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David LaChapelle (born March 11, 1963) is an American photographer, music video director and film director. He is best known for his work in fashion, photography, which often references
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and sometimes conveys social messages. His photographic style has been described as "hyper-real and slyly subversive" and as "
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". Once called the Fellini of photography, LaChapelle has worked for international publications and has had his work exhibited in commercial galleries and institutions around the world.


Early life

David LaChapelle was born in Hartford, Connecticut to Philip and Helga LaChapelle; he has a sister Sonja and a brother Philip. His mother was a refugee from Lithuania who arrived at
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in the early 1960s. His family lived in Hartford until he was 9. He has said to have loved the public schools in Connecticut and thrived in their art program as a child and teenager, although he struggled with bullying growing up. Then he moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, with his family, where they lived until he was 14, before moving back to
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. He was bullied in his
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school for his sexuality. When he was 15, he ran away from home to become a busboy at
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in New York City. Eventually he returned to North Carolina to enroll in the North Carolina School of the Arts. His first photograph was of his mother Helga on a family vacation in Puerto Rico. LaChapelle credits his mother for influencing his
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in the way she set up scenes for family photos in his youth.


Photographic career


Early fine-art photography

LaChapelle was affiliated in the 1980s with
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which also exhibited artists such as Doug Ait. After people from ''
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'' magazine saw his work exhibited, LaChapelle was offered work with the magazine. When LaChapelle was 17 years old, he met
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, who hired him as a photographer for ''Interview'' while he was still in high school. Warhol reportedly told LaChapelle "Do whatever you want. Just make sure everybody looks good." LaChapelle's images subsequently appeared on the covers and pages of magazines such as '' Details'', '' GQ'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Vogue Italia'', and ''
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''. LaChapelle's work has been called "meticulously created in a high-gloss, color-popping, hyper-realistic style", and his photos are known to, "crackle with subversive – or at least hilarious – ideas, rude energy and laughter. They are full of juicy life." In 1995 David LaChapelle shot the famous 'kissing sailors' advertisement for
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. It was staged at the peace celebration of
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and became one of the first public advertisements showing a gay or lesbian couple kissing. Much of its controversy was due it being published at the height of the
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debates in United States, which had led to the U.S. government to ban openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual persons from military service. In a long article published by ''
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'' in 1996, the advertisement was credited for its "overarching tone of heavy-handed humor and sarcasm". In September 2011 when the don't ask, don't tell law was finally removed by President
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,
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, the founder and president of Diesel, who originally had approved and pushed for the advertisement, said "16 years ago people wouldn't stop complaining about this ad. Now it's finally accepted legally."


Awards

1995: "Best New Photographer of the Year" by Frensh photo and American Photo magazines 1996: “Photographer of the Year Award” at the VH-1 Fashion Awards “Applied Photography of the Year Award” from The International Center of Photography 1997: Best book Design 1998: Best “Cutting Edge Essay” and “Style Photography” at Life magazine’s Alfred Eisenstadt Awards for Magazine Photography 1999: Honored in the “Cover of the Year” 2000: Won "Best Video" for Moby's "Nature Blues" at the MTV Europe Music Award


Fine-art photography

Themes in LaChapelle's art photography, which he has developed in his
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home, include
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, redemption,
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, and consumerism. It is clear that LaChapelle's moving in this, "new direction highlights his interest and understanding of both contemporary practice and art history". LaChapelle's images "both bizarre and gorgeous have forged a singular style that is unique, original, and perfectly unmistakeable." His photographs have been collected in a number of books. ''LaChapelle Land'' (1996) was selected as one of 101 "Seminal Photographic Books of the Twentieth Century" and is "highly valued by collectors". His second book, ''Hotel LaChapelle'' (1999), was described as a "garish, sexy, enchanting trip". ''Heaven to Hell'' (2006) featured "almost twice as many images as its predecessors", and "is an explosive compilation of new work by the visionary photographer." ''LaChapelle, Artists and Prostitutes'' (2006), a limited-edition, signed, numbered book contains 688 pages of photographs taken between 1985 and 2005. ''Artists and Prostitutes'' was published by
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and includes a photograph of the publisher Benedikt Taschen in a
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scene.


Exhibitions

In the last decade, LaChapelle has returned to a focus on fine art photography and has exhibited his work in several galleries and museums. LaChapelle has had solo museum exhibitions at the Barbican Museum in London (2002), Kausthaus Wien in Vienna (2002), Palazzo Reale in Milan (2007), Museo del Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso in Mexico City (2009), the Musee de La Monnaie in Paris (2009), the Museum of Contemporary Art in Taipei (2010), and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in Israel (2010), in which he was awarded artist of the year. LaChapelle joined permanent acquisitions at both the National Portrait Museum in London and the Bayerische Staatsoper Portrait Gallery in Munich. By 2011, LaChapelle had an exhibition at the Lever House in New York and retrospectives at the Museo Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico, the Hanagaram Design Museum in Seoul, and Galerie Rudolfinum in Prague. In the following years, LaChapelle's works were also exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in LA (2012), the Musée d'Orsay in Paris (2013), and the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. (2014). His retrospective at Fotografiska Museet in Sweden (2013), was the largest solo artist show the museum had ever exhibited. In 2014, LaChapelle exhibited his series, 'Land Scape' in New York, Vienna, London, and Paris. Other shows include OstLicht Galerie fur Fotografie in Vienna, Austria, MAC Lima in Peru, Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome, and Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Chile. In 2016, LaChapelle's work was showcased at The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, DSC Gallery in the Czech Republic, at several venues in Montevideo in Uruguay and at the Edward Hopper House in New York. In 2018, LaChapelle exhibited ten of his series for a couple of months. In one big exhibition, which is named, Good News For Modern Man, in the Groninger Museum (The Netherlands).


Artistic influences

LaChapelle cites a number of artists who have influenced his photography. In a 2009 interview, he mentioned the
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painters
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and
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as two of his favorites. A critic has noted that LaChapelle's work has been influenced by
Salvador Dalí Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (; ; ; 11 May 190423 January 1989) was a Spanish Surrealism, surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarr ...
, Jeff Koons,
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,
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, and Andy Warhol. Richard Avedon noted that of all the photographers inventing surreal images, LaChapelle has the potential to be the genre's Magritte. Helmut Newton has also contributed to the discourse on LaChapelle, stating in a ''New York Times'' article by Cathy Horyn "He aChapelleisn't very impressed by current photography. 'There's a lot of pornographic pictures taken by the young today ... A lot of the nudity is gratuitous. But someone who makes me laugh is David LaChapelle. I think he is very bright, very funny, and good'". LaChapelle is Catholic and often uses religious symbolism in his work.


Personal life

LaChapelle has
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, but as he feels drugs do not work for him, he is careful to monitor his mental health. In the mid-1980s, LaChapelle lost his boyfriend of the time to
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/ref> He fled to London, where that city's counterculture proved enormously influential in forming his aesthetic. "I thought I'd seen it all. When I went to London, the level of creativity and insanity ... they were on a whole other planet." He was particularly struck by that culture's insistence on originality, rather than copying. For him, Los Angeles had been "the literal opposite". While living in London, he married the female publicist of the UK popstar Marilyn (singer), Marilyn; the marriage lasted a year. In 2006, LaChapelle abruptly left Los Angeles. He moved to a "very isolated part of Hawaii in this forest. It's off the grid, bio-diesel cars, solar-powered, growing our own food, completely sustainable. I thought 'OK, I'm a farmer now.'" LaChapelle's change in path eventually brought him back to his roots. While in Hawaii, a longstanding colleague invited him to shoot for a gallery, which he hadn't done since his days as a fledgling photographer in New York. "I was really shocked", LaChapelle recalled. "I'm so known as a commercial artist, a big name as a fashion and celebrity photographer, I didn't think a gallery will take me seriously. It's like being reborn; it's like rebirth; it's like starting over. It's back to where I started, where I very first started in galleries when I was a kid. It's just come full circle."


Publications

* ''LaChapelle Land'' (New York: Simon & Schuster, in association with Callaway, 1996) - * ''David LaChapelle Exhibition'' (Palazzo delle Esposizioni, 1999) * ''Hotel LaChapelle'' (Boston: Little, Brown, 1999) - * ''David LaChapelle, Barbican Gallery'' (Barbican, 2002) * ''David LaChapelle, If You Want Reality, Take the Bus'' (Artmosphere, 2003) * ''David LaChapelle'', second edition (Milan: Photology, 2004) - * ''LaChapelle Land'', deluxe edition (New York: Channel Photographics, in association with Callaway, 2005) - * ''LaChapelle, Artists and Prostitutes'' (Köln:
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, 2006) - * ''David LaChapelle'' (Maurani & Noirhomme, 2006) * ''LaChapelle, Heaven to Hell'' (Köln: Taschen, 2006) - * ''David LaChapelle'' (Firenze: Giunti, 2007) - * ''David LaChapelle: al Forte Belvedere'' (Firenze: Giunti, 2008) - * ''David LaChapelle'' (Hamburg: Stern Gruner + Jahr AG & Co., 2008) - * ''David LaChapelle: Jesus is My Homeboy'' ( Robilant & Voena, 2008) * ''David LaChapelle: the Rape of Africa'' (Amsterdam: Reflex, 2009) - * ''David LaChapelle'', ''Delirios de Razon'' (212 Production, 2009) * ''David LaChapelle'', Moca Taipei Catalogue ( Pascal de Sarthe & Fred Torres Collaborations for Taipei Culture Foundation/Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, 2010) * ''Taschen 30th Anniversary: Golden Book of the Year'' (Köln: Taschen, 2010) * ''David LaChapelle:'' Bliss Amongst Chaos (Fred Torres Collaborations, 2010) * ''David LaChapelle'', Maybach: Going Places (Daimler AG, 2010) * ''Borders and Frontiers'' (Oakland University Art Gallery, 2011) * ''David LaChapelle'', ''Earth Laughs in Flowers'' (Distanz Verlag, 2011) * ''David LaChapelle: Lost and Found'' (Pavleye Art and Culture, 2011) * ''Nosotros: La Humanidad Al Borde'' (Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Puerto Rico, 2011) * ''Thus Spoke LaChapelle'' (Arbor vitae, Revnice, and Pavleye Art & Culture, 2011) * ''LaChapelle: Exhibition at Robilant & Voena, London'' (Robilant & Voena, 2012) * ''David LaChapelle: Earth Laughs in Flowers'' (Fred Torres Collaboration, 2012) * ''David LaChapelle: In Seoul'' (Fred Torres Collaborations and de Sarthe Gallery, 2012) * ''Burning Beauty'' (BankerWessel, Elanders Faith & Hassler, and Fotografiska) * ''Still Life'' (Galerie Daniel Templon and Communic'Art, 2013) * ''Land Scape: At Paul Kasmin Gallery'' (Damiani, 2013) * ''David LaChapelle'', Land Scape: At Robilant & Voena (Pure Print, 2014) * ''Once in the Garden at OstLicht: Galerie fur Fotografie'', (Brandstatter Verlag, 2014) * ''David LaChapelle: Fotografia1s'', (Tarea Asociacion Gradica Educativa, 2015) * ''David LaChapelle: Dopo il Dilulvio'', (Giunti Arte Mostre Musei, 2015) * ''Botticelli Reimagined'' (Harry N. Abrams, 2016) * ''Lost + Found Part I'', Taschen, 2017 * ''Good News Part II'', Taschen, 2017 ''*David LaChapelle: From Fashion Photography To Fine Art, Forbes Magazine ( Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle)''


Films

* ''Krumped'' (2004) * ''
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'' (2005) * ''
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'' (2015) Narrator


Videography

* Penny Ford – "I'll Be There" (1994) *
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– "Sugar Cane" (1997) * The Dandy Warhols – " Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth"Music Videos
", ''LaChapelleStudio.com''.
(1998) * Kelis – "
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" (2000) *
Moby Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, singer, producer, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the ...
– " Natural Blues" (2000) *
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– " Sad Eyes" (2000) *
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– " This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2001) *
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featuring Da Brat and Ludacris – "
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" (2001) *
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– "
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" (2002) * The Vines – "
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" (2002) *
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featuring Redman – " Dirrty" (2002) *
Avril Lavigne Avril Ramona Lavigne ( ; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. At age 16, she signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records. Her debut studio album, '' Let Go'' (2002), is the best-selling album of the 2 ...
– " I'm with You" (2002) *
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– " I'm Glad" (2002) *
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– " Try It on My Own" (2003) *
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featuring
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– " Can't Hold Us Down" (2003) * Macy Gray – "She Ain't Right for You" (2003) *
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– " The Voice Within" (2003) * Blink-182 – "
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" (2003) *
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– " It's My Life" (2003) *
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– "
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" (2004) *
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– "
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" (2004) * Norah Jones – "Those Sweet Words" (2004) *
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– "Answer in the Sky" (2004) *
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featuring Eve – " Rich Girl" (2004) *
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– "
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" (2005) *
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– " Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (2006) * Amy Winehouse – "
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" (2007) *
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– " Do It Well" (2007) *
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– "
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" (2012) *
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Exhibitions

* 2009: Delirios de Razón (Delusions of Reason), Museo de Las Artes, Guadalajara, Mexico * 2010: Postmodern Pop Photography, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel * 2010: David LaChapelle at Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, Taiwan * 2011: Thus Spoke LaChapelle, Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic * 2012: Burning Beauty, Fotografiska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden * 2015: ''David LaChapelle: Dopo Il Diluvio'', Palazzo Delle Esposizioni, Rome, Italy * 2016: David LaChapelle: Gas Stations, Edward Hopper House, Nyack, New York * 2016: David LaChapelle: Inscape of Beauty, Ara Modern Art Museum, Seoul, Republic of Korea * 2017: David LaChapelle: Lost + Found, Casa dei Tre Oci, Venice, Italy


Awards

* Doctorate in Fine Arts (Hon.) from UNCSA, 2015 * Young Photographers Alliance Lifetime Achievement Award * Artist of the Year, American Friends of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, 2012 * National Geographic Photography Seminar, Featured Speaker, 2012 *
GLAAD Vito Russo Award The GLAAD Vito Russo Award is a special GLAAD Media Award presented annually by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. It is named in honor of Vito Russo, a founding member of GLAAD, and presented to an openly LGBT media professional who ...
for Outstanding Contributions Toward Eliminating Homophobia, 2006 * 13th Annual MVPA Awards- Winner, Director of the Year- Best Rock Video of the Year for No Doubt's "It's My Life", 2004 * Special Juried Prize Mountain Film, Telluride, 2004 * Special Juried Recognition,
Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,6 ...
, 2004 * Best Documentary, Aspen Film Festival, 2004 * 12th Annual MVPA Awards, Adult Contemporary Video of the Year, Elton John's "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore", 2003 * Best Video for Moby's "Natural Blues", the MTV Europe Music Awards, 2000 * Best "Cutting Edge Essay" and "Style Photography" at ''
Life Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from that which does not, and is defined by the capacity for growth, reaction to stimuli, metabolism, energy ...
'' magazine's Alfred Eisenstaedt Awards for Magazine Photography (the Eisies) * Art Directors Club Award for Best Book Design for LaChapelle Land, 1997


Public collections

* Bayerische Staatsoper Portrait Gallery, Munich, Germany * Brandhorst Foundation, Munich, Germany * Daimler Art Collection, Stuttgart, Germany * La Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France * The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, New York, NY * Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA * Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy Foundation, Paris, France * National Portrait Gallery, London, UK * Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel


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External links

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