Ari Marcopoulos

Dutch photographer ARI MARCOPOULOS moved to New York in 1979 and quickly became part of the downtown art scene. He not only got a job printing black-and-white photographs for ANDY WARHOL, but he found also a position as a studio assistant with the photographer IRVINN PENN.

In the 1990s ARI MARCOPOULOS became interested in the lives of skateboarders. He befriended and photographed a group of young skaters who would go on to be immortalized by photographer and director LARRY CLARK and scriptwriter HARMONY KORINE in the 1995 film Kids. Following the skaters on his bicycle, MARCOPOULOS documented their community and individual idiosyncrasies.

His work is characterized by a remarkable feeling of intimacy. Whether it concerns celebrities from the world of music or art, or his own family, he approaches his subjects in an intuitive manner and he always knows how to get close to the heart. His photos are direct, extremely personal and subtly structured. Recurrent themes are art, music, graffiti and the vulnerability of the human body.

+ I suggest you Within arm’s reach (JRP Ringier), the first monograph on MARCOPOULOS‘ work, gathering works from three decades and accompanied by an essay by STEPHANIE CANNIZZO.

ARI MARCOPOULOS



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