In connection with my ongoing interest in gay culture and heritage series, in recent weeks. I've made a point to check out threee exhibits that explore and/or focuses on gay art and history.
While, unfortunately, I missed
Jeff Sheng's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" exhibit at HRC HQ during the
2010 FotoWeek DC Festival I was able to capture
Matthew Black's "The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence: Identity Writ Large" at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery.
Remembering Metro Weekly's update a couple weeks ago pertaining to the
Hide/Seek gay art at exhibit at the Smithsonian NPG and in connection with my
Sundays At The Museums series stopped in at the Smithsonian Reynolds complex at 8th and F Streets in NW Washington DC this past Sunday.
Upon my arrival, I first checked out the
Hide/Seek Family and Friends Day activities at the Kogod Courtyard. During which time I captured
Ken Vegas of
DC Kings and Diane Wakowski of
Belladonna Romka in a dance performace. Follwed by a performace of the
DC Swing orchestra band from the
DC's Different Drummers group. Videos of these two diferent acts will be added later.
I then checked out the
Hide/Seek exhibit on the 2nd floor of the National Portrait Gallery. Two artists whose work was on display I have more than a passing connection to. Not only were
Mapplethorpe and I close friends but his image of me was featured as the March 1987 Saint Black party poster.
And having partied in the same circles at Studio 54 I actually own two of
Warhol's works.
With photography restrictions in place, I have no images nor video of the Hide/Seek exhibit.
My 21 November 2010
Sunday at the Museum series came to a close with a visit to the
"Lost and Found: The Lesbian and Gay Presence at the Archives of American Art" exhibit at the
Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery. As a poster, newspaper and magazine collector gay subject matter is of particular interest to me.
Click the above image to view my
Lost and Found: The Lesbian and Gay Presence at the Archives of American Art photo album.
Both exhibits,
Hide/Seek and
Lost And Found, will be on display through 13 February 2011.
In lieu of the Thanksgiving holiday, everyone seems to be complaining about the Transportation Security Administration's pat downs or nudie body scans. Click the banner to read Gay.com's recent article pertaining to TSA Regulations and Etiquette for the Gay Traveler.
In celebration of the 2010 Thanksgiving Weekend and the 26th Annual White Party / Miami click the cd cover to listen to and/or download my November 2010 "No Regrets" house / gay circuit which features this tracklist.
Click image to read Yahoo News article from Space.com dated Friday, 19 November 2010. Speaking of the moon, here is my October 2010 "Journey To The Moon" trance mix that you may will enjoy while out taking pictures of tonight's 'blue moon'.
