Andy Warhol by Christopher Makos

During a collaborative art-project in the early 1980s, Christopher Makos, a brilliant artist in his own right, transformed the Pop artist Andy Warhol into a bi-gendered diva. Always on the cutting edge, and documenting the... subcultures of NYC and beyond, Makos brilliantly captures Warhol's other persona... anti-normative persona -- it is important to note that Warhol often requested interviewers and the like to call him *Ms. Andy Warhol* -- which is materialized in these photographs. This Makos/Warhol collaborative art-project, entitled _Altered Images_, is also a wonderful homage and extension of the 1920s Man Ray and Marcel Duchamp collaboration, entitled _Rrose Selavy_, in which Duchamp performed himself as beautiful bourgeois woman in front of Man Ray's camera. From Makos' black and white photographs to his black and white contact sheets, with slashes of color that both frame and un-frame Warhol in his gloriously outrageous poses, wigs, and makeup, this new art book by Makos is a must have for anyone and everyone interested in the art of Makos, the image of Warhol, and the collaboration of artists -- especially two important and influential artists such as Makos and Warhol. Indeed, this art book will expand our current collective image and general understanding of Warhol and his many personas. We can only thank Makos for producing such important, brilliant, and engaging photographs. - Robert