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2007 Releases
PowerHouse Books announce their January & February 2007 book releases. Of the bunch, two really stand out:
Warhol | Makos In Context: Photographs by Christopher Makos
A behind-the-scenes, in-depth record of his photographic life from 1976 to 1987, Warhol | Makos In Context, Christopher Makos’ newest book, documents the years he spent at Andy Warhol’s side. Over 100 original Makos contact sheets, reproduced in full with the photographer’s editing marks and comments, have never before been seen. Warhol | Makos In Context features unedited, raw material of his work during the years he saw Warhol almost daily—including the experiences and friends he shared with Warhol, the trips the two and others made together, and scenes of work life at Warhol’s 860 Broadway Factory and Makos’ West 15th Street studio. An insider’s account of the high jinks and high times at the Factory and beyond, In Context is an unexpurgated visual record of New York’s most intriguing circle and a primary source document that puts Warhol In Context in Makos’ life. The coterie if legendary art world icons featured here includes Liza Minnelli, David Geffen, John Lennon, Mick and Bianca Jagger, Keith Richards, Diana Ross, Debbie Harry, David Byrne, Jimmy Buffett, Sonny Bono, Princess Caroline of Monaco, Jimmy Carter, Muhammed Ali, Steve Rubell, Buzz Aldrin, Tom Seaver, Reggie Jackson, Halston, Calvin Klein, Diana Vreeland, Tom Ford, Jack Nicholson, Elizabeth Taylor, Matt Dillon, Marianne Faithful, Olivia Newton John, Robert Duvall, Christopher Reeve, Ron Wood, Rainer Fassbinder, David Hockney, Robert Rauschenberg, Keith Haring, Jean Michel Basquiat, Madonna, Jodie Foster, Norman Mailer, and Truman Capote, with remarks by Vincent Fremont and Glenn O’Brien. To preview Warhol | Makos in Context, please visit http://www.powerhousebooks.com/f06_catalogue_incontext.pdf
Bombshell: The Life and Crimes of Claw Money by Claw Money, Texts by Patti Astor, Martha Cooper, Roger Gastman, Sacha Jenkins, Minya Quirk, WEST, DAZE, DR.REVOLT, and MISS17, A Miss Rosen Edition
A two-toned, three-taloned CLAW paw has been sprawled in aerosol across walls around the world since the early 1990s. Whether lolling in the East Village or lazing in Los Angeles, lounging in Amsterdam or living it up in Milan, the instantly identifiable icon maintains a fun, fabulous, and feminine allure, despite the grit and grime that makes graffiti a man’s world. One of the first writers to use an icon as her throw up, CLAW is of the rarest breed: the female graff King. Not content just to beat the boys at their own game, CLAW also designs her own clothing line, Claw Money, as well as a jewelry and accessory line, literally creating her own street style. Emblazoned on t-shirts, sweatshirts, purses, and panties, her emblematic icon gets love from everyone, be it graff legends or new jacks, riot grrls or fashionistas, or school kids and soccer moms. A magazine fashion editor, brand consultant, vintage clothing collector, and lady about town, Claw Money is New York City’s best kept secret. Bombshell, her first book, explodes all preconceived notions about the icon many have seen but few have known. From the deepest recesses of her shoeboxes comes this incredible compendium of photographs, designs, personal letters, and other ephemera collected throughout her life. Whether it’s shots of spots she bombed in the Bronx or Grandma Baba’s recipe for latkes, fashion shoots or candid snaps, Bombshell: The Life and Crimes of Claw Money redefines the graffiti monograph, taking you beyond the icon and into the realm of Claw Money. To preview Bombshell, please visit http://www.powerhousebooks.com/bombshell.pdf
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