On view through December 12, don't miss this extensive collection of photographs, over 60, depicting the male form. Many photographers, from obscure to well-known, are represented with work in the exhibition. Three are from the Baltimore area: Connie Imboden, Bruce McKaig, and Jose Villarrubia.
Read more about the exhibition in The Baltimore Sun, a review of this provocative exhibition by Tim Smith.
And save the date for curator James Smalls presentation:
James Smalls, Professor of Visual Arts, Affiliate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies, and Affiliate Professor of Africana Studies, UMBC
Thursday, December 7, 2017
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn: Gallery
In this presentation, Professor Smalls will consider the social, cultural, and aesthetic dynamics of the nude figure in gay male photography. Exploring the aesthetics and reception of the Mark Rice Collection of photographs, whose subject matter engages the mostly nude male body. The collection constitutes part of what is classified as gay male photography produced after the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion. The majority of the images date to the 1990s and will be considered in this historical context.
