Michelangelo Buonarroti. The Sistine Chapel ceiling
David LaChapelle Hartford, CT, USA, b. 1963
Further images
“Hardly anyone collected color photography at the time and that’s what I was making, saturated color prints. I realized that I might be burning a bridge with the galleries by working for magazines, but it’s been said, “sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge.” - David Lachapelle
In Deluge (2006), David LaChapelle returned to his artistic roots, marking a pivotal moment in his creative journey. Drawing inspiration from Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescoes and Karl Bryullov’s The Last Day of Pompeii, he fused classical composition with contemporary imagery and pop culture references. Through this juxtaposition, LaChapelle explored the theme of upheaval, questioning the cyclical nature of dramatic narratives across different eras of art.
Exhibitions
David LaChapelle, Milan, Palazzo Reale, Sep 2007–Jan 2008
David LaChapelle, Forte Belvedere Museum, Florence, Jul–Oct 2008
American Jesus, Installation Shot; Sebastian Guinness Gallery, 2009
David LaChapelle. Postmodern Pop Photography, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Jul–Nov 2010
‘David LaChapelle’, Rize Gallery, Amsterdam, 4–20 Feb 2011
Jablonka Galerie, Berlin, Mar–May 2011
Lost and Found, Galeria Mesta, Bratislava, Sep–Oct 2011
David LaChapelle “Cathedral”, Michael Schultz Gallery, Berlin, 27 Apr–24 May 2011
Nosotros La Humanidad Al BordeSan Juan, Museo Arte Contemporaneo de Puerto Rico, Oct 2001–Mar 2012
Hangaram Design Museum, Seoul, Nov 2011–Mar 2012
David LaChapelle, Busan, Bexco Art Center, 2012
Burning Beauty, Stockholm, Fotigrafiska Museet, 2012
Thus Spoke LaChapelle, Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague, Dec 2011–Feb 2012
Postmodernity. Espacio De Arte Contemporáneo, Montevideo, Uruguay, Jun 9–Aug 26, 2016
Publications
David LaChapelle, Florence. Giunti, 2007, pl. 1, pp.122–123David LaChapelle “Cathedral”, Michael Schultz Gallery, Berlin. Online Catalogue
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