David LaChapelle
David LaChapelle (born March 11, 1963 in Connecticut ) is an American photographer and director .
Life
LaChapelle graduated from the Art Student's League and the School of Visual Arts . His first job was made possible by Andy Warhol , for whose magazine Interview-Magazine he worked as a photographer in the 80s.
LaChapelle won numerous awards for his work: 12 Annual MVPA Award for “Video of the Year”, MTV Europe Music Award for “Best Video”, Art Director's Club Award for “Best Book Design”.
He photographed numerous celebrities ( singers , models, artists, etc.) such as B. Mariah Carey , Naomi Campbell , Eminem , Courtney Love , Lil 'Kim , Britney Spears , Tom Jones , David Beckham , Whitney Houston , Madonna , Michael Jackson , Keith Richards , Fleetwood Mac and Cecily Brown . He has also directed several music videos; by Christina Aguilera , Britney Spears , Jennifer Lopez , No Doubt , Avril Lavigne , Moby , Elton John , The Dandy Warhols , Florence + the Machine and Amy Winehouse, among others .
In 2005 he released his first documentary Rize - Nothing stops us! about an urban dance culture, a kind of “ghetto ballet” from the black quarters of Los Angeles. In preparation, he presented the short film "Krumped" at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival , some of which was incorporated into Rize.
David LaChapelle is openly gay and received the Vito Russo Award in 2006 .
Filmography (selection)
- 2003: Clowns in the Hood (TV movie)
- 2004: Krumped
- 2005: Rize - Nothing can stop us! (Rize)
- 2005: Elton John: The Red Piano (TV movie)
literature
- Harwazinski, Assia: “Rize” by David LaChapelle , in Hans-Jürgen Tast (ed.): Need For Heed - Body, Everyday Life, Audience (Schellerten 2008), pp. 20ff., ISBN 978-3-88842-037-5 .
Exhibitions
- In Berlin from December 2006 to May 2007 the exhibition "NEWTON NACHTWEY LA CHAPELLE: MEN, WAR & PEACE" ran at the Helmut Newton Foundation
- The Kestner Society in Hanover was from February to May 2011 for the first time photos "Earth Laughs In Flowers" of the new series: 10 large-format Blumenstilleben. The title is a quote from the American poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson .
- 2012: Jesus is My Homeboy , Jablonka Gallery in the Böhm Chapel , Hürth
- 2013: Still Life , Daniel Templon Gallery , Paris.
- 2014: Once in the Garden , OstLicht Gallery , Vienna.
- 2015: Land Scape, in the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna as part of the Biennale FOTO / INDUSTRIA
Web links
- Literature by and about David LaChapelle in the catalog of the German National Library
- David LaChapelle in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- http://www.davidlachapelle.com
- Pictures, exhibitions and publications (Engl.)
- http://www.artseensoho.com/Art/SHAFRAZI/lachapelle99/la1.html (Engl.)
- Series “Jesus is my Homeboy”: The Protestant French Church in St. Moritz, Switzerland Video on VernissageTV.
Individual evidence
- ↑ IMDb.com
- ↑ Biography of David LaChapelle in WHO'S WHO
- ^ Exhibition review on Kunst Blog Buch , as of February 27, 2011
- ↑ Jesus, my best buddy ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Kölner Stadtanzeiger
- ^ Warhols Jünger , The Gap (magazine) Marco Leimer
- ↑ http://www.fotoindustria.it/en/exhibitions/david-lachapelle/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | LaChapelle, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Connecticut |