A new exhibition celebrating internationally renowned photographer Juergen Teller is coming to Paris. Set to premier at the Grand Palais Ephémère, from December 16 to January 9, 2024, none other than French fashion house and long-time Teller collaborator, Saint Laurent, is its sponsor. The exhibition, entitled I Need to Live, will present a plethora of Teller’s work, both personal and commissioned, from across the course of his striking career. Both provocative and humorous, Teller’s opus strikes the perfect balance between the grotesque and the truly beautiful. His portraits of celebrities are parred-back and avoid the typical over-embellishment that tends to follow famous faces. His fashion campaigns and self-portraits are earnest and despite their sometimes unusual content or strange compositions, appear inviting to the observer.

What’s really special though, is that alongside the iconic images, moving images and installations, a small lifestyle capsule collection, made in collaboration with YSL’s Anthony Vaccarello, with be up for grabs. The collection will include homeware and decorative objects, as well as T-shirts printed with some of Teller’s most ionic photography. The exhibition will also feature a selection of Teller’s artist’s books and offer wonderful insight into the printed media, images and texts that have informed the cultural context of his vast body of work. While only showing for a short time in Paris, fear not, for I Need to Live will move on to show at the Milan Triennale during Spring 2024.

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