Ari Marcopoulos

Ari Marcopoulos lives and works in New York and California. As a photographer, film artist and adventurist, Marcopoulos began his career in New York City assisting Andy Warhol, transplants himself into the intimate lives of people living on the edge. Artists, snowboarders, musicians, and skateboarders have been both muses and commercial subject-matter throughout his quarter century career as a photographer. His stunning landscapes and playful portraiture offer a dramatic take on every day life, and a glimpse into all things awe-some. He is currently represented by AFG Management in New York, New York.

Books

The Chance is Higher, 2008
Flow, 2006
Even the President of the United States sometimes has got to stand naked, 2006
Ari Marcopoulos, 2005
Out & About, 2005
Transitions & Exits, 2000

Artwork in Collections

Whitney Museum of American Art
San Fransisco Museum of Modern Art

Exhibitions

"Under Penalty of Perjury," Someday Gallery, Melbourne, 2006, solo
"Flow," Mu, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2006, solo
2005 "Even the president of the United States sometimes has got to stand naked," PS1/MOMA, New York, NY, 2005, solo
No. 12 Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 2004, solo
"Downtown 81, Friends of Basquiat," Agnes B. Skyline, Paris, France, 2006, group
"In the Alps," Kunsthaus, Zurich, Switzerland, 2006, group
"Coooool Sky," The JRNL Gallery, New York, NY, 2006, group
"Sound Zero," Kunst Meran, Merano, Italy, 2006, group
"De la comtesse de Castiglione a Cindy Sherman," Galerie de France, Paris, France, 2005, group
"Nieves Books Exhibition," Rocket Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 2005, group
"Fresh: Youth Culture & Identity in Contemporary Photographs," Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY, 2004, group
"Danger Zone," Kunsthalle Bern, Bern, Switzerland, 2003, group
"Strange Glue," Ratio 3, Brooklyn, NY, 2002, group