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David LaChapelle
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- David LaChapelle
- 'Sermon' (from Jesus is My Homeboy)
- C-Print
mural-sized digital chromogenic print, flush-mounted to aluminum, framed, a David LaChapelle studio label on the reverse, 2003, no. one in an edition of 5
Literature
Paolo Bonacina and Marco Voena, Jesus is My Homeboy (Robilant + Voena, 2008), unpaginated
Condition
While this impressive large photograph has not been examined out of its frame, it appears to be in generally excellent condition. The colors are vibrant and saturated, with no apparent fading. The upper left corner is gently bumped.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
In Jesus is My Homeboy, David LaChapelle offers a contemporary interpretation of gospel parables in a sequence of six images: Anointing; Evidence of a Miraculous Event; Intervention; Loaves & Fishes; Sermon; and Last Supper. An avid admirer of Michelangelo and Caravaggio, LaChapelle was influenced by the Old Masters when composing his own tableaux, and imagined what their paintings might look like in a contemporary setting.
LaChapelle’s Intervention depicts a modern-day Jesus as an advocate for the downtrodden, offering salvation to a prostitute. Likewise in Sermon, LaChapelle evokes the Sermon on the Mount, casting Jesus’s modern disciples as multi-ethnic youth of urban rap and hip-hop culture, carefully clothed by fashion designer Patti Wilson.
The Jesus is My Homeboy images are emblematic of the glossy fashion photography characteristic of LaChapelle’s best work. The series was originally published in 2003 in the British magazine i-D and exhibited at Robilant +Voena, London, in 2008.