London's Tate Modern will be launching next week a show dedicated to Andy Warhol and, among the 100 works of art on display, there will also be the artist's wigs.
This is actually not the first time the hairpieces go on show: they are often displayed in exhibitions alongside his art as they are considered by curators as distinctive features that characterised the artist's persona, turning him into an artwork.
The hairpieces are dark at the back and blonde at the front, as you may remember from some Warhol's pictures, and, if you like similar colours, check out the Warholian styles suggested by Japanese hair artist, head prop designer and wig maker Tomihiro Kono (河野富広) in his new volume Personas 111 – The Art of Wig Making 2017-2020. The book will be out on 15th March on Konomad Editions.
Image credits for this post
Hair | Wig: Tomihiro Kono @ Julian Watson Agency
Photography: Sayaka Maruyama
Make-up: Chiho Omae, Nana Hiramatsu
Model: Cameron Lee Phan @ New Pandemics
Publisher: Konomad Editions