Synopses & Reviews
During his long and successful career, Christopher Makos has photographed the most beloved and intriguing icons of our time--Mick Jagger, Elizabeth Taylor, Salvador Dall, John Lennon, and Andy Warhol, to name just a few. Now Makos has focused his lens on an icon of a different sort: The male body. In a unique and original collaboration, Exhibitionism marks the genius of two of the world's most stylish and impeccable artists--Christopher Makos and Calvin Klein--convening to create a daringly evocative and intimately sensual portraiture of the male form. Initiated from an important exhibition displayed at the Calvin Klein flagship store, this expanded foray offers an intense look at what two visual icons can create. With practiced grace and sublime interpretation, Makos's photographs convey sophistication and naivete in seamless combination. Here, Makos seductively lures the viewer into a celebration of all that is intimately desired in and aroused by the male form in a manner so sensitive that it appeals to men and women alike. Featuring over 100 photographs, ranging from brilliantly crisp black-and-whites to luscious four-colors to softly muted sepia-tones, Exhibitionism is photo-edited by Calvin Klein, who has treated the graphic layout and flow of images as though the book itself were a miniaturized gallery show. Each photograph has been hand selected by Makos and Klein, assuring that this book is both the closest reflection and replication possible of their collaborative vision and unlike anything seen on the market today.
Synopsis
In Exhibitionism, Christopher Makos reveals some of the most extraordinary photographs ever taken of male portraiture, resulting in this astonishing visual essay. But it's not just the selection of these remarkable artworks that makes this collection special--it's the assembly and editing, finessed in partnership with Calvin Klein--which juxtaposes extraordinary photographs of men against extraordinary portraits of other man-made abstract forms.