GAYLETTER

If you are a fan of photography or especially interested in the “gay sensibility” in photography then this evening presented by The School of Visual Arts is right for you. Writer and photography critic Phillip Gefter will be in conversation with the talented writer Edmund White to discuss his new book Wagstaff, Before and After Mapplethrope. For those of you that don’t know Sam Wagstaff, besides being Mapplethorpe’s infamous lover he was “an early and unflagging advocate of photography as a legitimate art form.” He collected thousands of images bought and sold at auction as well as flea markets and permanently changed the art market. All the elements are in place for a truly lively and invigorating conversation, Mapplethorpe, Wagstaff, Edmund White — you can’t go wrong, plus it’s free and open to the public!

FREE, Monday Nov. 17 at 7:00PM, SVA Theatre, 333 W. 23rd Street, NY, NY. …

Maybe you missed Slava Tsukerman’s Liquid Sky the first time it came around? Androgynous models, dope deals, UFOs and killer orgasms made this 1982 film an instant cult classic — and the IFC Center is bringing it back to the big screen as part of the ongoing series, Queer/Art/Film. Co-curated by Adam Baran and filmmaker Ira Sachs, every month a different gay artist is invited to share the film that most shaped their vision.

This month, New York staple Slava Mogutin will be presenting Liquid Sky, a film that inspired him and an entire generation of artists. Like director Tsukerman, Mogutin hails from Mother Russia, however, his outspoken writings and activism (not to mention his attempt to marry his partner in 1994) forced him into exile. More than a decade before Putin’s anti-gay propaganda law, he was the first to be granted political asylum in the United States on the grounds of homosexual persecution. His writings, photography and multimedia art have been showcased in museums, galleries and publications across the world.

Mogutin will introduce Liguid Sky on Monday, October 27th. The screening will be followed by drinks and discussion at the city’s oldest gay bar, Julius.

Get tickets here. …

The freaks and witches and demons and ghosts and zombies and mummies and monsters are starting to pass through the veil and join us once more—if, in fact, they ever left. Are you getting as weird as you possibly could be? We’re here to help.

♡Mark & Paul♡

Enjoy William Francis’ “CUBED” mix as you read.

MONDAY 10/6

MONDAYS ARE A WITCH @ ONE LAST SHAG (348 FRANKLIN AVE) Something wicked this way comes. For the month of October, OLS will be showing witchy movies, starting with Death Becomes Her. There has been a debate about whether or not this is truly a witch video, but who really cares?!8PM, FREE!

APOCALYPSE WOW @ CAMEO GALLERY (93 N 6TH ST) Nobody likes a dad joke. Join comedians Joe Castle Baker, Jordan Carlos, Bruce Bundy and Brendan McLaughlin for Sorry Dad. 8PM, FREE!

BATHSALTS @ DON PEDRO (90 MANHATTAN AVE) Dumb and Dahmer: For Macy Rodman and Severely Mame, every day is a no brainer, and that’s because they’ve removed their brains in order to create sex robots out of young, taut boys. Come celebrate venerable DJ Brik Olson’s birthday with “special” guests like Lady Simon, Jack Raymond, Tristan Viner-Brown, and MORE! 10PM, FREE!

HOT FRUIT @ METROPOLITAN (559 LORIMER ST) Sweep your case of the Mondays under the rug with cheap beer and DJs Econ and David Sokolowski. Performances this week include natural chemistry by Lucy balls and Untitled Queen, with natural vocal talent by Louvel and Max Steele.10PM, …

Queen of Facebook rage and former hardcore rapper Hamm Samwich is giving you Tori moments on August 27th at Lecture + Demo: Citizen Samwich. Hamm is famous for being angry and smart as f***k and dominating the Brooklyn drag scene, but tonight shit is gonna get intimate. She’ll be playing selections from her upcoming electronic album “Citizen Samwich” with those gorgeous Ars Nova acoustics.

Expect surprise covers, appearances from comedians John Early and Jacqueline Novak and your girl Charlene. Hamm’s brazen intellect will be on full display, with a Q&A and plenty of room for rants. Hamm is a musical force and we’re excited to see her in a venue where we can actually hear the bitch.

Watch the video interview below with Hamm Sanwich about drag, rage, sex and taking yourself seriously — when by profession you are a joke:

Click here to listen to Hamm’s beautiful Solange cover.

Now get tickets for her show – Lecture + Demo: Citizen Samwich

$15, 8:00PM, Ars Nova, 511 West 54th St. NY, NY.

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Sisters of the Wicked Wig is a new documentary that explores the current “drag renaissance happening in Brooklyn, New York.” The doco features “Horrorchata, Merrie Cherry, Elle Emenopé and their sisters of the House of Bushwig as they explore the meaning of life, love, family, art and what it means to be a drag queen in today’s world.”

With TV shows like Rupaul’s Drag Race and…well, really just Drag Race, (on TV at least) it does feel like Drag is having a moment. From our perspective that moment appears to playing out in Brooklyn. We’re glad filmmakers Adam Golub and Gayatri Kaul have taken the time to document all that’s going on in the wonderful world of drag.

I’ve always thought that drag queens (and of course trans people, but that’s a whole other story) are the bravest of the LGBTQI community. Putting on a dress as a man and walking out of the house is a defiant, big-balled move that deserves all our respect. It looks like The Sisters of the Wicked Wig is attempting to do just that.

Check out the trailer below

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