| Juergen Teller | |
| Background information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Germany |
| Occupation | Photographer, artist |
| Years active | 1980s-present |
| Associated acts | New Order Texas Kylie Minogue Duran Duran |
| Photographer | |
Juergen Teller (born 1964) is a German photographer and artist, whose work has included photographing Duran Duran.
Biography[]
Born in Erlangen, Germany, Teller studied at the Bayerische Staatslehranstalt fur Photographie in Munich, Germany before moving to London in 1986. His work has featured on musical releases by artists including Kylie Minogue, Texas and New Order. Other work has featured in influential international publications such as W Magazine, I-D and Purple.
In 1993, Teller did publicity photography for Duran Duran, which were released by Parlophone and Capitol Records-EMI. These photos have been included on various bootlegs such as New Orleans 1993.
Teller has exhibited at Le Consortium in Dijon, The Tate Modern in London, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, The Photographers Gallery in London, the Kunsthalle Wein, and the Fondation Cartier Pour l'art Contemporain in Paris among others.
In 2003, he was awarded the Citibank Prize. Later in 2007, Teller was asked to represent the Ukraine as one of five artists in the 52nd Venice Biennale.
For the past decade Teller has been working with Marc Jacobs on his advertising campaigns, and also had long collaborations with other designers and fashion houses including Helmut Lang, Yves Saint Laurent and Vivienne Westwood.
A selection of Juergen Teller's work[]
Texas
Elastica
Kylie Minogue
New Order
New Order