This event is in the past.It took place on February 27, 2022 at Gordon Robichaux.
Decorative ExhibitionDecorative ExhibitionStep inside Agosto Machado's "Forbidden City"—a shrine-like archive preserving decades of Downtown queer history, from Jack Smith's performance props to glittering reliquaries memorializing AIDS-era legends.
Queer history archive
East Village scene
Performance art ephemera
Memorial installation
Tips
📰covered by Holland Cotter (New York Times)
🎭includes actual props from Jack Smith performances
✨Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt's foil reliquaries are stunning
Agosto Machado: The Forbidden City
Union Square
Decorative ExhibitionDecorative ExhibitionStep inside Agosto Machado's "Forbidden City"—a shrine-like archive preserving decades of Downtown queer history, from Jack Smith's performance props to glittering reliquaries memorializing AIDS-era legends.
Queer history archive
East Village scene
Performance art ephemera
Memorial installation
Tips
📰covered by Holland Cotter (New York Times)
🎭includes actual props from Jack Smith performances
✨Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt's foil reliquaries are stunning
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