David LaChapelle: Picture Show

  • Dates: March 1, 2025 - July 20, 2025
  • Recurrence: Recurring daily
  • Venue: North Carolina Museum of Art
  • Location: Downtown Raleigh
  • Address: 2110 Blue Ridge Rd., Raleigh, NC 27607
  • Phone: 919.839.6262
  • Times: 10am-5pm
  • Admission: Tickets at the museum

About

LaChapelle was born in Connecticut in 1963 and attended high school at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. He originally enrolled as a painting student with a reverence for art history. While there, LaChapelle developed an analog editing technique by hand-painting negatives to achieve an abstract spectrum of color before processing film. Through his mastery of composition and imaginative narratives, he expanded the genre of photography, becoming an internationally sought-after photographer and videographer. Overall, LaChapelle’s return to North Carolina highlights the development of his practice and his enduring legacy throughout contemporary art.