Miami Art Week Introduces David LaChapelle: Technicolor Eschatologist
At VISU Contemporary, Vanishing Act brings together more than 30 major works from David LaChapelle’s four-decade career, including nine new pieces with his ethos paradise always carries the seeds of its own collapse. The centerpiece, Will the World End in Fire, Will the World End in Ice, returns to the frozen cruise ship of Spree, now bathed in apocalyptic light, as LaChapelle continues weaving environmental prophecy with modern day negligence. The new Negative Currency works treat banknotes like radiant artifacts of a declining world order, expanding his critique of value, power, and illusion. Alongside these are the spiritually charged tableaux, Annunciation, Our Lady of the Flowers, The Sorrows,tracing LaChapelle’s evolution from Warhol protégé to contemporary mythmaker.
Where to find him: VISU Contemporary Gallery, Opening Reception December 5, from November 29, 2025–January 31, 2026, | 2160 Park Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
