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An Art Basel Conversation: Shafrazi Gallery on David LaChapelle and Dennis Hopper

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

By JRS

SPREAD ArtCulture caught up with George Horner, an administrator at New York’s Tony Shafrazi Gallery, at Art Basel and talked about David LaChapelle and Dennis Hopper’s new exhibitions.

SPREAD ArtCulture: When did these new LaChapelle images come about?

George Horner: These images were shot in Hawaii recently because David has a lot of land there. It was actually once a nudist colony that he bought years ago. He flew in Michael Jackson impersonators and look-a-likes for this shoot. He was a huge Michael fan and was really affected by his death. The look-a-likes go through real pains in this series, in order to be as genuine as possible.

"The Beatification: I'll Never Let You Part For You're Always in My Heart," by David LaChapelle
“The Beatification: I’ll Never Let You Part For You’re Always in My Heart,” by David LaChapelle

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