Edo Bertogolio came to New York in 1976 as a young film student looking for …anything. He left the art crazed city in 1990 as a celebrated artist and staff photographer for Interview Magazine. He was in the ‘right’ group along with artists, musicians, writers and whatever else was surrounding Andy Warhol’s Factory. With a […]
Edo Bertogolio’s Face Addict
Edo Bertogolio came to New York in 1976 as a young film student looking for …anything. He left the art crazed city in 1990 as a celebrated artist and staff photographer for Interview Magazine. He was in the ‘right’ group along with artists, musicians, writers and whatever else was surrounding Andy Warhol’s Factory. With a serious drug addiction that he kept alive by selling everything he owned, he managed to make exception for his two chests full of photographs and negatives of past lovers and friends, some of whom did not survive the AIDS and OD epidemic of that time.
After fleeing his situation to Italy for fifteen years, he decided to come back and face the city that stole his friends and lovers and reconnect them to his photographs. In doing so he has created a documentary film, Face Addict. Based on his journey back to NYC, the film is confessional and at times dark. A piece of art history made of a remarkable time. Out this week, Dazed Digital talks to Edo Betogolio about his latest work.
Photo Gallery after the jump.
