Photography: James Friedman captures Andy Warhol up close and weird

Date
13 May 2014

American photographer James Friedman has been bouncing round the blogosphere the last couple of weeks with attention lavished on his Interior Design series, showcasing the colourful cross-sections of cut-open golf balls.

But a closer root around his portfolio reveals this is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to his host of interesting projects. Amid the treasures I stumbled across Almost Never Before Seen Portraits of Remarkable Peoplewhich features Tina Turner, Woody Hayes and most intriguingly of all Andy Warhol. Taken in Columbus, Ohio in 1978, the backdrop appears to be the opening of the artist’s show and he is captured behaving by turns mischievously, awkwardly and coquettishly. It fees very personal (to the point of slightly invasive) as James takes us up close and personal with one of the last century’s most defining, and divisive, cultural figures.

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James Friedman: Almost Never Before Seen Portraits of Remarkable People

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James Friedman: Almost Never Before Seen Portraits of Remarkable People

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James Friedman: Almost Never Before Seen Portraits of Remarkable People

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James Friedman: Almost Never Before Seen Portraits of Remarkable People

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James Friedman: Almost Never Before Seen Portraits of Remarkable People

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James Friedman: Almost Never Before Seen Portraits of Remarkable People

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James Friedman: Almost Never Before Seen Portraits of Remarkable People

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Rob Alderson

Rob joined It’s Nice That as Online Editor in July 2011 before becoming Editor-in-Chief and working across all editorial projects including itsnicethat.com, Printed Pages, Here and Nicer Tuesdays. Rob left It’s Nice That in June 2015.

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