Alessandra Sanguinetti

LaChapelle’s Show

The camera loves her: Alessandra Sanguinetti’s <i>The Morning</i> (2006).
© Alessandra Sanguinetti, Courtesy Yossi Milo Gallery, New York
The camera loves her: Alessandra Sanguinetti’s The Morning (2006).

How much of Paris Hilton’s crotch—you’ve seen it on the Internet, I’m sure—any rational person needs is a question asked by Auguries of Innocence, an exhibition of photographs by David LaChapelle at Tony Shafrazi Gallery. Actually, Ms. Hilton only makes a fleeting appearance in what is, essentially, Mr. LaChapelle’s debut as a political commentator. War, he wants us to know, is a bad thing.

A protégé of Andy Warhol, Mr. LaChapelle gained renown as a celebrity photographer. His sleek and porno-wise pictures have appeared in Vogue, Vanity Fair and Interview, and have featured, among others, Naomi Campbell, Britney Spears and Jocelyne Wildenstein.  read more »