De todos los fotógrafo que actualmente están creando imágenes surrealistas...

Le maître est à Paris Ils sont venus, ils étaient tous là à l'inauguration de la fabuleuse « Rétrospective » de David LaChapelle à la Monnaie de Paris ! Amateurs d'Art, férus de photos, bobos, créateurs de mode, le tout Paris artistique avait fait le déplacement pour contempler les plus belles œuvres de l'américain, et si possible l'apercevoir.

La rétrospective David LaChapelle bouscule l'inventaire d'une œuvre d'à peine deux décennies. Elle révèle le regard tourmenté d'un artiste sur le monde facile auquel il a su dédier un style et souligne l'inflexion mystique de sa démarche. Avec, pour passer du bling-bling au divin, un maître nommé Michel-Ange. Visibles depuis la rive droite de la Seine, les bâches monumentales annoncent une exposition qui ne l'est pas moins.

Près de deux cents photos du trublion américain David LaChapelle, le pape du porno chic, du glam kitsch et de la provoc choc, sont réunies à la Monnaie de Paris. Il y a tout ce qu'on veut dans l'univers de David LaChapelle. Chacun y trouvera son compte en matière de référence, clins d'œil, démonstrations : des corps bodybuildés, des bimbos en goguette, du botox et de la gonflette...

More than 10 years ago, Richard Avedon said in an interview that David LaChapelle could become the Magritte of photography. The iconoclastic photographs are displayed in historical buildings in Paris and Mexico City. La Monnaie de Paris. To May 31 : " David LaChapelle". The 18th-century institution, whose mission is to issue and protect the French currency...

Proclama el regreso a sus raíces como « artista serio », se dice fastidiado « del espectáculo, la vorágine de la publicidad y el mundo del consumo » y sin embargo, llega a México con la parafernalia de una superestrella para presentar su exposición Delirios de razón/ Delirium of reason bajo el patrocinio de distintas marcas publicitarías.

La semana pasada hubo una fuerte conmocion local por la presencia de David Lachapelle en la ciudad de México, en especial la exhibición que se inauguró en Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso Justo Sierra 16 Centro Histórico, México DF. Es la primera en México y hasta ahora la mas grande en América del prestigiado fotógrafo David LaChapelle...

Los Delirios del pop. Colores, brillos y contrastes forman parte de la exposición Delirios de Razón que a partir del 4 de febrero son marcados por la majestuosidad de San Ildefonso, una de los edificios más bellos de la Ciudad de México. El motivo de tal evento fue la presentación de la primera exposición de su obra fotográfica en México.

Une exposition inédite en France se tient à Paris jusqu'au 31 mai. 200 œuvres du célèbre photographe américain David LaChepelle sont présentées au public et retracent sa carrière. David LaChapelle, 45 ans, est l'un des plus grand photographes de mode de ces dernières années. Ses premières photos ont été publiées par l'artiste Andy Warhol, dans les années 1980.

From celebrity photographer to anti-capitalist artist, LaChapelle's Paris retrospective illustrates his 20-year career in eye-popping colour, says Syma Tariq. "The apocalypse is sold to us on television," photographer David LaChapelle says, sitting in the hall of the Hôtel de la Monnaie, a pre-revolutionary building next to the Seine...

Madonna, David Bowie, Uma Thurman, Naomi Campbell, Eminem ou encore Elton John… Pour lui, les stars sont prêtes à tout, y compris aux mises en scène les plus extravagantes. Et même surtout ! Disciple d'Andy Warhol, qui lui offrit son premier job dans le magazine Interview, et dont il réalisa le dernier cliché avant sa mort. Le photographe américain David LaChapelle investit...

Este viernes se inauguró una de las exposiciones más esperadas del año: la muestra retrospectiva del fotógrafo estadounidenste David LaChapelle "Delirios de la razón". Esta exposición estará en El antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso hasta el 14 de Junio. Un aparente acto de circo fue salvado por su propio protagonista, el fotógrafo estadunidense David LaChapelle...

Por primera vez en Guadalajara, DAVID LACHAPELLE, el llamado "Fellini de la fotografía", se presenta en el Museo de las Artes de la Universidad de Guadalajara. 212 PRODUCTIONS Representantes exclusivos de DAVID LACHAPELLE en México y América Latina, es la empresa responsable de hacer realidad este gran evento...

The Centro de Arte Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso in Mexico City is exhibiting for the first time in that country the oeuvre of David Lachapelle. The show, "Delirium of Reason," includes large-format photographs that comprise part of the book, Heaven to Hell (2006), the final title of a trilogy that started with publication of LaChapelle Land (1996), and was followed by Hotel LaChapelle...

Una misma imagen puede ser captada por varios fotógrafos, pero al observarla detenidamente se notan pequeñas o grandes diferencias. La técnica, el sentimiento y el estilo imprimen es lo que las distingue. Poseedor de un sello inconfundible. David LaChapelle, quien despuntara en los años 80, crea fotografías surrealistas que recorren museos y salas de arte en el mundo.

An interview with David LaChapelle from February 2009 for GUP discussing The Rape of Africa... What was the inspiration behind this project? In 2008 I visited the countries in mid-Africa because I've been doing a lot of travelling lately. Working in those countries made me really feel something. The land and the people were moving and I wanted to use this experience to touch on something relevant.

C'est l'un des photographes américains les plus déjantés, récemment classé parmi les dix meilleurs de sa profession par le magazine American Photo. De lui, on connait évidemment ses nombreux portraits de stars, de Leonardo DiCaprio à Marylin Manson en passant par Elton John ou Naomi Campbell. C'est sans états d'âme qu'il faut donc se précipiter à la Monnaie de Paris...

David Lachapelle urodził się w 1963 roku w Faifield (Connecticut, USA). Jego zdjęcia ukazywały się m.in. w takich magazynach jak: „Vanity Fair", „Rolling Stone", „Vogue", „The Face", „i-D". Laureat wielu nagród, m.in. International Center of Photograper Award lub VH1 Fashion Award of the Year. Zdjęcie z kampanii reklamowej dżinsów Diesel z 1994 r. z dwoma całującymi się na brzegu marynarzami z...

David LaChapelle, the surrealist photographer, launched his first-ever show in Mexico City last night in a media scrum that resembled one of his chaotic images. The American photographer, who has made his name photographing celebrities in bizarre settings, was accompanied by Amanda Lepore, the American transsexual icon, during the press conference in Mexico City's Hotel Geneve.

Convertira Britney Spears e un simbolo sexual a sus 17 años, mostrar a repero de color Kanye West como Jesucristo, o exhibir Paris Hilton como un icon del dinero y el lujo cuando nadie la conocía, no tiene precio, pero si un nombre que para muchos es el nombre del talent y el escandalo : el del fotógrafo estatunidense David LaChapelle (Connecticut, 1969).

A unas horas de cortar el listón inaugural de "Delirium of Reason", su primera exposición individual en México, el artista visual David LaChapelle se siente complacido por el hecho de tener como marco el Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso. Además de parecerle increíble el lugar, lo considera el marco ideal para los nuevos rumbos por lo que se orienta su trabajo.

El fotógrafo David Lachapelle le ha dado un giro a su trabajo , sin perder el estilo que ya lo identifica. Si bien el interés de su obra reciente es retratar las crisis de la sociedad contemporánea a partir del consumismo y la pérdita de valores como la generosidad, noha ddejado de utilizar los colores vibrantes, las figuras provocadoras y los gestos dramáticos.

Uno de los fotógrafos màs famosos del mundo, David LaChapelle, esterà de visita en México. El discipulo del rey del arte pop, Andy Warhol, inaugurarà la exposición Delirios de Razón en el ANtiguo Colgio de San Ildefonso a fines de este mes. Ahí se podrà admirar una selección del también videoasta, conocido especialmente por sus icónicos retratos de celebridades estadunidenses.

Un tableau vivant dissacrante con corpi seminudi. Una dama dalla mise futurista in uno scenario postatomico. Sono i soggetti dei nuovi scatti di David laChapelle per la campagna di Maybach, l'esclusiva casa automobilistica di Stoccarda che fa parte del gruppo Daimler. Le immagini, esposte in anteprima all'Art Basel di Miami...

Wohnzimmer erzählen viel über ihre Besitzer. In unserer Serie besuchen wir deshqlb die unter-schiedlichsten Münchner daheim und lassen uns zeigen, wie sie sich so eingerichtet haben. Heute :Eric Nelson und Filippo Tattoni-Marcozzi aus Bogenhausen. TXT Von Johannes Löhr Eine Krawatte? "Trage ich nie", scherzt Filippo Tattoni-Marcozzi...

I always wanted to be an artist of some sort and went to North Carolina School of the Arts to do fine arts. When I did the photography class that was sort of it- I never finished any drawings or paintings after that. In the my first roll of film I think I had all my friends. I still have that first contact sheet: by the end of the thirty-six shots everybody was naked in my dorm room posing.

Que penser de David LaChapelle? De son art ? Ses photographies, délicieusement baroques pour les uns ; prétentieuses, voire outrancières pour les autres. L'ambivalence de ces images est d'autant plus forte qu'elles appartiennent au monde de l'art mais semblent issues de celui de la mode et de la publicité. Art et pub...

Enfrentémoslo. Vivimos en tiempos obsesivos, en una era donde la fascinatión por la fama se compara con la que en otros tiempos por la réligión. Sin embargo, la religiosidad no està perdida. Los nuevos templos estàn en revistas, tabloides, E!, TMZ y profonidades semejantes que nos dan una mirada morbosa a las celebridades.

At the height of his fame, artist and photographer David LaChapelle stepped out of the world of fashion photography. Now he is in charge of his own deadlines, working on an eclectic range of art projects including commercials and movies. Here we exclusively ask him about his latest work (entitled The Rape of Africa) that is now on show at Galerie Alex Daniels – Reflex Amsterdam.

La Monnaie de Paris accueillera du 5 février au 31 mai 2009 la Rétrospective de David LaChapelle. Cette exposition du célébrissime photographe américain est la plus vaste et la plus complète jamais organisée à ce jour en France. Près d 200 œuvres seront exposés dans les salons du 1er étage de l'hôtel de la Monnaie.

They're out there: Hoity-toity connoisseurs just waiting to tell you that fashion photographers aren't real artists. They'll say, "Bla, bla, bla isn't fine art. Bla, bla, bla isn't thought-provoking… Bla." Then they'll take a sip of free champagne from a plastic cup and check their Blackberries when it's your turn to talk. Well, after seeing David LaChapelle's Jesus is My Homeboy at the Wolfgang Roth gallery...

"The King of Pop Art has left the building." That's what could have been said two years ago when David LaChapelle flew from the mainland to a private sanctuary in Hawaii. He was at the height of his game, the top of his industry. He had completely redefined the pop photography genre over the course of his career, snapping shots of the era's biggest names...

El estadounidense David LaChapelle, llamado el Federico Fellini de la fotografía, realzará su primera exposición individual en México los primeros días de febrero de 2009 , en el Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso. LaChapelle, reconocido mundialmente por sus famosas campañas publicitarias para revistas internacionales, sus retratos de celebridades y sus fotografías artísticas...

In David LaChapelle's large-format photograph Anointing, we are looking in on the all too typical life of "white-trash" America. In the foreground, a scantily clad woman, in heels, is kneeling on the ground. That she is washing the feet of a stranger, clad in white, seems neither out of place nor unlikely, but the shock of seeing the scene of the unnamed woman in the house of Simon at the feet of the Saviour is palpable.

Bisogna stare molto attenti, visitando FRIEZE, la più grande fiera d'arte contemporanea Britannica, aperta ieri a Regent's Park, perché il rischio di commettere errori èmolto elevato. Quello che sembra un bidone della spazzatura sarà davvero un contenitore dove si puó gettare un fazzolettino di carta usato o èun'opera d'arte in attesa di un acquirente ?

An installation entitled 'Decadence: The INsufficiency of all things attainable' by David LaChapelle is displayed at the Frieze Art Fair in central London October 15, 2008. Frieze Art Fair takes place every October in Regent's Park, London. The fair provides an environment to introduce and showcase new and established artists to visitors from around the world.

How much of Paris Hilton's crotch – you've seen it on the Internet – any rational person needs is a question asked by Auguries of Innocence, an exhibition of photographs by David Lachapelle at Tony Shafrazy Gallery. Actually, Ms Hilton only makes a fleeting appearance in what is, essentially, Mr LaChapelle's debut as a political commentator. War, he wants us to know, is a bad thing.

This week, Bones, intrepid art-world raconteur, bounces over to Tony Shafrazi Gallery in Chelsea, not certain what to expect. A violent reaction ensues... Tony Shafrazi is a decorated veteran of New York's commercial art scene, a dealer with a significant role in the robust legacy of the '80s downtown scene, the world of hustle and grime, of the evergreen angelic of Basquiat and Haring.

A self-professed surrealist, David LaChapelle has a talent for skewing close to reality when need be – as in, whenever Amy Winehouse calls on him to direct a music video – and making that reality look eye-popping, campy, and cogent to boot. But he shines the most not through his MTV cache, but through his own visual artwork.

Think of St. Moritz, and it's unlikely summer vacations and high culture will spring to mind. Yet that's how the glamorous Swiss ski resort is seeking to promote itself with St. Moritz Art Masters, a new festival that runs through Sept. 7. It aims to be an annual fixture that will attract wealthy art lovers at a time of year when the town's myriad swish hotels are clamoring for guests.

Munich Business was slow for the first few days of the Salzburg World Fine Art Fair (8-17 August), with most of the major sales focused in the modern and contemporary booths, which accounted for only six of the 25 galleries in total. Viennese modern art dealers Wienerroither & Kohlbacher had early success, selling the highlight of the stand...

Poland gets its first contemporary collection; Art on loan for ten years from dealer Rafael Jablonka goes on view at the National Museum this month. The National Museum in Krakow is scheduled to open a new department of contemporary Western art this month—the first devoted to a collection of this kind in Poland, according to the institution. Fifty works, loaned by the Cologne-based, Polish-born art dealer...

Den amerikanske fotografen David LaChapelle kommer till Stockholm. Fredrik Strage ringde upp honom för ett samtal om den amerikanska populärkulturen och Svampbob Fyrkant. I tjugo är har den amerikanske fotografen David LaChapelle byggt en kitschig och kulört värld befolkad av superstjarnor. Kändisarna älskar LaChapelle eftersom han fär dem att se gudomliga ut...

C'est un long voyage pour atteindre les côtes d'Hawaii. Ces îles, en plein milieu du Pacifique, ignorent depuis toujours les tribulations des vies urbaines. Il faut être naufragé pour arriver jusqu'à l'archipel, ou du moins être en quête d'un plaisir autre, d'une vie nouvelle, d'un paradis qui serait perdu ailleurs. Et depuis toujours, la mer d'Hawaii charrie les mêmes promeneurs de la terre...

Allá por el año 2002, era la mejor amiga de un chico que sufría de la misma obsesión compulsiva por videoclips. Aún no existía youtube, de forma que toda nuestra atención se cen¬traba en la buena y antigua MTV, un canal que por aquella época era aún una epitome ecléctico-visual de obras maestras en lugar de patéticos juegos y reality shows disminuyendo el coeficiente intelectual de los adolescentes posmodernos de hoy en día.

A nude photograph of Carla Sarkozy, France's first lady, fetched $91,000, almost 20 times its high estimate, at Christie's International in New York today. The image of Sarkozy, previously Carlo Bruni, an Italian singer and former model, had an estimated range of $3,000 to $4,000. President Nicolas Sarkozy of France married Bruni in February after divorcing his second wife, Cecilia, in October.

When photographer David LaChapelle sought a new muse—or at least someone, as he puts it, "a-musing"—to join the ranks of Pam, Courtney, and Amanda—he found his love doll of inspiration in a Savannah art student named Molly Gottschalk, who boasted the coolest personal page on the coolest of Internet websites. She now lives with the mad-hatter of visual surrealism in his Beverly Hills home

Han rynkar pannan och tittar surt på Drew Barrymore som hänger på väggen iklädd vit brudklänning. Hollywoodstjärnan nojsar runt med en bröllopstårta. Men Drew måste bort. Någon skyndar fram med en bild av Leonardo DiCaprio och en hamburgare. Nej, Leonardo fungerar inte heller just där. Det får bl i Pamela Anderson istället, i sällskap aven fet, nästan naken Ronald McDonald-clown...

Dans ce salut amical de Sartre à Kierkegaard, alors que tout semblait opposer les deux penseurs, on peut mesurer l'extraordinaire fécondité de la question de Dieu en Occident. Mais celle-ci n'a pas perpétré une lignée d'enfants de chœur, et le discours de Benoit XVI, au terme de cette histoire mouvementée, résonne comme un vœu pieux.

"Arte italiana 1968-2007", running until Nov. 11, is Milan's answer to the Venice Biennale. Conceived by Vittorio Sgarbi, the city's controversial art critic and cultural councilor, the exhibition is a reconstruction of an alternative Italian art movement based on originality over notoriety. On display at the Palazzo Reale are some 200 works divided into four sections and representing the last four decades of Italian avant-garde art with movement of Pop Art...

Milan accueil l'exposition du photographe américain David LaChapelle, au Palazzo Reale, du 25 sept. 2007 au 6 janvier 2008. Plus de 350 photographies retracent l'ensemble de sa création, dont une nouvelle série que nous présentons ici et en couverture, intitulée « Déluge ». Inspirée par l'œuvre de Michel Ange dans la Chapelle Sixtine...

E' la mostra piu' grande che mai gli é stata dedicata : 350 fotografie disposte in tutto il piano terra di Palazzo Reale di Milano, una sede che definire prestigiosa é riduttivo. David LaChapelle é conosciuto in tutto il mondo per i suoi video (l'anno scorso ha firmato anche una regia cinematografica con il film "Rize"). Ma é da un po' di tempo a questa parte per questo fotografo di 44 anni...

Nello star system , David LaChapelle ci é entrato 25 anni fa per caso, ma passando dalla porta principale, quella apertagli da Andy Warhol. Aveva 18 anni, era un bel ragazzo del Connecticut col desiderio di esporre le sue foto nelle gallerie d'arte, quando Warhol ne fiuto' il talento e lo coopto' a lavorare per la sua rivista "Interview". Da allora, come mostra la retrospettiva di 350 foto che inaugura questa sera...

Dice di avere avuto due maestri : Andy Warhol e Michelangelo. Paradossale, iconoclasta, unico, David LaChapelle continua a essere una miniera di sorprese. Non gli bastava di essere il genio riconosciuto della foto a colori e l'interprete della società dei consumi e dello spettacolo. Nella grande mostra curata da Gianni Mercurio e Fred Torres...

Nomen omen ? Chissa'. Ma ci piace coltivare l'idea di David LaChapelle che visita la Cappella sistina e ne rimane folgorato. E' nato cosi' il suo ultimo progetto: una serie di immagini ispirate ai capolavori di Michelangelo presentate in anteprima europea a Milano, a Palazzo Reale, nella retrospettiva a lui dedicata.

Via dal lusso, dal consumismo, dalla moda, dal superfluo. Invertire la rotta: dal materialismo alla spiritualità. Per non finire come il personaggio verghiano di Mazzarò che, non potendo portare con sé, nell'aldilà, tutta «la roba», impazzì e la distrusse. Per il fotografo di moda David LaChapelle il momento della rivelazione è arrivato l'estate di un anno fa quando, ritiratosi nel suo lodge...

Age: 39 ans Vit à: Los Angeles et dans ma ferme bio à Hawaii. Nationalité : Américaine Agence : Creative Exchange Agency Dernier sujet : Paradis perdu

C'est autre chose. On est son propre client. Vous ne le savais peut-être pas mais au cours de ma carrière, il m'est arrivé de faire des photos de voyage et de mariage ! Ce que je préfère, c'est concocter des mises en scène et ensuite les raconter. Dans ce cas-là, une seule règle : suivre mon cœur. Et apparemment, cela m'a toujours réussi jusqu'ici.

I think of it as a mass psychosis of unprecedented dimension, in which the people of Earth - in large numbers and in almost all contemporary societies- have created a form of architecture which is against life, insane, image-ridden, hollow. The ugliness which has been created in the cities of the world...

WHAT DOES A FASHION photographer do next after reaching the pinnacle of superstardom, having published numerous celebrity spreads in Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Rolling Stone, and directed music videos for the likes of Elton John, Jennifer Lopez and Gwen Stefani? In the case of gay photographer David LaChapelle, the answer is to begin to produce more "serious" art.

There is no middle ground with David LaChapelle: either you love him or you hate him. The screaming colours! The loud humour! The glitz and the glamour! The freaks and outcasts! The voyeurism! The over the top scenarios! The giant sets! The outrageous clothes! The plastic! The sex! The religious connotations! These are all trademarks of LaChapelle that have earned him as much acclaim as contempt.

For the art world, the celebrated glamour photographer David LaChapelle (b. 1969) is a guilty pleasure. His sex-soaked color photos of celebrities and fashion models are just too high-key. Nothing is held back. The lily is not only gilded, but drenched in rhinestones, draped in haute couture and surrounded by the most exotic props imaginable. It's about time. Minimalism is, like, so 40 years ago.

Es el fotógrafo indiscutido del planeta Hollywood y las estrellas del espectáculo, obedientes, se someten a sus designios. El próximo viernes estará en la argentina para inaugurar su exposición en el Malba. Y a es una leyenda. Y para estar a la altura del mito creado en su nombre, David LaChapelle oculta los datos que podrían dar pistas precisas sobre su origen.

Considered the world's most famous living photographer by many and among the top ten "most important people in photography" by American Photo magazine, David laChapelle has been breaking new ground with his provocative and colour-saturated portraiture for over 20 years. His new series, Awakened, dedicated exclusively to fine art, delivers a surprise for those expecting outrageous celebrity tableaux, and marks a turning point in his carrier.

Courtney Love as the Virgin Mary? Not so surprising when David LaChapelle is involved. The kaleidoscopic lensman's beatific vision of Love graces the cover of Heaven to Hell, a risqué compilation of his recent fashion photography. (The book also sees Britney Spears as a jailbait hot-dog vendor, Amanda Lepore portraying Liz Taylor and Kanye West doing his best Muhammad Ali.)

Lo sgaurdo edonistico di LaChapelle, quello drammatico di Nachtwey e la raffinata visione di Newton, in mostra a Berlino. Un'esibizione insolita che racconta i tre fotografi attraverso il tema che piu' li accomuna e separa: Men, War, Peace. Tre grandi fotograf, ognuno con un proprio stile e una tecnica unica, tanto che difficilmente si potrebbero immaginare mondi piu' lontani...

Relajado, híper creativo, molón… el glamuroso fotógrafo David LaChapelle, 37, cumple todos los requisitos para ser el prota de la canción "Too Cool for School". Antes de cada entrevista se cambia de ropa, haciendo esperar a todos los periodistas. De repente, aparece, con total look de Puma y se sienta en una bici negra de montaña. A su alrededor, su falsa familia no le abandona ni un segundo.

Düster lauert der Verfall - hinter schriller, poppiger Farbigkeit. Lustvoll malträtiert das New Yorker Enfant terrible David LaChappelle Schamgrenzen und gängige Vorstellungen von gutem Geschmack. Wer sich seiner Linse stellt, riskiert Verstrickung in sündhafte Szenarien: Leonardo DiCaprio presst der einstige Callboy LaChapelle in enge Kinderjeans und lasst ihn mit Bananen spielen.

LiI' Kim volgestempeld met Louis Vuitton-logo's, alsof ze getransformeerd is tot Louis Vuitton-tas. Alexander McQueen in een ravissante jurk, achternagezeten door lso¬bella Blow. Een naakte Eminern die zijn pielernuisje verbergt achter een brandende staaf dynamiet. Een bezwete David Beckham in tigerslip. Kijk, we hadden alleen de bijna pornografische kitschfoto's van David LaChapelle (36) kunnen laten zien.

Se ha cansado de de retratar a modelos y famosos, y ahora busca recuperar su faceta más artística con dos nuevos trabajos revolucionarios. El enfant terrible de la fotografía contemporánea, David LaChapelle, selecciona para GQ España las imágenes más representativas de su carrera y nos cuenta en exclusiva las claves de su nueva etapa. Los momentos de mayor creatividad de cualquier artista suelen llegar cuando éste atraviesa una crisis.

Als Teenager war David LaChapelle von Andy Warhol fasziniert: "Einmal starrte ich in einem Museum stundenlag nur sein Porträt von Marilyn Monroe an.' Heute hängen auch seine Arbeiten in den Galerien der Welt. Die Spezialitäten des Starfotografen sind bombastisch inszenierte, knallbunte Hochglanzfotos, die er am Computer gern verfremdet. Porträts, die vor Erotik strotzen.

DAVID LACHAPELLE, provokantester fotograf der gegenwart, über selne kindheit, seine kunst und seine neue heimat: ein nudistencamp auf hawaii. David LaChapelle entschuldigt sich. Er müsse schnell noch einen Anruf erledigen. Unruhig stapft der Starfotograf durch das Museum für Fotografie in Berlin, während sein Assistent Patrick für ïhn hektisch die Nummer ins Handy tippt.

Starfotograf David LaChapelle über den Papst, George Clooney und die größte Zicke im Schaugeschäft Von FOCUS-Redakteur Jörg Rohleder FOCUS: Herr LaChapelle, Sie haben sich vor diesem Gespräch zehnmal umgezogen. Es ist jetzt 15 Uhr. Wie oft wechseln Sie denn durchschnittlich am Tag die Garderobe? LaChapelle: Mindestens so oft wie heute (lacht).

11. Dezember 2006 Der Popstarfotograf David LaChapelle ist inzwischen selbst ein Popstar. Er hat den Pop ernst genommen, der Pop hat ihn groß gemacht. Er hat die Ikonen der Popkultur in grelles Licht gesetzt und dabei zugleich die Nachtseiten dieser Bewußtseinsindustrie gnadenlos ausgeleuchtet. LaChapelles Bilder sind depressive Schübe in Bonbonpapier.

Der amerikanische Hochglanzfotograf David LaChapelle, 43, arrangiert Stars wie Madonna, Angelina Jolie oder Leonardo Di Caprio in aufwändig inszenierten, überkünstlichen und oft bizarren Kontexten. Mit seinen bonbonbunten Arbeiten wurde der Andy-Warhol-Schüler zum Liebling der Modemagazine. Unter dem Titel "Men, War & Peace" zeigt die Helmut Newton Foundation...

Sind seine Bilder Gesellschaftskritik? Oder Kitsch? Auf jeden Fall sind sie teuer, denn David LaChapelle ist einer der begehrtesten Fotografen der Mode- und Warenwelt. Aus dem Model ist eine Märchenfigur geworden, mit Apfelwangen und glänzenden Lippen, Rotkäppchen in Hollywood, so wie David LaChapelle es bestellt hatte. Zwei Stunden lang hat die Maskenbildnerin ihr mit Airbrush-Technik...

David LaChapelle entwickelt seinen Hang zum Exzess in "Heaven to Hell" weiter und entdeckt sein Gewissen. Das Ergebnis ist ein Meilenstein der Fotokunst Die Römer hatten eine Unmenge Götter. Die Hauptstadt ihres Weltreichs war mit Statuen, Tempeln und Anbetungseinrichtungen völlig zugestellt. Dabei waren die Bewohner nicht mal sicher, dass es die Angebeteten wirklich gab.

Berliner Illustrierte Zeitung: Mr. LaChapelle, Ihre erste große Ausstellung in Deutschland zeigt rund 40 Fotos von Celebrities als Pamela Anderson, Marilyn Manson, und Christina Agujlera'; welches ist Ihr persönliches Lieblingsbild? David LaChapelle: Die Pietà, die ich mit Courtney Love inszeniert habe. Das Bild findet sich auch auf dem Cover des zugehörigen Buches zur Ausstellung: "Heaven and Hell".

Paris match. Pourquoi changer ? Vous ne supportiez plus les célébrités ? David LaChapelle. Depuis la sortie de mon film « Rize » l'an dernier, je ne me sentais plus heureux de ma vie. Le rythme était too much ! Cela fait vingt ans que je suis dans le circuit ! Je crois que je n'ai plus rien à apporter dans le domaine des célébrités.

Daring, explosive, surreal: David LaChapelle's photographs have been pushing the boundaries for 20 years. Now, in his latest book, some of the world's most famous stars and exhibitionists come out to play - including David Beckham as you've never seen him before. You can spot a David LaChapelle photograph at 20 paces: the saturated Pop Art colour, the set-piece, minutelystyled imagery...

It is as if we were staring into the faces of Marilyn Monroe and Liz Taylor, as only Andy Warhol could have rendered them. But we are actually looking at Amanda Lepore, one of David LaChapelle's favourite models whom he casts, chameleon-like, in everchanging roles – whether garishly overly made-up, as a naked Cupid or with a salaciously cut watermelon between her open thighs.

Wenn David lachapelle zur Fotosession ruft, lassen sich Stars nicht zweimal bitten. Madonna (48) als Drachenprinzessin, Lil' Kim (32) als Gummipuppe in opulenter Farbenpracht - der Künstler kriegt vor die Linse, was Rang und Namen hat! Anlässlich seiner Ausstellungseröffnung im Berliner Helmul-Newton-Museum verlosen InTouch und Grey Goose zwei Karten für die After-Show-Party am 2.12.

Anche Milano avrà la sua Cappella Sistina. In un'originale rivisitazione (fotografica) e in un luogo profano (Palazzo Reale), David LaChapelle porterà a febbraio il suo Giudizio Universale. E Milano non avrà proprio più nulla da temere rispetto a Roma. La ricostruzione fotografica della Cappella Sistina - cosa che fa gongolare l'assessore alla Cultura Vittorio Sgarbi...

David LaChapelle was born in Connecticut in 1969. He trained as a fine artist at North Carolina School of the Arts before moving to New York. Upon his arrival, LaChapelle enrolled in both the Art Students League and the School of Visual Arts. Not yet out of high school, LaChapelle was offered his first professional job by Andy Warhol to shoot for Interview Magazine.

Mixing styles and eras, his surreal perspective throws a grenade -literally - at the American Way. Something isn't quite right with these photos. They may appear to be banal pictures of American families at home, but anachronisms soon come to light. The images have been manipulated. The photographer has superimposed contemporary youths modeling brand name clothing onto anonymous snapshots from the 60s and 70s...

McDonald's did away the practice years ago, but art-book publishers these days seem more than happy embracing the super-sized trend. Helmut Newton's "Sumo" even came with its own display stand. So before rushing out to buy David LaChapelle's "Artists & Prostitutes" – the title a wink-nudge to the trouble people have differentiating the two – you might consider fortifying your coffee-table legs...

In February of this year, David LaChapelle's photograph of Kanye West appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone. It showed the singer done up as Jesus Christ, complete with crown of thorns and some fake blood. Amid some fairly predictable controversy, at least one Catholic pundit appeared to come up with an original, spirited response.

It is rare for the person found behind the camera to attain a level of celebrity on par with the famous individuals he is shooting. Then again, David LaChapelle is a very unique photographer and director. While growing up in Connecticut and North Carolina, LaChapelle never hid his sexuality, even if it meant facing harassment from his peers. He did, however, use his experiences growing up openly gay to influence his art.

Er ist 15 Jahre alt, als er sein erstes Geld als Strichjunge im berühmten New-Yorker Club ·Studio 54· verdient. Zur gleichen Zeit singt Madonna -Like a Virgin- und Pop-Art-Künstler Andy Warhol ist auf dem Gipfel seines Erfolgs angekommen. Das war Mitte der Achtzigerjahre und David LaChapelle konnte nicht ahnen, dass ihm gerade diese beiden den Weg ebnen würden vom Gassenjungen zum weltberühmten Fotografen...

LaChapelle Heaven to Hell is the long-awaited third volume in an exhilarating trilogy that began with LaChapelle Land (1996) and continued with the infamous Hotel LaChapelle (1999). Packed with astonishing, color-saturated, and provocative images, those titles both became instant collector's items and have since gone through multiple printings.

Negotiating the rush-hour traffic, David LaChapelle is driving home, high above the twinkling lights of the Sunset Strip. On the way, he wants to play a song. He turns up the volume to "something soothing," and the late, great opera singer Maria Callas belts out her authoritative soprano, swallowing the car with emotion. LaChapelle's body softens into his seat.

David LaChapelle (in 1968 geboren in North Carolina) kwam als negentienjarige naar New York waar Andy Warhol hem onder zijn hoede nam. Tegenwoordig wordt hij beschouwd als een van de tien beste fotografen ter wereld en houdt hij zich eveneens bezig met het maken van videoclips, films en reclame. Er is geen beroemdheid die niet met hem wil werken, want David LaCapelle is hot.

David LaChapelle is een absolute grootheid. Hij staat in de top tien van de beste an meest gevraagde fotoqrafen ter werekt Hij werkte samen met popsterren als Gwen Stefani (videoclip), Courtney Love (shoot), Elton John (visuele aankleding van zijn Red Piano-shows) en zijn foto's sierden zowat elk blad dat iets is of iets zegt te zijn. Hij maakte albumcovers voor ulteenlopende artiesten als Christina Aguilera...

Soms kunnen foto's interessant zijn, terwijl ze op zichzelf niet veel meer dan gladde glamour zijn. De fotografie van de Amerikaan David LaChapelle bijvoorbeeld – nu te zien bij Reflex Gallery in Amsterdam – is niet boeiend te noemen: het is 'gek doen met sterren', met voldoende retouchering zodat ze het zelf – en hun management – ook nog leuk vinden.

Met deze uitspraak van de Amerikaanse schrijver Truman Capote is fotograaf David LaChapelle het helemaal eens. Hij hees Courtney Love voor een van zijn foto's in een doorschijnend jurkje en smeerde Uma Thurman vol met lipstick. Collegafatograaf Helmut Newton omschreef LaChapelles werk als een humoristisch, absurdistisch en surrealistisch spektakel.

Goss Gallery opens this month, intent on elevating Dallas to the ranks of the world's great gallery cities. "My vision is to bring something great to Dallas," Kenny Goss says, riffing on the motivation behind the creation of his Uptown art gallery. "Some people assume that the city is very provincial, and it's not. I hear quite regularly from people, 'We really need a gallery that isn't afraid to step out and do something different.' "

Menig persoon die weinig of niets van kunst af weet, haalt z'n neus op voor termen als 'l'art pour l'art', 'post-modernisme' en 'neo-expressionisrne'. Programma's als 'Kunstbeeld' zijn voor de gewone burger nauwelijks te volgen. En musea hebben een gebruiksaanwijzing nodig, wil een leek er iets van meekrijgen. Om de ėėn of andere reden hangt om kunst een mysterieuze sluier van ingewikkelde...

The newest addition to Dallas' on-fire gallery scene, opening March 20, is the pet project of Dallas-London habitué Kenny Gooss. Texas native Goss and his partner, Mr. Wham, George, Michael, have been collecting contemporary art for several years, and after dividing time between London and Dallas, the couple brought a home in Dallas.

Ik voel me af en toe een toerist die door Amerika reist, en zie hoe alles lijkt te worden bepaald door 'spending & buying.' Hij kwam snel en overdonderend.. Min of meer gechaperonneerd door niemand minder dan Andy Warhol himself, maakte David LaChapelle (1969, Connecticut) een vliegende start met een opdracht voor het fameuze Interview Magazine.

Amsterdam, vrijdag, Je zou David Lachapelle de Erwin Olaf van Amerika kunnen noemen. Maar dan hebben we het vooral over de naambekendheid. In de onderpkeuze en vooral in de manier van fotograferen bestaan duidelijk verschillen. Hoewel zijn naam anders doet vermoeden, is David Lachapelle (36) volbloed Amerikaan die dat niet onder stoelen of banken steekt.

Amsterdam, vrijdag, Je zou David Lachapelle de Erwin Olaf van Amerika kunnen noemen. Maar dan hebben we het vooral over de naambekendheid. In de onderpkeuze en vooral in de manier van fotograferen bestaan duidelijk verschillen. Hoewel zijn naam anders doet vermoeden, is David Lachapelle (36) volbloed Amerikaan die dat niet onder stoelen of banken steekt.

Ok, she was born in Canada, but in every other respect Pamela Anderson is the ultimate American icon... the Baywatch beauty who became a pin-up to successive generations, and whose marriage to Tommy Lee produced some of the best tabloid fodder of the 90s. A columnist for Jane magazine, an advocate for PETA, and a debut novelist with her roman à ciel, Star...

Celebrity Mouth Piece: Rapper Andre 3000 and Christina Aguilera's lips may be sealed, but they've got a message for young people in "Declare Yourself" ad campaign: Get out and vote. Says Andre, "I thought if I can convince kids to go out and buy Nike or Reebok sneakers I can sure convince them to go out and vote." But first, you've got to register. Download the form at www.declareyourself.com.

WHILE partisan political ads continue to dominate attention, a rapidly growing number of nonpartisan campaigns from recently created groups are trying the tactics of Madison Avenue pros to register new, and especially young, voters. Today, Declare Yourself, a nonpartisan voter-registration group started by the television producer Norman Lear, will raise two giant billboards in Times Square...

The video for Britney Spears's nursery-rhyme ballad "Everytime" goes something like this: the star, after escaping from a mob of fans and potato-faced paparazzi and thrashing through a shouting match with her boyfriend (played by Stephen Dorff), sinks into a luxurious hotel bathtub. Before Calgon can take her away, she starts bleeding. Losing consciousness, she slips beneath the surface of the water.

Though his photography still has the power to shock (such as his gay sex Patrick Cox campaign), David LaChapelle has moved way beyond simple point 'n' click. After relaunching Xtina as a ghetto Latino in 'Can't Hold Us Down', and directing a flash-dancing J-Lo in a leotard, LaChapelle found time to hang out and make a documentary about dancing street kids in Los Angeles.

David LaChapelle's New York studio is unexpectedly muted given that he's a famed fashion photographer whose vibrant, hallucinatory style regularly goads the establishment. The few exceptions are a five-foot purple cobra prop hanging on the wall and the scenery in the backroom, four different and entirely outlandish set-ups that he's shooting for Ecko Unltd.'s fall ad campaign (full disclosure: Ecko is Complex's parent company).

When he's not taking photos that look like scenes from that movie where J.Lo and Vince Vaughn fight crime inside a serial killer's brain, David LaChapelle directs music videos like The Vines' "Outtatheway," Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty," and that Elton John one where Justin Timberlake wears a prosthetic face. Oh, and he also has a knack for getting celebrities to take their clothes off.

Sometimes a booty is just a booty. And sometimes in the right hands, it's an homage. Jennifer Lopez's most recent video, for the single "I'm Glad," is a shorter but otherwise virtually shot-for-shot mimicry of Adrian Lyne's 1983 film "Flashdance," the fable about an aspiring young dancer who welds by day and gyrates by night in a friendly neighborhood girlie bar.

David LaChapelle has just returned to New York from New Zealand, where he has been working in Queenstown on assignment for American travel Bible, Condé Nast Traveler. The shoot closely followed a photo essay undertaken in Beirut, LaChapelle's glossy vision of a city trying to re-established itself as a sunny holyday Mecca after years of war. As an international superstar of photography, it is hardly surprising that...

Can a fashion photograph be anything more than simply beautiful? Can it address a serious issue? Can it give hope to the people who see it beyond the superficial dream of one day being rich enough and thin enough to look just like the models in the pictures? David LaChapelle thinks so, and if anything is guaranteed to provoke, then it is the images that you will see over the following pages.

Es gibt zwei Arten, dem Wahnsinn der Wirklichkeit ins Auge zu blicken: fassungslos oder fasziniert. David LaChapelle hat sich für die zweite Möglichkeit entschieden. Die Welt, die er in seinen Fotos zeigt, ist ein von Freaks und Prominenten bevölkertes Irrenhaus, ein bonbonbunter Garden der Lüste, in dem sich gleichzeitig Paradies und Hölle erfüllen. Ein Model saugt per aufgeklebtem Strohhalm Milch aus der eigenen Brust.

With a cast of thousands, the photographer David lachapelle documents his own party and fives a new meaning to a family affair. Peter McQuid meets the tribe. We're gonna do elegance blase, a lost style, like parents' parties in the 60's." David LaChapelle, in Los Angeles for a gallery opening at the Fahey/Klein Gallery, is holding forth on the theme of his after-show party.

David LaChappelle's photography is the stuff of glamour and fantasy - brilliantly creative, witty, computer-enhanced fashion and celebrity portraiture. However, his new video for Moby's Natural Blues is a surprise in several respects. Stylistically it is a far cry from LaChappelle's sexy, sometimes shocking, and shockingly colourful photographs - even if it is clever, beautiful and thought¬ - provoking. As he reveals, it is literally the stuff of nightmares.

Many modern creative minds enrich their artistic concepts by infusing technology into their work. This process allows them to transcend the limits of nature through the help of technology. The Macintosh system has prevailed as a key figure in fields such as fashion design and photography ever since its introduction to the creative world. Meet David LaChapelle - A photographer who creates his own visionary world rather than...

"I'm sorry for making you wait," celebrated photographer David LaChapelle tells me with a sigh that comes through loud and clear over our long-distance connection."We're finishing up a shoot and I've got to get on a plane tomorrow to go to Paris for another one," he tells me, "and right now I honestly don't know whether I'm coming or going."

Usually I am not one who agonizes over what to wear. But when I found myself ripping my closet apart to find the perfect outfit in which to meet the artist whose unfettered and fantasylike photographs have altered the way fashion is viewed, I knew I was not just conducting an interview: I was conveying an image. And image is precisely what David LaChapelle creates.

Seine Bilder sind surreale Provokationen und manchmal gewagte Spiele um Körper, Kult und Moden, mit seinen Eigenwilligen Inszenierungen ist der New Yorker Fotograf LaChapelle zum avantgardisten einer fröhlich-makabren und glamourösen Bildsprache geworden. Seine Biografie ist die eines früh Losgelassenen. Geboren 1964 in Connecticut, wuchs David LaChapelle mit Bruder und Schwester und einer Mutter auf die fotografische Inszenierungen zu einem Familien sport machte.

During the early 1980's, when David LaChapelle was working as a busboy at Studio 54, he used to sneak into openings at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in SoHo to see his idols: Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat. On June 4, Mr. LaChapelle, who is one of the most successful photographers in the world, had his dream come true when...

Moquette arancione e la musica rock melodica e ossessiva di "Mechanical Animal" dei Marilyn Manson. Vernissage con party psichedelico in onore del fotografo-artista David LaChapelle ieri sera nel roof garden del Palazzo delle Esposizioni. Fra i primi ad arrivare lo stilista Renato Balestra con Elsa Martinelli, ovviamente Renato Nicolini, Carlo Verdone, Nancy Brilli e Carlo Vanzina.

You can call me madam, but do not call Amanda Leporea drag queen. The Downtown diva was labeled as such by one of the daily papers, so she promptly sent them a Polaroid of herself naked and giving them the finger. "I'm a transsexual!" she exclaims. "I have a vagina!" And now that we know what Amanda Lepore is, it behooves me to explain just who she is.

È il genio del momento, per aver stravolto l'arte di fotografare la moda ed i divi. «Amo in lui tutto dò che è spudorato, eccessivo e trasgressivo» dice Giampiero Mughini, il primo a varcare la soglia del Palazzo delle Esposizioni per ammirare le opere del 34enne Davide LaChapelle, esposte fino al 24 maggio. Lui, invece, il divo newyorkese allievo di Andy Warhol...

En exclusivité « Hôtel LaChapelle » le nouveau livre du plus extravagant des photographes. «Mes meilleures idées, je les tire de ce que je vis, de mon imaginaire, De mes rêves, de mes fantasmes ... Pas des autres !» Les magazines s'arrachent les couleurs, l'humour, la créativité, la démesure, le sens du portrait et de la composition, la sensibilité ... en bref le talent de ce jeune photographe new-¬yorkais. Son livre est l'un des grands événements photo de la rentrée.

David LaChapelle has hired a publicist. Not an odd occurrence, since the photographer is becoming as famous as the celebrity subjects he shoots for magazines such as Rolling Stone, Interview, Detour, and French Vogue. What's strange, though, is that the candid, down-to-earth LaChapelle doesn't seem the type to have a publicist who insists on sitting in on an interview...

Seine Inszenierungen sind leicht durchgeknallt. Der Fotograf David LaChapelle, von Pop Art-idol Andy Warhol entdeckt, setze sich in Europa mit seinen Fotos für Diesel-Jeans durch. Trotz seines Rufs als Amok geniesst er den Manager von R.J.Reynolds and Citibank. LaChapelle läuft abseits jeglicher Konvention - und wird gerade dadurch zur Entdeckung für die Werbung.

Candied camera Hot doggin' in the Mad Ave mainstream with bad-boy photographer David LaChapelle. "Open your legs a little wider, please," David LaChapelle says to Alan Cummings. Cummings, who is dangling from a swing against a hot pink background wearing a corset, black satin panties, fishnets, absurdly high-heeled boots and matching pink nipple-paint...

David LaChapelle is a 35-year-old fashion photographer who never outgrew playing make-believe. He's shot Leonardo DiCaprio-clad in leather and red cowboy boots-holding the reins of a white horse in front of a Hollywood porn theater. Brooke Shields unzipped her jeans for him, a few strategic daps of whipped cream covering her bare chest.

When we did our first listing of photography's 100 most important people in 1994, we heard from plenty of readers, some of whom disagreed with our choices and others who told us that we'd put together a valuable guide to the photo business. One thing is certain: The business has changed. In putting together our new list, we noted several trends - for instance, the rising tide of celebrity photography...

Arguably the hottest young photographer in the United States, David LaChapelle has riveted the world with his color-soaked, surreal portraiture, fashion images and advertising campaigns such as the controversial Diesel series. Combining a flair for the bizarre with a real instinct for sublime beauty and a perverse fascination with the flotsam and jetsam of the American 20th century...

When it comes to photography, David LaChapelle is a cannibal, but he's consuming his own body of work. "I'd rather rip myself off before somebody else does," insists the 35-year-old shutterbug from the safety of his East 13th Street studio. The sparsely furnished front room of his second-story work space is dotted with elements from his images...

"People say photographs don't lie," declares David LaChapelle, "Mine do." Making bizarre use of prostheses and digital retouching techniques, he creates images that are unlike anything seen in the real world-at least so far. But if his pictures art not to be taken literally, photo essays like "Cut It Out" nonetheless reflect the world around us.

And some models say their work is boring. When Milla Jovovich, star of Spike Lee's upcoming film He Got Game, joined with photographer David LaChapelle to shoot the cover of this month's Detour magazine in Los Angeles, the pair almost ended up in jail. LaChapelle's idea for the shoot was a "young new beauty lands in Hollywood" theme. "We just went crazy, goaded on by Milla's moth¬er," reports LaChapelle.

If photographers were rock stars, David LaChapelle would be Bowie, Stipe and Zappa all rolled into one. Hell, you could even throw Lennon into the mix. Artists like these never stopped aspiring; the same applies to David LaChapelle. In some circles, this teen hipster turned high-fashion photographer is famous. But to most people, the name LaChapelle rings only the faintest bell-ironic...

David LaChapelle has turned Leonardo DiCaprio into a porn star, encouraged the Beastie Boys to flip burgers and put model Joel West in a room with a pair of huge breasts. It's all in a day's work for one of the decade's most prolific pop-culture photographers. His kinetic, color-saturated work overflows with the obsessions of our time: fame, sex, fetishes, fashion, new money and new technology.

"The Hollywood star-making machine is hungry and eats its old. That's why there is retouching. Realism is a fantasy. Every time a camera is pointed in a particular direction or a light is placed-manipulation begins. That's why "pure" images don't really exist. In music we have "sampling": one must pay for the right to appropriate from an existing song.

Presenta un mundo artificial poblado de colores chillones, de elementos kitsch, de dimensiones trucadas y perspectivas irreales. En sus escenografías coloca con desparpajo a actores famosos, músicos o artistas. Estrellas que dejan la sobriedad de otras sesiones para entrar en el juego y prestarse a aparecer chorreando de nata, rodeados de salchichas, acompañados de inmensos labios rojos...

David LaChapelle has a vision. This one involves rotten fruit, black crows, a glass box, and-oh, yeah-Daniel Day-Lewis. It's a gloomy October morning in LaChapelle's expansive East Village studio, and VH-1's newly-crowned Photographer of the Year is plotting a dream scenario for his unsuspecting subject. "There's such a rawness to him," says LaChapelle...

« Quand j'était petit , mes parents disaient que je serai un raté. C'est vrai que j'ai travaillé chez Burger King ou Kentucky Fried Chicken et que je me suis toujours fait virer. Sauf que maintenant, c'est moi qui les photographie. » Surréaliste, kitsch, poétique, inattendues, les photos de David LaChapelle, aujourd'hui rassemblées dans un superbe album (« LaChapelle Land », aux Editions du Collectionner, 350 F), ont imposé un style. De « Vogue » à « Vanity Fair »....

"I love any kind of exhibitionist or crazy person," says David LaChapelle, sitting on the floor of his Manhattan photography studio, talking about his favorite celebrity subjects. "I love anyone who doesn't listen to their publicists or handlers and does their own thing. People like Drew Barrymore and Leonardo DiCaprio-they'll do anything to make a cool picture because they're creative people."

OFF-THE-PLANET and in your face, his playful, incisive celebrity portraiture is the razzle-dazzle alternative to the black and white grunge brigade. Laughingly describing his work as "fresh, exhilarating and zesty", LaChapelle's takes on the hip-things of celebritydom offer more than just PR retreads. He dishes up sumptuous surreal mosaics of colour and detail...

In der "Hall of Farne" präsentiert AMICA jeden Monat die Besten der Besten. Diesmal: David LaChapelle, 32, den neuen Wilden der Fotoszene. Mit knallbunten Farben, mit Humor und einem Hang zum Makabren verschreckt der Amerikaner sensible Gemüter. Er sucht den Schock, die Provokation. Coolen Minimalismus findet er langweilig. "Die Farbe in den Fotos muß den Betrachter ohrfeigen."

He's only 32, but already he seems casual about staging those big production numbers that can tear at the nerves of photographers with lots more experience. Take, for instance, the shoot he was doing for Details magazine in downtown Manhattan. There was a Rolls-Royce, parked in the middle of the street, against a backdrop that looked like a Maxfield Parrish painting...

Certain elements of David LaChapelle's shoot for Allure magazine last week were like almost every other fashion shoot organized in the 1990's: the photo assistant with a ponytail and sideburns, the model wearing stiletto heels two sizes too small, the fashion editor dressed for mourning and the crew ignoring the no smoking sign.

Pleasure is there for the plucking I David LaChapelle's large Cibachrome prints. This photographer is committed In his love of the human body. He places his nudes in unabashedly lush settings and his colors have buoyant warmth of their own. One critic notes that LaChapelle blurs distinctions between photography and painting. The bounties of beauty, as codified by Renaissance artists...