Artist's Biography

Terry Richardson is an international celebrity as well as one of the most prolific and compelling photographers of his generation. Known for his uncanny ability to cut to the raw essence of whomever appears before his lens, Mr. Richardson's vision is at once humorous, tragic, often beautiful, and always provocative.

Born in New York City and raised in Hollywood, Terry began photographing his environment while attending Hollywood High School and playing in a punk rock band. And he hasn't stopped shooting since. Terry has lensed campaigns for such clients as Gucci, Sisley, Miu Miu, Chloe, and his editorial work has appeared in magazines such as French Vogue, British Vogue, i-D, GQ, Harper's Bazaar and Purple, and his impressive list of subjects includes Daniel Day Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Vincent Gallo, Tom Ford, Jay Z, Kanye West, Johnny Knoxville, Karl Lagerfeld, Pharell Williams and many others.

Terry's work has been the subject of numerous group and one man shows throughout the world, and he has published a selection of books, throughout the world, and he has published a selection of books, beginning with Hysteric Glamour in 1998, and stretching through his career until his most recent work, a retrospective from Taschen, entitled Terryworld 25th Anniversary Edition.

Terry's work spans a variety of mediums: he has shot music videos and commercials and is currently working on his first feature film. Whatever the medium, Terry Richardson continues to prove that he is a true American Original.

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Curator's Biography

Aaron Rose is an artist, film director, writer, musician, and independent curator currently living in Los Angeles. For ten years (1992-2002) he was owner/director of the Alleged Gallery in New York, which inspired a book, Young, Sleek and Full of Hell (2002). Since then, Rose has been working as a freelance curator, choosing artists for the Undefeated Billboard Project, a public art project in Los Angeles produced in conjunction with Nike. He was co-curator of the successful museum exhibition and book Beautiful Losers: Contemporary Art & Street Culture which toured the world through 2008. Rose directed the feature documentary film “Beautiful Losers” (Arthouse Films/US theatrical in 2008) and recently completed the short documentary film “Become A Microscope” based on the life of 1960’s artist/activist nun Sister Corita. Rose runs his own publishing imprint, Alleged Press (in conjunction with Italian publisher Damiani), which releases hardcover books by contemporary artists. He is also co-editor (along with Ed Templeton & Brendan Fowler) of ANP Quarterly, a free arts/culture magazine. He plays music and tours with his band The Sads and continues to organize exhibitions in galleries and museums worldwide.