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This event is in the past.It took place on February 13, 2021 at Gordon Robichaux.

Frederick Weston at Ortuzar Projects 1
Decorative Exhibition
Frederick Weston at Ortuzar Projects 2
Frederick Weston at Ortuzar Projects 3
Frederick Weston at Ortuzar Projects 4
Frederick Weston at Ortuzar Projects 5

Frederick Weston at Ortuzar Projects

Union Square

Frederick Weston transformed throwaway magazines and ads into intricate collages celebrating queer life, AIDS activism, and Black bodies. This survey spans four decades of his multimedia practice, from early dot matrix self-portraits to life-sized Body Maps traced from friends and lovers.

Queer art history
Collage and assemblage
AIDS activism
Intimate and personal

Tips

✂️Body Maps trace actual outlines using garment pattern-making
🗂️Weston filed ephemera for 50 years before creating work
🥊don't miss the 11-foot Emile Griffith tribute

Gordon Robichaux

22 E 17th St, New York, NY 10003, USA

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