Christopher Makos was born in Lowell, Massachusetts and grew up in California before moving to Paris to study architecture, and later to work as an apprentice to Man Ray. Since the early 1970’s, he has developed a boldly graphic photojournalism, documenting the male ego as a signature style in all his work.
Christopher Makos
Biography
Christopher Makos was born in Lowell, Massachusetts and grew up in California before moving to Paris to study architecture, and later to work as an apprentice to Man Ray. Since the early 1970’s, he has developed a boldly graphic photojournalism, documenting the male ego as a signature style in all his work.
During the 1980’s, Makos was a seminal figure in the New York art scene, where he was responsible for introducing the work of both Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring to Andy Warhol. His photographs have been the subject of numerous exhibitions both in galleries and museums, with works shown at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and New York’s Whitney Museum.
Makos’ images have appeared in countless magazines and newspapers worldwide including “Interview”, “Rolling Stone”, “Esquire”, and “People” as well as authoring several important photography books.
Stand Up Portraits – Pucci Gallery, Los Angeles, California.
2005
Exhibitionism – powerHouse Gallery, New York City
Exhibitionism – LOOK in New York City
2004
Photo Paintings – Wooster Projects, New York City.
Exhibit of Warhol Portraits, Gallerie Colette in Paris, France.
Forever Andy, First American Exhibition of Large-Scale Digital Prints of Andy Warhol – Pucci Gallery, New York City.
2003
RX Art Makos Christmas Ornament.
Seeing Double – Pucci Gallery, New York City.
Galerie Mathias Kampl, Munich, Germany.
IVAM Museum, Valencia, Spain, featuring works from the Makos book, La Comunitat Valenciana.
DCOTA Exhibit, Florida, “Christopher Makos: Photographs + Art + Exhibition”, Andy Warhol In Drag + New Works.
Galerie Mathias Kampl, Munich, Germany.
Calvin Klein flagship store, Madison Avenue, New York City, mixed media exhibition in entire store.
IVAM, Sala la Muralla-Galeria 6, Valencia, Spain
2000
Studio Het Arsenaal, Naaden, Holland, “Digital Prints”
Homer Gallery, New York City, USA
Videos
Inauguración de La Térmica – Exposición Lady Warhol de Christopher Makos 18.01.2013
Christopher Makos: Polaroids
Christopher Makos and Paul Solberg in Fort Lauderdale
