SameSex
March 31- April 27, 2011
Big Head Love by Michelle Beaulieu
Exhibiting artists:
Michelle Beaulieu, Binnie Birstein, Heather Braxton, Sherri Brown, Rita Breiger, Paul Cadmus, Sue Czark, Felixe d’Eon, Kristine DeMarco, Delayne Elyse, Jean Galli, Eric Gibbons, John Glover, David Greene, Stephen Harris, Leonardo Herrera, Alyssa Iwanski, Abel Lopez, Osvaldo Lugo, Mark McDonald, William McGovern, Ricky Mestre, David Morgan, Jeff Palmer, Zoe Perry-Wood, Brian Riley, Eduardo Rodriguez, Richard Taddei, Gerald Saladyga, Jean Scott, Nomi Silverman, John Sonsini, Wilhelm von Gloeden, Tim Wilkerson, Francesca Winfield.
About the show
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight artists were all welcome to submit works to the jury. The works are supposed to relate somehow to the same-sex attraction which gives artists pretty wide latitude. Some works are adult in nature, some a little more forward than others in subject matter. All the works I can tell you, were curated with thought and care.”
Featured works will include works from private collections and photography, paintings, drawings and sculpture by gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and heterosexual artists all interpreting the theme "SAMESEX". YOU ARE INVITED TO THE ARTISTS' RECEPTION.
Photo by John Glover
This exhibit is sponsored by Dennis Murphy and John Stafstrom and curated by Ben Ortiz, Ricky Mestre, Lee Steele and Suzanne Kachmar.
Please join Dennis and John and everyone at City Lights for the opening reception of "SAMESEX" on Thursday March 31, 2011 from 5:30-9 PM
Photo by Wilhelm von Gloeden
Encaustic painting by Binnie Birstein
Smoking Drag Queen by Stephen Harris
Photo by John Glover
Photo by John Glover
Paintings by Jean Galli
DADT by Ricky Mestre
From the executive director:
The intention of this exhibit is to provide a common ground for artists and visitors of diverse backgrounds to come together to view, enjoy, discuss or be exposed to art about being Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender. Sexual orientation was not a prerequisite for this exhibit. All artists were welcome to submit work that interpreted the theme.
The term “SAMESEX” is a politically charged, somewhat sterile or safe term, referring to gay rights, marriage and equality. The art in this exhibit is not sterile. It is flamboyant, funny, beautiful, provocative, surprising and at times tragic This exhibit contains adult subject matter, parental discretion required.
From the blog of Lee Steele:
“We’ve posed the question of what “gay art” is and now we have a reply. City Lights Gallery has pulled together works from several artists in an exhibit called, “SAMESEX.”
Special Thanks to Mark Taafel for H'ors D'ouevres for the artists' reception.
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