17 Facts About Ari Marcopoulos

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Ari Marcopoulos was born on Aristos and is an American self-taught photographer, adventurer and film artist.

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Ari Marcopoulos's father was from Greek origin and was born in Egypt.

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3.

Ari Marcopoulos was a pilot and moved to The Netherlands to work for KLM.

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4.

Ari Marcopoulos's parents had three sons, including Ari, and one daughter.

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5.

Ari Marcopoulos moved to New York City in 1980 when he was 23 years old.

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6.

Ari Marcopoulos quickly became a part of the downtown arts scene that included artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Robert Mapplethorpe.

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Once Ari Marcopoulos moved to New York City, he began to photograph the locals he encountered in the street, which exposed him to the up-and-coming downtown artist and hip-hop scenes of the 1980s.

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8.

Ari Marcopoulos's best known hip-hop collaboration was shooting the cover photo for American rapper Jay-Z's twelfth studio album, Magna Carta Holy Grail in 2013.

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Ari Marcopoulos shot portraits of New York skate icons Harold Hunter and Justin Pierce, both featured in Larry Clark's 1995 coming-of-age film Kids.

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10.

Ari Marcopoulos has frequently collaborated with the skateboarding fashion label, Supreme.

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11.

In 2017, Ari Marcopoulos collaborated with Adidas Skateboarding to release a limited footwear and apparel collection featuring his photographs from the '90s.

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12.

In 1995, Ari Marcopoulos was contacted by Burton Snowboards to shoot their new snowboarding catalogue.

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13.

Ari Marcopoulos has published over 200 books and limited edition zines as well as books in collaboration with artists like Fumes with Matthew Barney, an in-depth look at Barney's studio process captured through photographs shot over the course of four years and "the Ecstasy of St Kara" with Kara Walker.

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In 2019, Ari Marcopoulos continued his collaboration with Gucci with his book Dapper Dan's Harlem, which featured original photography of the neighborhood, as well as portraits of friends of Gucci and Dapper Dan, including director and designer Trevor Andrew, artist and author Cleo Wade, restaurateur and chef Marcus Samuelsson, and businessman and author Steve Stoute.

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15.

Ari Marcopoulos has been a featured artist in the 2002 and 2010 Whitney Biennial.

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16.

Ari Marcopoulos has been in a relationship with American contemporary artist Kara Walker since 2015.

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17.

Ari Marcopoulos has two sons, Cairo and Ethan, from his previous marriage to Jennifer Goode.

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