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Jack Balas and Duane Michals at CLAMP

Jack Balas and Duane Michals at CLAMP

On 01.13.2024, Jack Balas and Duane Michals participated in a two-person artist’s talk at CLAMP to celebrate the recent opening of “Jack Balas | Some Days (I Just Want to Paint).” View a video of the full event here. Browse the exhibition “Jack Balas | Some Days (I Just Want

Book signing and talk with Henry Horenstein at CLAMP

Book signing and talk with Henry Horenstein at CLAMP

On 12.02.2023, Henry Horenstein will be signing copies of his newest book “We Sort of People” at CLAMP from 4 to 6 PM. He will also join co-author, Leslie Tucker, for a talk during the event. Journalist and writer Leslie Tucker and photographer Henry Horenstein began working together in 1997,

Doris Mitsch TED Talk Released

This is an image of the flight trails of birds circling around rock formations in a desert.

Doris Mitsch gave a TED Talk in which she explains the process behind the images in her new series “Locked Down Looking Up.”

Limited Edition Prints of Machine Dazzle Costume Designs for Taylor Mac

This is a full-length photograph of a person wearing an elaborate costume.

Machine Dazzle created the costumes for Taylor Mac’s “A 24-Decade History of Popular Music”—a singular 24-part performance art concert series that narrates a subjective (and queer) history of America from its founding in 1776 to the present day, explored through popular songs from each era. In addition to creating twenty-four

Go-Go Secrets: An event with Meryl Meisler

Meryl Meisler, Go Go Secrets

Join Meryl Meisler at CLAMP on Saturday, October 21st from 4 to 6 PM for a one-night only artist talk and presentation of never-before-seen drawings and C-prints from her days working at 70s NYC Go-Go clubs. Meisler moonlighted as a hostess in three NYC Go-Go Bars from 1978 to 1980.

Zachari Logan Reading/Signing at CLAMP on 08.14.2023

Zachari Logan Reading/Signing at CLAMP on 08.14.2023

Join Zachari Logan at CLAMP on October 14, 2023 from 4 – 6 PM for a reading and signing of his 2021 book of poems, A Natural History of Unnatural Things. “Poetry and visual art have an intimate relationship, and the brilliant artist Zachari Logan demonstrates just how magnificent the

In Memoriam: Amos Badertscher (1936-2023)

This is a black and white photograph of a nude man lying on a wood floor with the photographer standing in his underwear above him reflected in a mirror.

  It is with great sadness that CLAMP announces the death of Amos Badertscher at the age of 86. Born in 1936, Badertscher was a lifelong resident of Baltimore and was known for his poignant portraits of people he met on the streets and in the nightclubs of his beloved

Two solo shows for Meryl Meisler open at the Zillman Art Museum

Two solo shows for Meryl Meisler open at the Zillman Art Museum

Two solo museum shows for Meryl Meisler; “Sensibilities | Friends & Family” and “Nightlife NYC 1977-2023” at the Zillman Art Museum at the University of Maine in Bangor! “70s Suburban Sensibilities” runs through August 19th, and “Nightlife NYC” runs through September 2nd. Browse all of Meryl Meisler’s work at CLAMP.

Aziz + Cucher book launch and artist talk at the Leslie Lohman Museum

Aziz + Cucher book launch and artist talk at the Leslie Lohman Museum

On Tuesday, May 2nd, Aziz+Cucher gave an artist talk followed by a book launch at the Leslie Lohman Museum of Art entitled “XXX: 30 years of Art, Life and Queer Collaboration.” The artist duo was joined by Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art Head Curator Stamatina Gregory and writer/contributor Aruna D’Souza for

Mickey Smith Artist Talk at CLAMP, February 2023

Mickey Smith Artist Talk at CLAMP, February 2023

Mickey Smith held a talk and discussion of her artistic practice and body of work to coincide with her current exhibition at CLAMP entitled “ARCHITETTURA.” A video of the full talk can be found on CLAMP’s YouTube channel. Browse the exhibition “ARCHITETTURA” at CLAMP. Browse all of Mickey Smith’s work

Adam Ekberg solo exhibition on view at the Eastman Museum

A color photograph by Adam Ekberg of a lawn chair in wide, open field being catapulted into the air with a long board, cinder block, and a yellow bucket.

Adam Ekberg has a solo exhibition on view at the Eastman Museum in Rochester, NY, titled “Adam Ekberg: Minor Spectacles,” which runs through August 6, 2023. View the Museums’s listing for the exhibition here. From the Eastman Museum: Whatever transpires in the blink of an eye can be either a

Jess T. Dugan Artist Talk and Exhibition Walkthrough

Two people embrace in a green field, picture taken by Jess T. Dugan in 2020.

Jess T. Dugan held an artist’s talk and exhibition walkthrough for their exhibition “Look at me like you love me” at CLAMP. View a video of the full event here. Browse Jess T. Dugan’s exhibition “Look at me like you love me.” at CLAMP. Browse all of Jess T. Dugan’s

Chuck Samuels Book Launch in Montreal

Chuck Samuels

The Montréal launch of Chuck Samuel’s newest publication, Chuck Samuels: Becoming Photography will be held on Tuesday, June 7 from 5 – 7pm, at Librarie Le Port de tête (269 avenue du Mont-Royal Est, Montréal, H2T 1P5). Organized by Expression Centre d’exposition de Saint-Hyacinthe, this double book launch will also