David LaChapelle Bücher

The acclaimed Book of 101 Books: Seminal Photographic Books of the Twentieth Century recognizes David LaChapelle’s 1996 LaChapelle Land as its 101st entry. This reissue of the classic, long out of print, showcases LaChapelle’s vivid, high-octane images combined with Tadanori Yokoo’s supersaturated designs, creating an astonishing physical object. LaChapelle's work emphasizes the artificiality of fame and Hollywood culture, presenting a vibrant collision of color, plastic, and whimsy. He states, “There’s a tradition of celebrity portraiture that attempts to uncover the ‘real person’ behind the trappings of their celebrity. I am more interested in those trappings.” His photographs challenge our visual taste and perceptions of celebrity, taking viewers on a roller coaster ride through his hyper-sensationalized universe. Iconic figures like Lil’ Kim, Madonna, and Pamela Anderson are transformed into surreal symbols of status and fantasy. LaChapelle’s uncompromising originality is legendary across fashion, film, and advertising, with his bizarre yet gorgeous images gracing the covers of Vogue, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, and more. LaChapelle Land presents a surreal, attractive vision of fun park America gone awry.

„Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage!“ Nach rund zehn Jahren wird die umfassende David-LaChapelle-Anthologie mit den Alben Good News, Part II und Lost & Found, Part I vollendet. Die Reihe begann mit LaChapelle Land (1996) und umfasst Werke, die nie zuvor in Buchform veröffentlicht wurden. LaChapelle kombiniert Zitate aus Religion, Porno sowie Kunst- und Popgeschichte zu einer einzigartigen Ästhetik und behandelt in seinen surrealen Inszenierungen Themen wie Konsum- und Körperfetischismus, Genderfragen und Spiritualität. Good News ist stark vom Sakralen geprägt und zeigt frühe Aufnahmen nackter Engel und Liebender aus den 1980er Jahren in New York bis hin zu aktuellen Bildern, die sein Refugium auf Hawaii als trippigen Garten Eden darstellen, in dem Celebrities zu Heiligen werden. Auch Beispiele aus jüngeren Werkgruppen wie Earth Laughs In Flowers oder Awakened sind enthalten, die die Vielfalt seiner Kunst widerspiegeln. Zu sehen sind unter anderem frühe Akte aus den 1980ern, Pamela Anderson, Lana Del Rey, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, und viele andere. Lost + Found, Part I und Good News, Part II werden einzeln verkauft und sind auch als limitierte zweibändige Art Edition mit jeweils drei signierten Drucken erhältlich.

David LaChapelle is one of the hottest young photographers working today. His celebrity portraits and fashion photography have been seen in Vanity Fair, Details, Paris Vogue, The Face, and The New York Times Magazine. He has photographed such celebrities as Madonna, Jim Carrey, k. d. lang, and Leonardo DiCaprio, but always with his vibrant and almost psychedelic palette. Publishers Weekly summed it up best: "Like children trashing a grownups' party, they smash the furniture, scatter the debris and smear everyone with Reddi Whip and cake frosting, giggling all the while, creating swirls of eye candy that will delight those who cherish style and equate surface and substance".

An all-new selection from the outrageous "enfant terrible" of contemporary photography, this volume is even sexier, funnier, and more fantastical than the bestselling "LaChapelle Land." 158 full-color photos.

A beautifully orchestrated collection of insightful practical poems for everyday. In this book there are a variety of different topics such as: pets, animals, family, people, dysfunction in others, places, sports, games, addictions, God, politics, and self help. David's poems are crafted with a generous knowledge of words making them flow together without having to always have simple rhyming. You won't be disappointed by the wisdom and perspective that David has about things that really matter to people. Within this book there is depth and passion about life and just simple light observations about the everyday things.

A striking collection of images from contemporary photographer David LaChapelle, featuring celebrities like Madonna, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Uma Thurman. LaChapelle is hailed as the "Fellini of photography" by New York magazine, though he also faces criticism.

David LaChapelle's "Lost & Found" Exhibit at the Pàlffy Palace Bratislavi City Gallery 2011 - This paperback showcases David's work and includes a bio.