TASCHEN presents Lost + Found and Good News, the latest and definitive publications by the artist David LaChapelle. The books are the fourth and fifth installments of the five-volume anthology on LaChapelle, which began with LaChapelle Land (1996) and continued with Hotel LaChapelle (1999) and Heaven to Hell (2006).
Good News is dedicated to David LaChapelle’s creative rebirth, with works in which he engages in contemplation of mortality and goes beyond the material world in search of paradise. The book, offering 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 of the story about LaChapelle’s professional journey in a collection of books that has captivated a generation of viewers worldwide.
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 others
Lost + Found and Good News are sold separately.
About the artist
Before finishing 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 popular culture have appeared on the covers and inside pages of magazines such as Vogue Italy, Vogue France, Vanity Fair, i-D and Rolling Stone. In recent years, LaChapelle has expanded his work to include music videos, live theatrical performances, and documentary filming.
