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David LaChapelle — Paris Hilton: Grandma Hilton’s House
David LaChapelle

Paris Hilton: Grandma Hilton’s House

2000

In this visually extravagant chromogenic print, David LaChapelle stages Paris Hilton in a hyper-saturated domestic interior that teeters between kitsch nostalgia and surreal excess, characteristic of the photographer's signature aesthetic. The flush-mounting to Plexiglas enhances the image's vivid, candy-colored palette, giving the scene a glossy, almost artificial luminosity that blurs the line between reality and constructed fantasy. LaChapelle uses the intimate setting of a grandmother's home as a theatrical backdrop to explore themes of celebrity, femininity, and the collision of generations through his trademark lens of glamorous absurdity.

Medium
chromogenic print, flush-mounted to Plexiglas

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David LaChapelle, Paris Hilton: Grandma Hilton’s House, 2000

In this visually extravagant chromogenic print, David LaChapelle stages Paris Hilton in a hyper-saturated domestic interior that teeters between kitsch nostalgia and surreal excess, characteristic of the photographer's signature aesthetic. The flush-mounting to Plexiglas enhances the image's vivid, candy-colored palette, giving the scene a glossy, almost artificial luminosity that blurs the line between reality and constructed fantasy. LaChapelle uses the intimate setting of a grandmother's home as a theatrical backdrop to explore themes of celebrity, femininity, and the collision of generations through his trademark lens of glamorous absurdity.

Medium
chromogenic print, flush-mounted to Plexiglas
Year
2000
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

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Large Format Photography, Celebrity Portrait, Pop Art Photography, Contemporary Artist, American Photographer, American Artist, Pop Art, Postmodern Style, Chromogenic Print, Satirical Imagery, Satirical Tone, Celebrity Photography, Contemporary Art, Kitsch Aesthetic, Portrait Photography, Male Photographer, Established Artist, Vibrant Colors, Hyperrealism

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