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CHRISTOPHER MAKOS (b. 1948),

'Swimming Pool, Woodstock ', 2004

SIGNED Limited Edition Photograph Color Print on Sunparch paper. LIMITED EDITION of only 350. SIGNED (lr) and numbered ' 118/350 ' (ll) in pencil on recto. Dimensions: 9" x 10-3/4", image and sheet. Mint condition . Buyer pays $6.50 for U.S. shipping via USPS Priority Mail. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, Christopher Makos grew up in California before moving to Paris to study architecture and later, to work as an apprentice with Man Ray. Since the early 1970's he has worked at developing a style of boldly graphic photojournalism. His photographs have been the subject of numerous exhibitions both in galleries and museums throughout the United States, Europe and Japan and have appeared in countless magazines and newspapers world-wide. He has been a seminal figure in the contemporary art scene in New York. He is responsible for introducing the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring to Andy Warhol.

Makos has produced numerous books. His first, White Trash , published by Stonehill Publishing Company, documents the pre-punk club scene in New York City. Another book, Warhol: A Photographic Memoir , published by New American Library, chronicles his close friendship and extensive travels with Andy Warhol. Makos' relationship with Warhol was unique: they were not only close friends for over ten years, but often collaborated together, most notably on the book, Exposures , which Makos art-directed.

It was Warhol who called Makos " The most modern photographer in America ." Makos' photographs have been published in Interview, Rolling Stone, House and Garden, Connoisseur, New York Magazine, Esquire, Genre and People, among others. His portrait of Warhol wrapped in a flag was featured on the front cover of the Spring 1990 issue of the Smithsonian Studies, the academic journal of the Smithsonian Institute. His photographs of Warhol, Keith Haring, Tennessee Williams and others have been auctioned regularly at Sotheby's.

SELECT RECENT SOLO EXHIBITIONS :

2009
'The Hilton Brothers (Christopher Makos and Paul Solberg): Mistaken Identity ', La Casa Encendida, Madrid, Spain ( 7/10 - 8/30 )
' The New York Scene: Sex, Art & American Culture 1970-1980 ' (group exhibition), Photology s.r.l., Milan, Italy

2008
'Christopher Makos: Andy Warhol in China ', Timezone 8 Editions, Beijing, China
' The Hilton Brothers (Christopher Makos and Paul Solberg): Andy Dandy and Hippofolium ', Sebastian Guinness Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
' The Hilton Brothers (Christopher Makos and Paul Solberg): Andy Dandy ', Dideh Art Gallery, Club Marbella, Spain
' The Hilton Brothers (Christopher Makos and Paul Solberg): The Dog Show ', Espacia Palace, The Westin Palace, Madrid, Spain

2007
' Christopher Makos: Warhol - Vintage Portraits ', Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York, NY

2006
' Christopher Makos: Andy Warhol ', Galerie Hafenrichter & Flügel, Nürnberg, Germany
' Christopher Makos: The Warhol Pictures ', Flo Peters Gallery, Hamburg, Germany

2005
' BEYOND REAL, Part 1 - Dressing Up ' (group exhibition), Australian Centre for Photography (ACP), Sydney, Australia
' Christopher Makos: Exhibitionism ', powerHouse Gallery, New York, NY
' Christopher Makos: Exhibitionism ', LOOK, New York, NY

2004
' Christopher Makos: Photo Paintings ', Wooster Projects, New York, NY
' Christopher Makos: Portraits of Andy Warhol ', Gallerie Colette, Paris, France
‘ Christopher Makos: Forever Andy ’, Pucci Gallery, New York, NY

2003
‘ Christopher Makos: Seeing Double ’, Pucci Gallery, New York, NY
‘ Christopher Makos ’, Galerie Mathias Kampl, Munich, Germany
‘ Christopher Makos: La Comunitat Valenciana ’, IVAM Institut d'Art Modern, Valencia, Spain

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