Book Launch: Life's Fragile Moments
A special collection of photographs by Julian Lennon
About the Event
Join artist Julian Lennon for a celebration of his new book Life's Fragile Moments and conversation with CULTURED's Contributing Arts Editor, Jacoba Urist.
Julian presents his most exciting photographs for the first time in this opulent coffee table book, featuring unique perspectives from breathtaking landscapes to haunting portraits.
Text in English and German.
Photo Credit: Marylin Clark & Farrah Chamseddine
About Julian Lennon
Born in Liverpool, England, Julian Lennon began his artistic trajectory at a young age with an inherent gift for playing musical instruments. Those abilities would soon broaden into the cinematic and visual arts. As an observer of life in all its forms, Julian developed his personal expression through such mediums as music, documentary filmmaking, philanthropy and fine art photography.
Julian's musical melding of uplifting introspection and thoughtful social commentary with refined hooks has made for a compelling seven-album body of work. His debut, Valotte (Atlantic), yielded two top ten hits—the title track and "Too Late for Goodbyes"—he was also nominated for a Grammy for Best New Artist. He went on to have #1 singles on the U.S. album rock charts. Internationally, one of his most popular songs, "Saltwater" charted successfully around the world, topping in Australia for four weeks and reaching #6 in the U.K. In 2022, he returned with the critically acclaimed album, Jude (BMG), his first commercial release in over a decade.
His arrival in the fine art photography space began in 2010 with his debut exhibit, “Timeless,” at the Morrison Hotel Gallery in New York City. Since then, he has exhibited works across the U.S. and in several countries worldwide including Belgium, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Italy, Japan, Monaco, Portugal, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. In 2020, he became the inaugural photographer featured in the prestigious Aston Martin Residences in Miami. In 2021, he partnered with Portia De Rossi’s General Public Art to bring a collection of his photography to Restoration Hardware. In 2023, he showcased notable pieces from his collection alongside acclaimed artist Eva Claessens in a joint exhibition, “From Nature with Love,” in Lisbon. In 2024, the two presented another joint exhibition, “She Said Yes,” at Moretti Fine Art in Monaco.
Julian’s landmark exhibition, 'Whispers – A Julian Lennon Retrospective,’ is on through November 24, 2024 at Le Stanze della Fotografia – an international center for research into the appreciation of photography and the culture of the image, joint initiative by Marsilio Arte and Fondazione Giorgio Cini. The exhibition, curated by Julian Lennon and Sandrina Bonetti Rubelli, showcases a rich body of work that spans Lennon’s diverse artistic journey, from his early days in music to his extensive portfolio in photography.
As a New York Times Best-selling author, Julian’s Touch the Earth children’s book trilogy educates young readers about environmental issues through journeys on The White Feather Flier. As a follow-up to that series, he returned with The Morning Tribe, for middle-grade readers in the fall of 2021. It was inspired by his work to help defend Native lands. That same year, he won the World Literacy Award for his significant contribution to the promotion of literacy. In 2024, Julian released his first-ever coffee table photography book titled “Life's Fragile Moments”. This stunning collection features a compilation of visually striking images that span over two decades of Lennon's unique life, career, adventures, and philanthropic efforts, reflecting his multifaceted creativity and innate curiosity.
A noted philanthropist, Julian founded The White Feather Foundation nonprofit in 2007 to help preserve and protect Indigenous cultures. Since then, the organization has expanded to help projects worldwide in the areas of Education, Health, Clean Water and The Environment. In 2015, in honour of his late mother, he launched The Cynthia Lennon Scholarship for Girls. Since its inception, it has awarded 75 scholarships to underprivileged girls across Africa, the U.K. and the U.S. Julian was named a Peace Laureate by UNESCO in 2020. He was an executive producer on the award-winning Netflix documentary, Kiss the Ground (2020), about the positive impact of regenerative agriculture, and its sequel, Common Ground (2023).
About Jacoba Urist
Jacoba Urist is an art journalist and editor living in New York, who regularly covers the art market and art news for publications such as W Magazine, the Financial Times, ARTnews, Galerie, and The Art Newspaper, Gagosian Quarterly, The Atlantic, and Architectural Digest. She is also a contributing writer for Smithsonian Magazine and the New York Arts editor-at-large for Cultured Magazine, where she profiles contemporary artists and helms the annual Hamptons issues.