Queer Lens on Los Angeles: Artists’ POV

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From 1969 to 1972, Anthony Friedkin created The Gay Essay, a seminal photo series of the burgeoning gay liberation movements of Los Angeles and San Francisco. Through images of nightclubs and the house party scene of the 1980s and '90s, Reynaldo Rivera intimately captured the Latinx, drag, and transgender communities of East LA and Echo Park. As a photographer emerging in 1990s LA, Catherine Opie documented the built and social environments of queer identities. Curator Ryan Linkof joins these artists in conversation about the vibrant tapestry of queer lives in Southern California.
A Queer Lens book signing and light refreshments outdoors to follow for in-person attendees.

📸 May Doll, Gay Liberation Parade, Hollywood, 1972, Anthony Friedkin. Gelatin silver print. © Anthony Friedkin

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