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numbered ed., no. 51197
"The acclaimed 'Book of 101 Books: Seminal Photographic Books of the Twentieth Century' recognizes David LaCHAPELLE's 'Land' as its 101st book.
The marriage of LaCHAPELLE’s vivid, high-octane images with graphic artist, Tadanori Yokoo’s supersaturated designs make for an astonishing physical object.
The reissue of this now classic, long out-of-print volume showcases all the lollipop giddiness of the original now lavishly reproduced in a larger format. 'There’s a tradition of celebrity portraiture that attempts to uncover the ‘real person’ behind the trappings of their celebrity. I am more interested in those trappings,'” says LaCHAPELLE.
Indeed, he exaggerates the artificiality of fame and Hollywood culture in a head on collision of color, plastic, and whimsy.
LaCHAPELLE's photographs confront our visual taste and challenge our ideas of celebrity, all the while taking us on a roller coaster ride through his hyper-sensationalized galaxy.
Lil’ Kim becomes the ultimate status symbol, tattooed in the Louis Vuitton pattern. Madonna rises from pink waters as a mystical dragon princess. Pamela Anderson hatches out of an egg; and Alexander McQueen burns down the castle dressed as the Queen of Hearts.
David LaCHAPELLLE's uncompromising originality is legendary in the worlds of fashion, film, and advertising. His images, both bizarre and gorgeous, have appeared on and in between the covers of Vogue, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Vibe and more.
'LaChapelle Land' is fun park America gone surrealistically wrong — but in such an attractive way."
"The acclaimed 'Book of 101 Books: Seminal Photographic Books of the Twentieth Century' recognizes David LaCHAPELLE's 'Land' as its 101st book.
The marriage of LaCHAPELLE’s vivid, high-octane images with graphic artist, Tadanori Yokoo’s supersaturated designs make for an astonishing physical object.
The reissue of this now classic, long out-of-print volume showcases all the lollipop giddiness of the original now lavishly reproduced in a larger format. 'There’s a tradition of celebrity portraiture that attempts to uncover the ‘real person’ behind the trappings of their celebrity. I am more interested in those trappings,'” says LaCHAPELLE.
Indeed, he exaggerates the artificiality of fame and Hollywood culture in a head on collision of color, plastic, and whimsy.
LaCHAPELLE's photographs confront our visual taste and challenge our ideas of celebrity, all the while taking us on a roller coaster ride through his hyper-sensationalized galaxy.
Lil’ Kim becomes the ultimate status symbol, tattooed in the Louis Vuitton pattern. Madonna rises from pink waters as a mystical dragon princess. Pamela Anderson hatches out of an egg; and Alexander McQueen burns down the castle dressed as the Queen of Hearts.
David LaCHAPELLLE's uncompromising originality is legendary in the worlds of fashion, film, and advertising. His images, both bizarre and gorgeous, have appeared on and in between the covers of Vogue, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Vibe and more.
'LaChapelle Land' is fun park America gone surrealistically wrong — but in such an attractive way."
- Book design
- Yokoo TADANORI
- Format
- Gebundene Ausgabe in einer nummerierten Box, 28,5 x 36 x 2,5 cm., 152 S. + Begleitheft 'Land Map', 100 Farbaufnahmen, Englisch-sprachiger Text (text language: English)