GAYLETTER

This one day salon is created in honor of Gay Pride Month, and it’s presented by MACA in association with Culture and Networking Visual Arts Society (CANVAS). It “features over 100 years of queer history with just a handful of artists who have created a dialogue about queer theory, the conception of masculinity and the future of the movement.” The curator Marc Arranaga has said such great things about the artists involved in his press release that I will feel bad if I don’t mention them all: Alex Aleixo, Patrick Angus, Jarrod Beck, Cory Dixon, Alex Donis, Mark Dutcher, Duncan Grant, Samuel Shenova, Scott Siedman, and Jonathan Weinberg. Wow with so many men you should easily find a husband here. Marc tells us that his “concern has always been the integration of our culture into the mainstream, rather than to assimilate and lose our queerness.” We had to let you know about this exhibition, Marc and GAYLETTER have similar interests — we are here to promote and support queer culture and to try to spread it to the masses. And we like to look at good art too.  —Abi

Girls that look like boys are so hot, especially when they dress like boys. I mean Bieber was trying to do that look a while back, but he didn’t quite get it right. Looking through the images for this new art show I got somewhat excited, it made me even question my sexuality; I guess if art can make you question anything then it’s doing something right. The Danish artist Goodyn Green (who lives and works in Berlin) is having an opening for her latest show ‘The Catalog’ at The Strange Loop Gallery and Bureau of General Services - Queer Division. The exhibit is presented by Bend Over Magazine, and contains “nude photos of queer women inspired by poses seen in gay magazines.” Yes! I don’t know if you feel the same way, but most gay magazines show such a cliché boring gay male ideal. It’s refreshing to see someone fuck with it. The “gypsy eurotrash beast” Diana Joy will also be performing at the opening! Boys put your panties on, girls get in those briefs!  —Abi

The legendary queen Linda Simpson emailed us about this show ‘NYC, c. 1985’ that she’s a part of. Linda has been around the block for quite sometime, as she puts it “I was in NYC for practically the entire 1980s, and throughout the decade I randomly took photos for fun with basic point-and-shoot cameras. As the photos reflect, I didn’t have much of a game plan back then — I was mostly just bouncing around, absorbing and observing the city.” Linda’s pics are an effortless documentation of her friends, celebrities, ACT UP protests, Wigstock and social encounters of that era — she even snapped a photo of Elizabeth Taylor! Linda’s photo’s are credited as Les Simpson, that’s because they were taken before her drag persona Linda was born. The exhibit also features photos by Larry Clark, Nan Goldin, Amy Arbus and others. If you want to say hello to Linda, and have a chat with about her pics go on Saturday, June 8th. (noon-2:30pm). She tells us that this is “her personal opening.” I’m sure she’ll be wide open just for you.  —Abi

SVA alumni Elektra KB’s second exhibition this month is about to open at Allegra LaViola Gallery in New York. The reception takes place this Wednesday from 6PM to 8PM and we suggest you attend. By all means go at any other time to see Elektra’s art, but hey, if you can see art and get a free glass of wine out of it, then why not? Elektra is a fascinating artist. Her work (you ready?) “is set entirely in the realm of her mythological world: The Theocratic Republic of Gaia (T.R.O.G). This world is undergoing a period of imminent intense geological and social upheaval, during which tensions that have built up over centuries will be discharged.” That’s some Game of Thrones, Star Trek shit if ever I’ve heard it. But all respect to Elektra, cos her work is actually pretty awesome. It’s right up our alley. She is a lady-power, anti-establishment bad bitch, I think we might have to purchase a couple pieces before she blows up!  —tom

Frieze New York, and all the other art fairs that were around this past weekend are over, and hopefully all the tourists have gone. Lucky for us New Yorkers there’s constantly new art happenings launching all the time. Intimate Portraits is a real treat of a show, and if you’re lucky enough to go to the opening reception you might get the chance to hang out with some really cool and progressive people. Artist, film producer, fashion designer and stylist Maripol, along with our friend (and one of our favorite artists) Slava Mogutin are joining forces for this new exhibition. “The show features a series of instant portraits of various downtown artists, lovers, bohemians and personalities...” Aside from the group of familiar faces that both artists photographed, Slava tells us “this series is particularly exciting for me, because I finally had a chance to turn my lens to female nudes...I couldn’t stop feeling seriously aroused, as if I were a straight man!” I mean I get it, I guess if you have an open mind and you look at a pussy from a different angle, or from far away, it’s possible to get aroused...some pussies can be very charming.  —Abi

This weekend slip on some comfortable walking shoes and make your way to the Frieze Art Fair on Randall’s Island. You’ll need the sensible footwear because it’s large: the colossal fair brings together 180 of the world’s fiercest contemporary art galleries, some of NYC’s best food and drink (hello Roberta’s, Fat Radish, Frankie’s Spuntino!), site specific installations, and commissioned works. You can browse the gallery stands inside the massive event structure designed by SO-IL architects overlooking the East River, and afterwards amble on down to the Waterfront Sculpture Park. When they say contemporary art they mean it — the fair features many works previously unseen in an art-fair context, with special attention given to galleries founded less than 10 years ago. Be advised that ferry or bus tickets cost extra, but you really should be walking or biking at the very least. The weather should be fantastic and you could use the sun and exercise (don’t look at me like that, you know you could).  —Gayletter