Adamo Macri: ANTIPASTO & The Celebrity.
October 18, 2007
Adamo Macri ANTIPASTO: Tribute to Andy Warhol for Little Electric Chair 1964.
One aspect of Macri’s Antipasto project is the involvement of the “celebrity” and how this relates to the life and times of Andy Warhol. People whom Macri considers important contributors to the treasury of culture, and who have defined our time have been selected to participate. His list is comprised of a cross-section of artists, actors, writers, pop culture icons, film directors, designers and musicians. Macri holds a deep respect for these individuals and a merited esteem for their maverick work. Their involvement consists of answering one simple question, for the purposes of inspiring a piece of art which would depict an image that would represent an aspect of their being and an expansion on the approach to portraiture.
The Question: “If you were an institutionalized prisoner on death row and granted any meal of your choice, what would your last supper be?” On Feb 24, 07 Macri attended the opening of David LaChapelle’s AWAKENED at the Tony Shafrazi gallery in New York. There he met photographer/director David LaChapelle and New York’s transgender icon Amanda Lepore where they were both asked to participate in this project by revealing what their final meal would consist of. To listen to a sample of the replies Macri has receive click Audio Clip and to read the ANTIPASTO Essay Outline, go to Adamo Macri News Blog.
