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#NEWLYRELEASED: Dua Lipa cover story photographed by David LaChapelle for Rolling Stone Magazine.@davidlachapelle@dualipa@rollingstoneExecutive Producer: @creativeexchangeagencyProducer: @maavven Stylist: @lorenzoposoccoMovement: @kkjansMakeup: @samanthalmuaHair: @chrisappleton1Art Director: @213annie_sperlin

#CXAONVIEW: ‘Go’ by Kehinde Wiley Kehinde Wiley’s major permanent public art installation, ‘Go,’ one of three site-specific art installations in the new Moynihan Train Hall, opened to the public on January 1, 2021. As part of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s visionary transformation of one of New York City’s most important and largest transportation hubs, Penn Station, ‘Go’ is the artist’s first permanent site-specific installation in glass. Commanding the expansive ceiling of the... 33rd Street Midblock Entrance Hall, Wiley’s hand-painted glass triptych celebrates the vibrancy and virtuosity of bodies in motion on a monumental scale. ‘Go’ is an exuberant depiction of young, Black New Yorkers in poses which draw inspiration from breakdance, the modern dance style which originated in New York during the 1960s and 70s among African American and Latino youth. Wiley references the classical European tradition of frescoed ceilings, using a pronounced foreshortening technique, to create the impression of figures ascending to the heavens. He captures them mid-gesture amidst billowing clouds, pigeons, and a jet plane. Lunging and twisting through the brilliant blue sky, their poses embody a combination of precision, athleticism, and expression inherent to this performative dance style. Wiley casts his subjects in roles traditionally reserved for saints and angels, depicting them instead as unique individuals attired in their regular streetwear. ‘Go’ extends the metaphorical language of light and divinity to reveal the talent, beauty, and power of Black bodies. Translating the urban environment into a celestial dreamscape, Wiley communicates an optimistic spirit of buoyancy, possibility, and survival. As dark as 2020 has been, this new hall will bring the light, literally and figuratively, for everyone who visits this great city. Governor Andrew Cuomo The artwork was commissioned through a partnership between Empire State Development, New York’s economic development agency, and the Public Art Fund. @kehindewiley @PublicArtFund #MoynihanTrainHall #SeanKellyNY #EmpireStateDevelopment #publicartfund @nygovcuomo @moynihantrainhall Photographer: Nicholas Knight

NOW STREAMING: David LaChapelle’s visually arresting documentary film ‘RIZE’ is now streaming on NETFLIX. @david_lachapelle @netflix Written and directed by David LaChapelle, "RIZE" chronicles the South Central Los Angeles-rooted salvational subcultures in which vibratory dance movements evolved as an optimistic alternative for street youth as a means of self-expression and a chance to channel positive energy and pride. The riveting documentary opened to theatrical rele...ases in 17 countries and was dubbed in six languages; opening the Tribeca Film Festival. A KNOCKOUT! A VISUAL MIRACLE! - Rolling Stone "This movie is, among other things, a celebration of the daemon of creative discipline and of the burning need for self-expression, community and pride. The New York Times Rize reveals that in disenfranchised communities beset by multiple blights of poverty, drugs and gang violence, there have always been stubborn, heroic artistic responses. This is simply one of the most dramatic and one of the most inspiring. The Washington Post A compelling, bittersweet hybrid of a movie, one celebrating an enormous and hitherto unsung underground talent, while suggesting that art goes only so far in solving the enormous challenges of the underprivileged life. The Chicago Tribune Rize is an eye-popping lensing and an appreciation of social complexities combined for an entirely satisfying experience. Variety ________ #davidlachapelle #lachapellestudio #CreativeExchangeAgency #CXAartist #netflix #documentary #rize #dance See more

W1 Curates presents the works of David LaChapelle in the heart of London on Oxford Street from July 13th to July 28th. Credits to @david_lachapelle @w1curates ... @creativeexchangeagency @flannelsman @jobrookspr ______ #davidlachapelle #w1curates #fineart #fineartphotography #finearts #photography #photographer #artlondonartist #contemporaryart #igerslondon #londonstreetart #londonartscene #oxfordstreetart #artlondon #artists #oxfordstreet #londonart #london #streetart #westminster #w1oxfordstreet #artistontherise #artistsoninstagram #artistsoninstagram #artist#hypebeastart #hypebeast #highsnobiety #highsnobietyarticle #highsnobietyart See more