The picture, “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (30),” is a 2015 work by the Filipino-American artist Paul Pfeiffer.
He discovered the original image, a 1967 photograph by famed basketball photographer Walter Iooss Jr., on the NBA’s online archive.
In fact, the “Four Horseman of the Apocalypse” series also started out with five other studio-shot portraits of Monroe.
“Everything I think about in terms of film celebrities, is even more apt if we think of it in relation to athletes,” said Pfeiffer.
Pfeiffer relates the fleeting relationship between stardom and anonymity to the age of influencers and social media stars in particular.
Persons:
Converse Chuck Taylor, Paul Pfeiffer, Walter Iooss Jr, Bill Russell, John Havlicek, Wilt Chamberlain, Russell, Iooss Jr, ”, “ Paul Pfeiffer, Paula Cooper, Pfeiffer, —, “ They’re, ” Pfeiffer, “, Marilyn Monroe, George Barris, — Monroe, Marilyn —, Zak Kelley, Monroe, Norma Jean, Pfieffer
Organizations:
CNN, NBA, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia, NBA Eastern, Boston Garden, Museum of Contemporary Art, Hunter College, Parsons School of Design, Contemporary, Madison
Locations:
American, Pfeiffer’s reimagining, Los Angeles, New York, Chelsea, Santa Monica, Pfeiffer's