“We made the Tyson Chandler zine after we watched the NBA finals… he was the handsomest, coolest guy in the series, just a modest and positive guy,” explains artist Ari Marcopoulos, referring to a work produced with friend and artist Camilla Venturini. The small photocopied zine is filled with photos pulled from Google image search, candid shots, press photos, and action shots of the seven-foot-one NBA basketball player, Tyson Chandler. The small zine is a bit of an anomaly in Marcopoulos’ catalog of books, which are usually collections of his own snapshots taken from daily shooting. During a visit to New York last week, Chandler, got word of the zine, which was on display at Printed Matter, Inc., during a gallery walk in Chelsea. We sat down for a brief interview with Chandler to talk about the experience.
Year: 2011
Clients: Interview Magazine
Category: Interview