Biography
Scooter LaForge is a full-time artist living in New York City. This year, in addition to his solo show at HOWL! Happening Gallery, in New York, he will participate in shows at the Leslie-Lohman Museum, in New York; the Friedrichshof Collection, in Vienna; and the Spritmuseum’s Absolut Art Collection, in Sweden.
LaForge has recently collaborated with Belgian designer Walter Van Beirendonck and Norwegian artist Bjarne Melgaard, and he was chosen to be a keynote speaker at Montreal’s Fashion & Design Festival.
He was commissioned to create garments for Madonna’s performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as well as the Bitch I’m Madonna video off the Rebel Heart album. Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna and Debbie Harry have all worn items from his wildly successful clothing line. He was also commissioned to design a concert T-shirt for Blondie’s upcoming tour. LaForge is a recent recipient of a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant.
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