TASCHEN presents Lost + Found and Good News , the latest and definitive publications by artist David LaChapelle. The books are the fourth and fifth installments in the five-volume anthology about LaChapelle, which began with LaChapelle Land (1996) and continued with Hotel LaChapelle (1999) and Heaven to Hell (2006).
Good News is dedicated to the creative renaissance of David LaChapelle, with works in which he contemplates mortality and transcends the material world in search of paradise. The book, which offers a monumental selection of images, is a sublime and fascinating compendium of works that attempt to capture what cannot be photographed. It represents the final chapter in the story of LaChapelle's professional career in a collection of books that has captivated a generation of viewers around the world.
Good News presents: Pamela Anderson, Lana Del Rey, Sharon Gault, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Paris Jackson, David LaChapelle, Amanda Lepore, Miriam Makeba, Sergei Polunin, Tupac Shakur, Elizabeth Taylor and many others
Lost + Found and Good News are sold separately.
About the artist
Before graduating from high school, David LaChapelle was offered his first professional job by Andy Warhol for Interview magazine. His photographs have been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums, including the Tony Shafrazi Gallery and Deitch Projects in New York, and the Barbican Museum in London. His unconventional images of celebrities and contemporary pop culture have appeared on the covers and inside pages of magazines such as Vogue Italia, Vogue France, Vanity Fair, iD, and Rolling Stone. In recent years, LaChapelle has expanded his work to include music videos, live theater performances, and documentary filmmaking.
Book details:
- Publisher: TASCHEN
- Edition: English
- Hardcover: 284 pages
- Dimensions: 24.6 x 31.4 cm
- Weight: 1.77 kg
- ISBN: 9783836599658
