Ron Galella Hosts 'Photography With The Paparazzi Approach' Lecture 10/6 at Centaur Theatre Gallery

Centaur invites you to attend a lecture and slideshow presented by Ron Galella - the most famous and most controversial celebrity photographer in the world. This special event is presented in conjunction with "VIVA L'ITALIA" an exhibit of Ron Galella's photographs of Italian and Italian American movie icons from the past 50 years, from October 6 to December 6 in the Centaur Gallery.

Dubbed "Paparazzo Extraordinaire" by Newsweek and "Paparazzi Superstar" by the Miami Herald News, Galella is willing to take great risks to get the perfect shot. He has had two court battles with Jacqueline Onassis-the outcome being that he would be forever barred from photographing her or her children, Caroline and John F. Kennedy, Jr. (John later permitted Ron to photograph him at public events). He has been punched in the jaw by Marlon Brando (a $40,000 punch according to the terms of the out-of-court settlement), nearly killed pursuing Julie Christie along the Pacific Coast Highway, beaten up by Richard Burton's bodyguards before being jailed in Cuernavaca, Mexico, and hosed down by friends of Brigitte Bardot in Saint-Tropez. His iconic prints are displayed permanently on each of the 11 floors at the landmark Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. His work has featured in many published books and has been exhibited in museums and renowned galleries worldwide, including the Museum Of Modern Art in New York, Museum Of Modern Art in San Francisco, Tate Modern and the Helmut Newton Foundation Gallery. He is the mastermind behind the iconic photo of Windblown Jackie (Jacqueline Onassis) which catapulted his career to notoriety!

The slideshow will encompass photography from all nine of his books: the upcoming Boxing with the Stars, and current and past books Viva l'Italia!, No Pictures, Warhol by Galella: That's Great!, Disco Years, Ron Galella Exclusive Diary, The Photographs of Ron Galella 1965-1989, Offguard: A Paparazzi Look at the Beautiful People, and Jacqueline.

Centaur will be launching this exhibition with a vernissage on Tuesday, October 6, from 5PM to7PM in our Seagram Gallery. Ron Galella will be in attendance at the vernissage and signing his book VIVA L'ITALIA! On Wednesday October 7 at 12:30 PM, Mr. Galella will be giving a lecture and slide presentationon his photography in Centaur 2 to University students. Both English and French students areexpected from all four Universities in Montreal.