ARTSY
By Elyssa Goodman
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| David LaChapelle
Nativity, 2012
Templon |
Though
David LaChapelle became known for his splashy, high-concept images of celebrities—from musician Elton John atop a leopard-print piano to supermodel Naomi Campbell in the buff, pouring milk on herself—an undercurrent of religious and art historical references have always run through his imagery. LaChapelle’s most recent monographs,
2017’s Lost + Found(Part I) and
Good News (Part II)—which he has said are quite possibly his final volumes—particularly feature these themes. Here, we explore the iconography of LaChapelle’s work throughout the years; some of the works are currently on view at
Galerie Templon in Paris and
Staley-Wise Gallery in New York. [
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