James Bidgood’s “Pink Narcissus” screening at MoMA

James Bidgood’s “Pink Narcissus” screening at MoMA
James Bidgood’s film “Pink Narcissus” has recently been restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the new remaster will premiere at MoMA as a part of the The 21st MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation.

The screening will be followed by a conversation with Michael Lumpkin, Kelly McKaig, and Jonathan D. Katz, moderated by May HaDuong.

To reserve tickets, visit the MoMA site HERE.

Introducing the CLAMP Holiday Shop!

A handsome young man in a red outfit holds mistletoe in front of a red background.

We are pleased to launch an online shop for this holiday season including steeply discounted publications, ephemera, posters, and small artworks for your enjoyment. Warm wishes for a wonderful holiday season! Visit the shop by clicking HERE.

Luke Smalley’s Exercise at Home Reissued by Twin Palms

Luke Smalley’s Exercise at Home Reissued by Twin Palms

The second edition of Luke Smalley’s monograph Exercise at Home, published by Twin Palms is now available. In Exercise at Home, now reissued after being out of print since 2007, Smalley returns to his native Pennsylvania to consider the small-town interiors and landscapes that are the settings for his portraits

CLAMP exhibiting at AIPAD Photography Show 2024

CLAMP exhibiting at AIPAD Photography Show 2024

Visit CLAMP at The Photography Show presented by AIPAD on April 25-28, 2024 in Booth #B04 at the Park Avenue Armory. Browse an online preview of our booth here. For scheduling, tickets, and information about the fair, visit The Photography Show website. SHOW HOURS Thursday, April 25: VIP Preview Evening

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

Remembering Crystal Woods, JoJo Baby, and Darcelle XV

3 queens from Harry Hanson and Devin Antheus' project "Legends of Drag"

CLAMP is sad to announce the passing of three queens from Harry James Hanson and Devin Antheus’ project “Legends of Drag.” Crystal Woods, JoJo Baby, and Darcelle XV were each visionaries and their contributions to the community will live on in their absence. Browse all of Harry James Hanson and