Description
World-renowned photographer Christopher Makos brings to light an entirely new dimension of artist Andy Warhol's early life and career. Featuring bold, never-before-seen images of Warhol's early foray into modeling when he first moved to New York City, Andy Modeling Portfolio Makos offers us an intimate look at a household name before he became well-known. The electric collaboration between these confidants is showcased in photographs that will captivate readers with their stunning amount of personality and dynamicity. This work reveals not only the close relationship between Makos and Warhol as artists and friends, but a new dimension to Warhol in his more formative years, trying to forge a name and a career for himself.
Red-carpet launch event at Makos Studio and other author events at high-profile bookstores and speaking venues worldwide. Pursuing feature in Interview Magazine, along with reviews author interviews, reviews, and articles in other print and digital publications covering the topics of Entertainment & Celebrity News, Fashion & Culture, and Photography. Interviews with the author on national television and radio programs #AndyWarhol has over 1.7M posts. In conjunction with the author, the contributors and the many Andy Warhol influencers, the book will be promoted through robust social media marketing.
About the Author
Christopher Makos was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, grew up in California, and moved to New York City after high school. He studied architecture in Paris and briefly worked as an apprentice to Man Ray. During the 1970's and 80's, Makos traveled frequently with good friend and frequent portrait subject Andy Warhol, and Makos' works are widely viewed as that era's most complete and compelling photographic record of Warhol and his milieu. Makos' works have been exhibited at galleries and museums world-wide, including The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, The Tate Modern, London, The National Gallery, Washington, D.C., The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and The Brooklyn Museum, New York. His work is in the permanent collections of The IVAM in Valencia (Spain), The Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid, and the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. His pictures have appeared in magazines and newspapers including Paris Match and the WSJ International Edition. He is the author of numerous books, including White Trash, (1976/2014), Warhol/Makos In Context (2007), Andy Warhol China 1982 (2007), Christopher Makos Polaroids (2009) and most recently, Everything: The Black and White Monograph (2014).
Book Information
ISBN 9780986250002
Author Christopher Makos
Format Hardback
Page Count 176
Imprint G Editions
Publisher Glitterati Inc
Red-carpet launch event at Makos Studio and other author events at high-profile bookstores and speaking venues worldwide. Pursuing feature in Interview Magazine, along with reviews author interviews, reviews, and articles in other print and digital publications covering the topics of Entertainment & Celebrity News, Fashion & Culture, and Photography. Interviews with the author on national television and radio programs #AndyWarhol has over 1.7M posts. In conjunction with the author, the contributors and the many Andy Warhol influencers, the book will be promoted through robust social media marketing.
About the Author
Christopher Makos was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, grew up in California, and moved to New York City after high school. He studied architecture in Paris and briefly worked as an apprentice to Man Ray. During the 1970's and 80's, Makos traveled frequently with good friend and frequent portrait subject Andy Warhol, and Makos' works are widely viewed as that era's most complete and compelling photographic record of Warhol and his milieu. Makos' works have been exhibited at galleries and museums world-wide, including The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, The Tate Modern, London, The National Gallery, Washington, D.C., The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and The Brooklyn Museum, New York. His work is in the permanent collections of The IVAM in Valencia (Spain), The Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid, and the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. His pictures have appeared in magazines and newspapers including Paris Match and the WSJ International Edition. He is the author of numerous books, including White Trash, (1976/2014), Warhol/Makos In Context (2007), Andy Warhol China 1982 (2007), Christopher Makos Polaroids (2009) and most recently, Everything: The Black and White Monograph (2014).
Book Information
ISBN 9780986250002
Author Christopher Makos
Format Hardback
Page Count 176
Imprint G Editions
Publisher Glitterati Inc
