{"id":76127,"date":"2019-04-18T16:32:16","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T16:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/?p=76127"},"modified":"2020-05-14T10:15:58","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T10:15:58","slug":"david-lachapelle-kanye-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/david-lachapelle-kanye-west\/","title":{"rendered":"David LaChapelle, Kanye West und die popkulturelle Anziehungskraft der Religion"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":76131,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11856,81,10172,10217,139],"tags":[12563,5562,12561,2244,5273,12562,5277,4490],"class_list":["post-76127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sleek-art","category-fashion","category-film","category-music","category-art","tag-coachella","tag-david-lachapelle","tag-easter","tag-kanye-west","tag-kim-kardashian","tag-sunday-service","tag-yeezus","tag-yeezy"],"acf":{"main_category":11855,"legacy":false,"exclude_from_ads":[],"hero_title":"","subtitle":"As Kanye West prepares an Easter Service at Coachella, we trace the cultural lineage of this religious movement through pop culture","hero":{"video":false,"image":false,"header_color":"black","overlay_color":"","overlay_text_color":"black"},"teasers":{"video":false,"image":{"ID":76131,"id":76131,"title":"Screen Shot 2019-04-18 at 18.38.46","filename":"Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png","filesize":314908,"url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/david-lachapelle-kanye-west\/screen-shot-2019-04-18-at-18-38-46\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"screen-shot-2019-04-18-at-18-38-46","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":76127,"date":"2019-04-18 16:39:22","modified":"2019-04-18 16:39:22","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":626,"height":459,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png","thumbnail-width":128,"thumbnail-height":94,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png","medium-width":626,"medium-height":459,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png","medium_large-width":626,"medium_large-height":459,"large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png","large-width":626,"large-height":459,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png","1536x1536-width":626,"1536x1536-height":459,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png","2048x2048-width":626,"2048x2048-height":459,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png","trp-custom-language-flag-width":16,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"wpvr_mobile":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png","wpvr_mobile-width":626,"wpvr_mobile-height":459}},"width":"4","proportion":"default"},"facebook_image":{"ID":76131,"id":76131,"title":"Screen Shot 2019-04-18 at 18.38.46","filename":"Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png","filesize":314908,"url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/david-lachapelle-kanye-west\/screen-shot-2019-04-18-at-18-38-46\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"screen-shot-2019-04-18-at-18-38-46","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":76127,"date":"2019-04-18 16:39:22","modified":"2019-04-18 16:39:22","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":626,"height":459,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png","thumbnail-width":128,"thumbnail-height":94,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png","medium-width":626,"medium-height":459,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png","medium_large-width":626,"medium_large-height":459,"large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png","large-width":626,"large-height":459,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png","1536x1536-width":626,"1536x1536-height":459,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png","2048x2048-width":626,"2048x2048-height":459,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png","trp-custom-language-flag-width":16,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"wpvr_mobile":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png","wpvr_mobile-width":626,"wpvr_mobile-height":459}},"related_articles":"","next_article":[76098],"content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"instagram","code":"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BwGeC1sl2AM\/","settings":{"width":"10"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_area","text_area":"

Established religion is having a tough time at the moment. Every week there are new revelations about the misconduct of the Catholic Church, conversion therapy spreading beyond the Bible Belt and the murky financial schemes of televangelists and mega churches. But as the highest holy day of the Christian calendar approaches, it seems that we are not collectively out of faith \u2013 Kanye West will be holding a Sunday Service on the \u201cmount\u201d at Coachella.<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019d be hard pressed to find Biblical support for all the aspects of the Yeezus-run services, but scripture aside, it shows how much people like the structure of \u201cchurch.\u201d The Sunday Services have been happening since the beginning of the year, and involves a gospel choir singing renditions of Kanye songs, while wearing neutral-toned clothing from the singer\u2019s Yeezy line. The events attract famous guests<\/a> like Katy Perry, Tyler the Creator and Courtney Love, but the content of the services remains shrouded in mystery as attendees are asked to sign NDAs. Still, clips have reached the public through the Instagram accounts of the Kardashian-Jenner clan.<\/span><\/p>\n

While music has been in the spotlight for many of the performances, little is known about what kind of sermons are given at these events. A video of rapper DMX has appeared online leading the group in a prayer and some controversial statements<\/a> from Kanye West on the R. Kelly and Michael Jackson documentaries have surfaced. Not long after David LaChapelle posted a video from a Sunday Service, he posted a series of his Michael Jackson photographs<\/a> that depict the late star as an angel \u2014\u00a0which similarly caused controversy in the media as well as in the comment section.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"instagram","code":"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BwNcP8CFUz5\/","settings":{"width":"10"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_area","text_area":"

The American photographer has long been a fan of using religious imagery in his work \u2013 a Christ-like figure graces the cover of his latest book, <\/span>Good News <\/span><\/i>(2018). Before Kanye West released his Yeezus album, LaChapelle photographed the musician as Jesus for Rolling Stone, telling Flatt Magazine<\/a> in 2014 that the concept was his idea. While West is far from the only celebrity to receive the Christ-like treatment from the photographer, LaChapelle has made the reference a family affair. His most recent post on Instagram is of Kim Kardashian, with the caption: \u201cTrials are nothing else but the forge that purifies the soul of all its imperfections \/ Mary Magdalene.\u201d LaChapelle also hinted between photos of Kardashian that he will be releasing a new series on Easter.<\/span><\/p>\n

While it is uncertain whether or not the series will be connected to the Sunday Service at Coachella, it seems that both artists are having a religious moment. This type of moment doesn\u2019t necessarily follow the dogmatic beliefs of a particular denomination, but it has an appeal. Beyond faith, there is a comfort people receive from the ritual of singing together on a weekly basis and from engaging in the celestial imagery of figures we all know. <\/span><\/p>\n"}]},"yoast_head":"\nDavid LaChapelle, Kanye West and the pop-cultural appeal of religion David LaChapelle, Kanye West and the pop-cultural appeal of religion<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/david-lachapelle-kanye-west\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"de_DE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"David LaChapelle, Kanye West and the pop-cultural appeal of religion David LaChapelle, Kanye West and the pop-cultural appeal of religion\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/david-lachapelle-kanye-west\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sleek Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sleekmag\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-04-18T16:32:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-05-14T10:15:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@sleekmag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@sleekmag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Verfasst von\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"sleek\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/\",\"name\":\"Sleek Magazine\",\"description\":\"Sleek is Germany\u2019s leading independent media house\/brand for creativity and innovation located in Berlin the creative capital of the world. This creativity manifests itself in SLEEK\u2019s quarterly print publication, digital and social media channels.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"de\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"de\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/article\/david-lachapelle-kanye-west\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png\",\"width\":626,\"height\":459},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/article\/david-lachapelle-kanye-west\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/article\/david-lachapelle-kanye-west\/\",\"name\":\"David LaChapelle, Kanye West and the pop-cultural appeal of religion David LaChapelle, Kanye West and the pop-cultural appeal of religion\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/article\/david-lachapelle-kanye-west\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-04-18T16:32:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-05-14T10:15:58+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1fd4c1b41c96eff389e4781115613a68\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/article\/david-lachapelle-kanye-west\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"de\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/article\/david-lachapelle-kanye-west\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/article\/david-lachapelle-kanye-west\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"David LaChapelle, Kanye West and the pop-cultural appeal of religion\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1fd4c1b41c96eff389e4781115613a68\",\"name\":\"sleek\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"de\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/28a91a7b03694a9860c1590004521e06b91644c079476028047b1a7f5e3eb6e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/28a91a7b03694a9860c1590004521e06b91644c079476028047b1a7f5e3eb6e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"sleek\"},\"description\":\"She\u2019s currently writing her thesis on immersive installation and has a soft spot for techno, existential art memes and nineties sunglasses.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/author\/sleek\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"David LaChapelle, Kanye West and the pop-cultural appeal of religion David LaChapelle, Kanye West and the pop-cultural appeal of religion","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/david-lachapelle-kanye-west\/","og_locale":"de_DE","og_type":"article","og_title":"David LaChapelle, Kanye West and the pop-cultural appeal of religion David LaChapelle, Kanye West and the pop-cultural appeal of religion","og_url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/david-lachapelle-kanye-west\/","og_site_name":"Sleek Magazine","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sleekmag\/","article_published_time":"2019-04-18T16:32:16+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-05-14T10:15:58+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@sleekmag","twitter_site":"@sleekmag","twitter_misc":{"Verfasst von":"sleek"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/","name":"Schlankes Magazin","description":"Sleek ist Deutschlands f\u00fchrendes unabh\u00e4ngiges Medienhaus\/Marke f\u00fcr Kreativit\u00e4t und Innovation mit Sitz in Berlin, der kreativen Hauptstadt der Welt. Diese Kreativit\u00e4t manifestiert sich in der viertelj\u00e4hrlich erscheinenden Print-Publikation, den digitalen und Social-Media-Kan\u00e4len von SLEEK.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"de"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"de","@id":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/article\/david-lachapelle-kanye-west\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-18.38.46.png","width":626,"height":459},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/article\/david-lachapelle-kanye-west\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/article\/david-lachapelle-kanye-west\/","name":"David LaChapelle, Kanye West and the pop-cultural appeal of religion David LaChapelle, Kanye West and the pop-cultural appeal of religion","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/article\/david-lachapelle-kanye-west\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2019-04-18T16:32:16+00:00","dateModified":"2020-05-14T10:15:58+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1fd4c1b41c96eff389e4781115613a68"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/article\/david-lachapelle-kanye-west\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"de","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/article\/david-lachapelle-kanye-west\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/article\/david-lachapelle-kanye-west\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"David LaChapelle, Kanye West and the pop-cultural appeal of religion"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1fd4c1b41c96eff389e4781115613a68","name":"schlank","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"de","@id":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/28a91a7b03694a9860c1590004521e06b91644c079476028047b1a7f5e3eb6e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/28a91a7b03694a9860c1590004521e06b91644c079476028047b1a7f5e3eb6e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"sleek"},"description":"Zurzeit schreibt sie ihre Doktorarbeit \u00fcber immersive Installationen und hat ein Faible f\u00fcr Techno, existentielle Kunstmemes und Sonnenbrillen aus den Neunzigern.","url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/author\/sleek\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76127"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76129,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76127\/revisions\/76129"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}