In honor of 'MAKOS: WARHOL in China – 40 Years After,' a recently unveiled exhibition curated by LeeCaplin and photographer ChristopherMakos, the two friends recall AndyWarhol's first journey across Eastern Asia.
It’s 1981, and somewhere along the bevelled terrain that stretches between Shanghai and Gansu, Andy Warhol is standing along the Great Wall of China, asking for the nearest escalator. Giggling as he recounts this story on a recent call, the photographerassures us that the iconic pop artist’s question was entirely serious—in fact, his
Luckily, footage exists—16 hours of it, to be exact. Four decades ago, Makos and the director-producer Lee Caplin were among a band of glamorous globetrotters who traveled to East Asia withexpedition was initially centered around the opening of iClub, a supper club designed by Joseph D’Urso, who installed 50 of Warhol’s Koolaid-colored celebrity portraits at the venue.
MAKOS: “When we went to the Great Wall, [Warhol’s] first line was, ‘Where’s the escalator?’ Because the Great Wall is high up, so he was asking about that. Then he said, ‘Where’s the McDonald’s?’ Because at 860 Broadway, one of the very first McDonald’s was over there at the corner of Union Square, and you could be on the third floor of the Factory and look down at McDonald’s and he used to always love to order up stuff directly from McDonald’s.
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