From Monovisions:

Nearly five decades after documenting disco-era revelry, photographer Meryl Meisler returns with a bold new body of work capturing the pulse of contemporary queer nightlife—its grit, glamour, and enduring sense of community. Meryl Meisler: Queer-Friendly Nightlife Now premieres the CPW’s inaugural Upstate Photography Biennial, a new exhibition series featuring 39 artists from across the region, opening May 30, 2026. Meisler’s fascination with nightlife began in the 1970s, when, as a photography student, she first encountered Brassaï’s Secret Paris of the ’30s. After moving to New York in 1975 to study with Lisette Model, she immersed herself in the city’s pulsing disco scene, photographing an exuberant, inclusive world from an insider’s point of view. For decades, the photographs were tucked away, unseen.

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