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Paris+ par Art Basel has been renamed to Art Basel Paris. The switch should come as a no-brainer, as it falls succinctly in line with the organizer's existing events in Basel, Hong Kong and Miami Beach — the name having initially stumped visitors from its initial fair in the French capital back in 2022. The rebrand isn't the only big news surrounding the forthcoming fair, which is now going on its third edition, as the event will also move to Paris' historic Grand Palais, offering roughly 26 percent more space for brands and galleries. “Art Basel as a global brand could be even more of service to the city of Paris if we transition to Art Basel Paris,” said Art Basel Paris director Clément Delépine in a statement. “It is a way to reinforce our commitment to the city and the local cultural e...

Think of any superstar over the past four decades and it’s likely that David LaChapelle has photographed them. David Beckham and David Bowie, Bjork and Lady Gaga, Tupac and Travis Scott — the list continues to grow. Though other notable photographers whose careers and resumes have extended the length of LaChapelle’s — the late Chi Modu and Janette Beckman being several — rarely has anyone replicated the zeitgeist in the surrealist and hyper-saturated manner as him.LaChapelle wants his subjects to feel larger than life and in over the course of that lifelong mission, he has (inadvertently) come to prophesize the legacies of some of pop culture’s biggest names — from framing Ye with a crown of thorns long before Yeezus (2013); showing Tupac Shakur as the saintly figure he’s posthumously reme...