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David Lachapelle was born in Connecticut in 1963 and studied at the North Carolina School of Art. Initially, Lachapelle wanted to become an artist, but he began experimenting with photography and developed a unique technique of hand-coloring negatives to create a wide range of colors before processing the film. At the age of 17, he moved to New York City and had his first photo exhibition at Gallery 303. After that, Andy Warhol noticed his work and hired him to work for Interview magazine. Thanks to his mastery of color and unique composition, Lachapelle's work began to gain international attention. His staged portraits and still lifes challenged traditional photography and quickly became popular. In 1991, The New York Times wrote: "Lachapelle will undoubtedly influence the creativity of a new generation... just as Mr. Avedon did with his work."During his prolific career, Lachapelle has created iconic portraits of many celebrities, including Paris Hilton, Lil' Kim, Tupac, Britney Spears, Madonna, the Kardashian family, and Naomi Campbell. In addition to his work for well-known publications, he also engages in artistic photography. A significant part of Lachapelle's body of work deals with themes of death and is full of surreal references to art history and religious iconography.In 2011, Lachapelle hosted a major exhibition of his new works at the Lever House in New York and later organized retrospectives at the Puerto Rico Museum of Modern Art, Hangaram Design Museum in Seoul, and Galerie Rudolfinum in Prague. Since then, his work has been exhibited at various other venues, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2012, the Musée d'Orsay in Paris in 2013, and the National Portrait Gallery in Washington in 2014. His retrospective at Fotografiska Museum in Sweden in 2013 was the largest solo show of his work the museum had ever hosted. In 2014, he exhibited his "Landscape" series in New York City, Vienna, London, and Paris, as well as a solo show at Ostlicht Galerie für Fotografie in Vienna. During 2015, Lachapelle organized international exhibitions in Lima, Peru, Rome, and Santiago, Chile.In 2016, David Lachapelle's work was featured at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the DSC Gallery in the Czech Republic, several venues in Montevideo, Uruguay, and the Edward Hopper House in New York. Other notable museum exhibitions included the National Museum in Krakow, Kestner-Gesellschaft in Hannover, Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Modern Canadian Art in Toronto, Palazzo Reale in Milan, Hundertwasser Haus of Art in Vienna, among others. Each year, the photographer holds several exhibitions in prominent art spaces around the globe. The American Photography Association has recognized David Lachapelle as one of the top ten influential figures in photography.
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