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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, documenting the queer subcultures of NYC and beyond, Makos brilliantly captures Warhol's other persona -- his queer, 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.
From Makos' black and white photographs to his black and white contact sheets, 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.

In another attempt to tie himself to the aura and radicalness of Warhol, Makos throws out another badly reproduced book of his 1981 collaboration with Warhol, entitled *Altered Images*. Not only are the images of an extremely poor quality, but also the essay by Makos is embarassing! (Doesn't Assouline Press have a proofreader? Does Makos have a clue?) People "in the know" are extremely bored by Makos' use of a quote by Warhol - which goes something like - "Makos is the most modern photographer in America" - doesn't Makos understand irony?
This book should never have been published - though the project itself is interesting - this book fails (on all accounts) to be interesting. From bad reproductions (or is that the only way Makos knows how to print?) to a boring, sappy, mostly mythical essay to an overall third rate book publication, this is an excellent example of yet another 70/80s dud living off of Warhol.
If you want to see some better reproductions get *The Warhol Look* - which also contains the Polaroids of Warhol in (partial) drag - which are much more interesting than Makos' sorry photographs.