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Half Drag: A Different Kind of Beauty
Saturday Feb 2, 2013 5:30PM-8:30PM
in New York
Opening Reception
Sat, February 2, 2013
5:30 - 8:30 pm
Half Drag: A Different Kind of Beauty
photographic exhibition by Leland Bobbe
New York photographer Leland Bobbé captures the two sides of NYC's drag queens -- the extravagantly made-up drag divas and the organic men that lie beneath. In an interview, Bobbé told Huffington Post, "Through the power of hair and makeup these men are able to completely transform themselves and find their female side while simultaneously showing their male side. Shockingly, the identities are composed in camera and are not separate images joined during editing." The men in the photographs range in age and race, encompassing a broad spectrum. The juxtaposition of the photographs provides a unique moment of destabilization where the viewer can both appreciate and question contemporary gender roles. Bobbé, a native New Yorker has been a professional photographer for over 30 years. His work spans both the fine art and commercial and likewise has been shown in galleries and utilized by advertising agencies around the country. For more on Bobbé, click here
Exhibit Hours
February 1-28 ~ Tues - Sat, 10am - 5:30pm
Opening Reception
Sat, February 2, 2013
5:30 - 8:30 pm
The Corner Frame Shop
40 S. Franklin St, Nyack
(corner Franklin & Depew)
845-727-1240
Free ~ Refreshments
Open to All ~ Signed Prints Available for Purchase
**This program was made possible from funds attained through the Arts Council of Rockland and NYSCA.
Sat, February 2, 2013
5:30 - 8:30 pm
Half Drag: A Different Kind of Beauty
photographic exhibition by Leland Bobbe
New York photographer Leland Bobbé captures the two sides of NYC's drag queens -- the extravagantly made-up drag divas and the organic men that lie beneath. In an interview, Bobbé told Huffington Post, "Through the power of hair and makeup these men are able to completely transform themselves and find their female side while simultaneously showing their male side. Shockingly, the identities are composed in camera and are not separate images joined during editing." The men in the photographs range in age and race, encompassing a broad spectrum. The juxtaposition of the photographs provides a unique moment of destabilization where the viewer can both appreciate and question contemporary gender roles. Bobbé, a native New Yorker has been a professional photographer for over 30 years. His work spans both the fine art and commercial and likewise has been shown in galleries and utilized by advertising agencies around the country. For more on Bobbé, click here
Exhibit Hours
February 1-28 ~ Tues - Sat, 10am - 5:30pm
Opening Reception
Sat, February 2, 2013
5:30 - 8:30 pm
The Corner Frame Shop
40 S. Franklin St, Nyack
(corner Franklin & Depew)
845-727-1240
Free ~ Refreshments
Open to All ~ Signed Prints Available for Purchase
**This program was made possible from funds attained through the Arts Council of Rockland and NYSCA.
The Corner Frame Shop
New York, NY
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