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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 of young athletes. Color photographs, inspired by a more innocent era, combine whimsy with the inexplicable.

Smalley hires a local seamstress to construct a colossal medicine ball; he binds two boys together with a “harness” and leaves them in an empty room for a psychological game of tug-of-war, while somewhere nearby two others lead donkeys around the floor of a basketball court in a high school gym. Scale, time and content are altered to create the world Smalley inhabits. The lush colors of this new vision belie the viewer’s sense of dislocation.

Daniel Handal to lecture at SVA for i3 series

This is a color photograph of white flowers with green stems in a green paper covered flower pot inside a cardboard box.

Join Daniel Handal on Tuesday, November 5, for the i3 Photo Lecture series presented by the School of Visual Arts Photography Department. Register to attend HERE. Starting in 2011 and after over 200 lectures, the i3: Images, Ideas, Inspiration Lecture series continues to feature leading photographers, artists, editors, gallerists and

The Meaning of Gravity talk with Eva Lipman, Vanessa Woods and Luhz Press

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On Wednesday July 24, Eva Lipman will take part in an online artist talk on Ken Graves’ life, work, and legacy. The event will begin at 8 PM EST, and in addition to Lipman, will feature Vanessa Woods, Zoe Lemelson and Alex Helmintoller in conversation. Sign up for the event

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

Presentation at CLAMP by Allen Ellenzweig, author of George Platt Lynes: The Daring Eye

This is the cover of a book depicting a handsome young man with black text and a sky blue accent gradient.

Join Allen Ellenzweig, author of George Platt Lynes: The Daring Eye, at CLAMP for an in-depth presentation of his scholarship on the life and work of the artist on Saturday, April 13th 2024, from 4 to 6 PM. View the exhibition “Networks—George Platt Lynes + PaJaMa” at CLAMP. Allen Ellenzweig

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

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

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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

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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

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

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

Karen Gunderson’s “Approaching High Water” acquired by The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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CLAMP is pleased to announce that Karen Gunderson’s large scale painting “Approaching High Water” has been acquired by The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund. Browse all of Karen Gunderson’s work at CLAMP.

CLAMP to participate in the inaugural edition of PHOTOFAIRS New York at the Javits Center

CLAMP is excited to announce participation in the inaugural PHOTOFAIRS New York edition at the Javits Center during the Armory Show (09.08 – 09.10.2023). For PHOTOFAIRS New York, CLAMP will present an examination of the natural world through the work of artists addressing the evolving relationship between humans and nature

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 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

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

Jess T. Dugan to participate in “The Nonbinary Lens: Photographers in Conversation” at the Rose Art Museum

Jess T. Dugan will join fellow photographers Jaxpix Belmer and C. Rose Smith on June 15 at 7 PM for “The Queer Lens,” a virtual conversation moderated by WBUR’s Cristela Guerra for the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University. Each artist will discuss how they use the photographic image to

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

Legends of Drag at CLAMP

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Join Legends of Drag authors Harry James Hanson and Devin Antheus for a party at CLAMP on Saturday, March 11, from 6 – 8 PM. Photographic prints and floral arrangements by the artists will be on display. Signed copies of Legends of Drag will be available for purchase. All-star drag

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