Ari Marcopoulos Even the President of the United States sometimes has got to stand naked Collection Monographs & Artists’ Books Edited by Gilles Gavillet Ari Marcopoulos Edition English October 2005 ISBN: 978-3-905701-35-7 Hardcover, 220 x 260 mm 160 pages Images 157 color CHF 60 / EUR 40 / £ 25 / US 45 Print pdf When the personal becomes political Known for his "niche-culture" images of, for example, hip-hop, skateboarding, and snowboarding, Marcopoulos unveils another aspect of his artistic personality. Constructed like a personal diary mixing portraits of his family, landscapes, and allusions to an American social reality, this book captures, without sentimentality or voyeurism, the intimate moments of his daily life. Skillfully negotiating the atmosphere of catastrophe and the new spirit of imperialism of his country, Marcopoulos delivers a desublimated account of "normal" life, its accidents and pleasures, thus conferring on family disasters or the landscapes of California the role of anti-symbols of America post 9/11. Published on the occasion of Ari Marcopoulos' show at P.S.1/MoMA, Long Island City/New York, from October 23, 2005 to January 23, 2006.