LaChapelle’s 2018 portrait of Kim Kardashian as Mary Magdalene is presented within the exhibition’s contemporary section. In the article, Städel curator Dr. Eclercy describes LaChapelle’s image as part of a group of contemporary works that reinterpret Mary Magdalene through modern visual culture.

The New York Times Style Magazine has included David LaChapelle in its special feature, “The 25 Photos That Changed Fashion Forever,” a survey of images that have had an indelible impact on fashion and the way we dress.