An intimate meditation on love and loss from the acclaimed non-conformist photographer, featuring portraits of luminaries such as Vivienne Westwood
Throughout his 35-year career, the German photographer Juergen Teller (born 1964) has been renowned for his non-conformist style, defying expectations with a unique combination of seriousness and self-irony, creating authentic narratives from his insatiable curiosity for life and the endlessly surprising world around him. I Need to Live, accompanying Teller’s major solo exhibition at the Grand Palais Éphémère, Paris, in 2023–24 and the Triennale Milano in 2024, captures the depth of his unmatched photographic achievement.
In this catalog, Teller reflects upon the unpredictable circle of life, imbuing his images of loved ones with newfound poignancy. Those he has lost—collaborators and friends such as fashion designer Vivienne Westwood and gallerist Suzanne Tarasieve—share visual space with his wife and muse, Dovile Drizyte. Contributions from artists and designers Roni Horn and Rick Owens, among others, meditate upon Teller’s most intimate photo collection yet.