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During the course of his artistic career, David LaChapelle was hired by Andy Warhol, fired by Madonna, photographed Pamela Anderson, Lady Gaga, and Hillary Clinton, and made a star of the transgender personality Amanda Lepore. He earned millions and spent much of that on his self-financed movie about an urban dance form created in the rough neighborhoods of South Central Los Angeles. When the film, “Rize,” failed to attract a large audience, the weary LaChapelle packed up his career and disappeared.
Now, many years later, LaChapelle is back in New York briefly, overseeing his one-man show at a Madison Avenue art gallery and a separate commissioned installation that is opening in the lobby of the Lever House on Park Avenue. With their erotic gloss, their sizzling aesthetics and their slick production values, the photographs at Michelman Fine Art are recognizably the work of a man who in his editorial work for “Vanity Fair,” “Interview,” “Rolling Stone” and others photographed David Duchovny dressed in Lycra bondage trousers, Kanye West as Black Jesus, a turbaned Elizabeth Taylor looking like a $5 fortune teller, Eminem naked but for a well-placed prop and other stars like Tupac Shakur (wearing soap bubbles), Angelina Jolie and Lady Gaga baring their souls for the camera, along with a good deal more.
At the Lever House, however, the artist has returned to techniques he employed when, at the very beginning of his career, long before he became the go-to video director for pop music divas, he used naïve, childlike forms like linked paper chains to make his work. In the space that in the past has presented exhibitions of works by artists such as Barbara Kruger and Damien Hirst, Mr. LaChapelle has hung the chains from walls and ceiling in looping festoons. At first glance, the stapled links only look like colorful decorations for a children’s party, but when viewed more closely they reveal images of naked bodies, as an allegory for human connection.
This piece includes a number of high-resolution color photographs, a photo-gallery and two music-videos with artwork by LaChapelle.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2011/05/29/david-lachapelle-the-fellini-of-photography-returns-to-fine-art/During the course of his artistic career, David LaChapelle was hired by Andy Warhol,... more
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After a prolonged, costly prosecution that put Anna Nicole Smiths prescription drug use under a legal microscope, a judge dismissed two conspiracy convictions Thursday against her boyfriend-lawyer and psychiatrist and reduced one remaining count against the doctor to a misdemeanor...
http://www.indiareport.com/India-usa-uk-news/ap/Entertainment/77402After a prolonged, costly prosecution that put Anna Nicole Smiths prescription drug... more
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The former lawyer, reality show co-star, and boyfriend of the late Anna Nicole Smith has been found guilty of conspiracy for feeding the prescription drug-addiction that eventually killed her.
More: http://amygrindhouse.com/anna-nicole-smith.htmlThe former lawyer, reality show co-star, and boyfriend of the late Anna Nicole Smith... more
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In light of recent celebrity prescription drug overdoses, the panel discusses to what extent doctors should be held responsible for prescribing drugs addicts.In light of recent celebrity prescription drug overdoses, the panel discusses to what... more
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Kentucky Derby 2010 news: Anna Nicole Smith's daughter, Dannielynn, visits her mother's exhibit at the Kentucky Derby Museum with her father, Larry Birkhead. Photo slideshow.Kentucky Derby 2010 news: Anna Nicole Smith's daughter, Dannielynn, visits her... more
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I feel bad for every other state. They don't have the opportunity to vote a prince for their next governor.
LAist reports that Prince Frederic von Anhalt is officially filing papers to run for Governor of California. He wants to "Return the Good Life to California." His version of the good life includes legalizing cannabis and prostitution. He plans to create a "sin tax" to cover these vices plus cigarettes, Cuban cigars, and alcohol. He also wants to tax "bad drivers" and open the border with Mexico.
I actually think these policies would benefit the state. However Prince von Anhalt might not be the best governor. He was born to a poor German family, but was miraculously adopted by a German princess who dubbed him Prince Frederic von Anhalt of Munich, the Duke of Saxony. He is eighth husband to Zsa Zsa Gabor, and reportedly had a relationship with Anna Nicole Smith. In 2007 he accused three women of mugging him. He was found by police naked inside his Rolls Royce. Despite having sued Viagra for not being able to perform without the drug, he recorded a song called "Viva Viagra, Viva Amore."
(I personally recommend listening to the Disco-Party Power Mix)
The 2003 recall of Governor Gray Davis, which resulted in the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger had several oddball candidates: Larry Flynt, Gary Coleman, Gallagher, and porn star Mary Carey. California has a legacy of weirdos in politics. During the 1850s, His Imperial Majesty Emperor Norton I, proclaimed himself the "Emperor of the United States, and Protector of Mexico."I feel bad for every other state. They don't have the opportunity to vote a... more
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Disturbing video footage of Anna Nicole Smith wearing clown makeup during her pregnancy was presented as evidence that Howard K. Stern and two doctors conspired to keep her in a drug stupor in the years preceding her death.Disturbing video footage of Anna Nicole Smith wearing clown makeup during her... more
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A newly released report by the FBI reveals Anna Nicole Smith was investigated in 2000 over an alleged murder plot to kill the son of her late husband. According to the report, Anna Nicole Smith was interrogated about her possible involvement in a plan to kill her step-son, E. Pierce Marshall Jr.A newly released report by the FBI reveals Anna Nicole Smith was investigated in 2000... more
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Farrah Fawcett,Michael Jackson,Tim Russert,Elvis Presley,Tony Smith,James Brown, Anna Nichole Smith, Issac Hayes Bernie Mack and so many other stars were all killed by Big Pharma.Most of them are being over medicated to the point to where their natural immune systems were shut down by the drugs that were prescribed and administered to them by their doctors and pharmacist.Farrah Fawcett,Michael Jackson,Tim Russert,Elvis Presley,Tony Smith,James Brown, Anna... more
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Anna Nicole Smith's untimely death has made for some strange bedfellows, and her own estranged parents might be the next to pair up.
Smith's father, Donald Hogan, told E! News in an exclusive interview that he is considering working with Smith's mother, Virgie Arthur, to file a wrongful death suit against their daughter's lawyerly companion, Howard K. Stern.
Hogan and Arthur, who has largely disappeared from the radar since losing her fight for custody of granddaughter Dannielynn, separated when Smith was 9 months old.
"I would urge Virgie also to think about this—this wrongful death," Hogan, 61, says. "And personally, I don't care if we get a dime out of it. Not one dime."
The point would be to stick it to Stern, whom he "totally" blames for Smith's death.
"I was asked awhile back, 'Do you hate Howard Stern?' " Hogan says. "I don't hate him—but I dislike him more than anyone I have ever disliked, and I have my own personal views and opinions on things about him that I'm not going to say.
"But I blame him totally for her death...Nobody put a gun to her head, but somebody sure brought a lot of drugs home and, instead of bringing drugs to someone, even if she had a fit about it, I'd tell her to tell someone else to get it for you."Anna Nicole Smith's untimely death has made for some strange bedfellows, and her... more
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Anna Nicole Smith's partner and attorney, Howard K. Stern, and and her doctors, Dr. Khristine Eroshevich and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, have been charged with conspiring to furnish drugs to Smith. The two are accused of using a fake name so Smith could have access to literally 'thousands of pills.'Anna Nicole Smith's partner and attorney, Howard K. Stern, and and her doctors,... more
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The world speculated that Howard K. Stern aided in the death of actress Anna Nicole Smith. It has been nearly two years since Smith died from a lethal combination of prescription pills and now authorities have filed their first criminal charges in the case.
Keep reading at Bitten and Bound...The world speculated that Howard K. Stern aided in the death of actress Anna Nicole... more
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Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend Howard K. Stern and two doctors were charged Thursday with giving thousands of prescription drugs to the former Playboy Playmate in the years leading up to her fatal drug overdose in 2007.Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend Howard K. Stern and two doctors were charged... more
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Good news, culture lovers! The UK's Royal Opera is working on a show for 2011 that covers the life of model and Playboy Playmate, Anna Nicole Smith.Good news, culture lovers! The UK's Royal Opera is working on a show for 2011... more
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The Royal Opera House will stage a new opera about the tragicomic life of glamour model Anna Nicole Smith. Opera might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about Smith's life, but her marriage to a rich man 63 years older than her, and the subsequent high-profile inheritance case and her unexpected death actually provide the perfect fare for a modern dramatic parable. It's being created by two celebrated names in opera too: Mark-Anthony Turnage, writer, and Richard Thomas who, as the co-creator of Jerry Springer the Opera, is no stranger to controversy.The Royal Opera House will stage a new opera about the tragicomic life of glamour... more
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A judge ordered a Texas doctor and his wife on Friday not to distribute videotaped footage of Anna Nicole Smith's breast augmentation surgery in 1994.
The order settles a lawsuit filed last year by Howard K. Stern, the executor of Smith's estate, who was trying to stop Dr. Gerald Johnson and his wife from distributing the tapes of the former Playboy Playmate.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff issued preliminary injunctions against the Johnsons more than a year ago before issuing his final decision.
Stern maintained that Smith never consented to the taping or to allowing the footage to be seen by Los Angeles memorabilia dealer Thomas Riccio, who got tapes from the Johnsons, according to court records.
Johnson has said he routinely records surgeries with the patient's permission and promises to keep the video confidential "during the patient's lifetime."
He said he gave Riccio permission to use the video after Smith died of a drug overdose in February 2007 in Florida. She was 39. Riccio's daughter edited the footage into a five-minute tape, scored with music similar to the theme from the film "Jaws."
The Johnsons' Houston-based attorney, Gus Pappas, did not return a message seeking comment Friday.
Larry Birkhead, who fathered Smith's daughter, called the video "truly disgusting" in a sworn declaration issued last year.
"It was clear that Anna Nicole was unconscious during the videotaping, and even more disturbing, the videotape focused on areas of her nude body that were unrelated to the location of the surgery," he said in the declaration.
Stern's attorney, Vivian Thoreen, said all the tapes have been accounted for under the judge's previous orders. She said the other terms of the settlement are confidential.
Although the Johnsons live in Texas, the Los Angeles Superior Court still has jurisdiction because the physician allegedly tried to disseminate the tape in Los Angeles County, said attorney Bruce S. Ross, who also represents Stern. A judge ordered a Texas doctor and his wife on Friday not to distribute videotaped... more
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