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David Lachapelle: Good News Hardcover – December 1, 2017

German Edition by David Lachapelle (Photographer)

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TASCHEN is proud to announce Lost + Found, Part I and Good News, Part II, the long-awaited, latest and final publications from artist David LaChapelle. The books are the fourth and fifth installments of LaChapelle’s five-book anthology, which began with LaChapelle Land (1996), continued with Hotel LaChapelle (1999), and followed by Heaven to Hell (2006).

Good News, Part II follows David LaChapelle’s creative renaissance as he surrenders to contemplations of mortality, moving beyond the material world in a quest for paradise. Featuring a monumental curation of images that have never before been published in book form, it is a sublime and arresting new body of work that attempts to photograph that which can’t be photographed. It represents the final chapter to LaChapelle’s narrative in a collection of books that have captivated a generation of viewers across the globe.

Good News features:

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 more...

Lost + Found, Part I and Good News, Part II are sold separately.

Also available as a two-volume Art Edition limited to 500 copies and accompanied by three prints signed by David LaChapelle.

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«Un nouveau corpus sublime et saisissant qui tente de photographier ce qui ne peut l’être, l’ultime chapitre du récit composé par LaChapelle, une série qui a captivé toute une génération de spectateurs dans le monde.» ― Digital Photo

«Une formidable publication. Deux bréviaires, deux gigantesques in-folio. A l’époque de l’ère du livre dématérialisé, TASCHEN fait des livres comme on n’en avait pas vu depuis Gutenberg, le seizième et dix-septième siècle.» ― Mauvais Genres/Radio France Culture

«Entre pop art et porno chic… Véritables composition picturales, les photos de David LaChapelle associent sans complexes couleurs flashy, détails kitsch, humour subversif, références sexuelles ou religieuses avec comme sujet de fond, la célébrité et la société… deux ouvrages de référence.» ― numero.com

«Somptueuses, ces deux anthologies, baptisées Lost + Found et Good News, brassent près de trente ans de photos au style légendaire, immédiatement reconnaissable, et qui aura marqué la presse, la mode, les marques et le star system.» ― Le Vif/L’Express

«Un nouveau corpus sublime et saisissant qui tente de photographier ce qui ne peut pas l’être. Il constitue l’ultime chapitre – la conclusion épique – du récit composé de David LaChapelle, une série de livres qui a captivé toute une génération de spectateurs dans le monde.» ― Profession Photographe

«Un gigantesque et sulfureux pot-porri qui ne craint ni l’excès ni le simplisme.» ― Le Monde

About the Author

David LaChapelle was offered his first professional job by Andy Warhol to shoot for Interview magazine. Since then his work has been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide, including Tony Shafrazi Gallery and Deitch Projects in New York, and London's Barbican. His images have appeared in countless magazines including Vogue Italia, French Vogue, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone and i-D. In recent years he has expanded into music videos, live theatrical events and documentary film-making.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 3836570467
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Taschen America Llc; Multilingual edition (December 1, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English, German, French
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9783836570466
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3836570466
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.86 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11.75 x 1.5 x 15 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,279,700 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #94 in Individual Photographer Essays
- #287 in Photography Criticism & Essays (Books)
- #1,387 in Portrait Photography

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David LaChapelle (USA, b. 1963)

After attending high school at North Carolina School of the Arts in the mid 1980’s, LaChapelle began showing his photographs in New York City galleries. Soon after, he was hired by by Andy Warhol to work at Interview Magazine. LaChapelle's carefully staged pictures for Warhol's Interview were quickly popularized, leading the photographer to create memorable images throughout international publications.

With his unique approach to image making and groundbreaking vision, the photographer expanded the genre of photography through his widely recognizable staged pictures.

By 1991, The New York Times predicts “ LaChapelle is certain to influence the work of a new generation...in the same way that Mr. Avedon pioneered so much of what is familiar today .”

Over the past thirty years, LaChapelle’s prolific body of work has established the photographer as a fixture in contemporary art. His portrait, stage and film works have become iconic archetypes of America in the 21st Century.

In 2006, LaChapelle returned to his roots in fine art. With a focus on making works in

series, a new period was marked with international exhibitions featuring Deluge (2007),

Earth Laughs In Flowers (2011), Land SCAPE (2013) and Gas (2013).

Notable exhibitions include Tel Aviv Museum of Art , Palazzo Reale (Milan), MOCA

Taipei , Musee de La Monnaie de Paris, Victoria and Albert Museum , Ara Modern Art

Museum (Seoul), and Museo Casa dei Tre Oci (2017 Venice Biennale).

In 2017, LaChapelle released the most extensive book project of his career to-date. Lost

& Found (Pt.1) and Good News (Pt. 2) from TASCHEN, mark the final volumes of a five-book anthology, which began with LaChapelle Land (1996), and continued with Hotel LaChapelle (1999) and Heaven

to Hell (2006).

2018 welcomes exhibitions in Paris, the Netherlands, Cologne, Shanghai, and Poland.

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Beautiful

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2023

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Excellent quality item, well packaged

Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2019

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I liked many of the non Photoshop images in the book, they are very modern and unique, the ideas, compositions and the backgrounds, but less nudes. The other book before 2000's is much better for my taste as it was shot on film and there is still good quality in them with less Photoshop. It's a matter of taste.

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2017

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I also ordered Lost + found, and even though this book is very different (not as many celebrities) I actually found it to be a treasure chest. I keep finding new meanings in the photos and am enjoying this new style. I feel like I have an art gallery in my house - but it is all mine :) I would highly recommend this book to fans old and new.

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MC too Short

David LaChapelle. The Master!

Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2017

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So amazingly AMAZED! I've always known DL was a genius photographer, this is my first time owning his books 📚 order yours before they are sold out forever. Because, eventually they will. I got my copy.

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RJ

All I can say is WOW! There is only ...

Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2017

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All I can say is WOW! There is only one LaChapelle! Unfortunately I missed getting David's "autograph" at Tashen's Beverly Hills store. I ordered my copy here on Amazon too late.

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2019

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Amazing book! Came promptly, sealed and I love it.

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vanessa larobina

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2018

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Stunning book from start to finish

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2020

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Nothing like the first 3 books. Lots of computer work, not really amusing photos

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Costantino Manchisi

Opera Sublime

Reviewed in Italy on December 16, 2022

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Il monumentale lavoro di selezione di immagini mai pubblicate in un libro prima d’ora ha dato vita a una nuova opera sublime e sconcertante, che tenta di fotografare l’infotografabile. David LaChapelle completa l’antologia sulla sua carriera con un ultimo, importantissimo capitolo, in questo volume si abbandona alla contemplazione della morte, lasciandosi alle spalle il mondo materiale nel tentativo di raggiungere il paradiso. È un libro da avere assolutamente nella propria biblioteca se si è appassionati d’arte e di fotografia!…