Issue No. 142: Tribute 2 a Queen

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The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art presents:

Tribute to a Queen: Flawless Sabrina
Curated by: Inbred Hybrid Collective
November 15th, 2011 (5:30-8:30pm)

The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art in New York City, the United States’ first and only museum of LGBTQ art, invites you to an evening tribute celebrating a legendary American artist and cultural icon, Jack Doroshow, aka Flawless Sabrina.

A one-night event, this will be a rare glimpse into the life and mind of a creator whose multi-decade influence on queer identity will continue to capture the imaginations of artists for years to come. Featuring paintings, photographs, outfits, wigs, video, readings, and ephemera, this event will also offer a rare screening of the seminal 1968 film, “The Queen.”

The event will provide a historical context for Flawless Sabrina for the purpose of educational entertainment, beginning with early activism, which has continued throughout Flawless' career, and, where possible, actual documentation from the archives will be displayed.

This will include press clippings, scribblings, paintings and photographs. This pioneering legend is still going strong, and there's no better time to show the triumphant performer at her peak. Flawless will read from her soon to be published book, accompanied by writers and performers including Brandon Olson, Inbred Hybrid Collective, and Rami Shamir.

Program:

5:30- 6:40 Presentation of the film, “The Queen”
6:40- 7:00 Gallery viewing, sales table open, wine bar,
7:00- 8:00 Readings by Rami Shamir, Inbred Hybrid Collective,
Brandon Olson, and Flawless Sabrina, followed by Q&A
8:00- 8:30 Gallery viewing, sales table open, wine bar,

List of artists whose work will appear:

Diane Arbus, Pearl Bailey, Madame Bertha, William S. Burroughs, Curtis Carman, Jimmy De Leo, John Destmone, Ken Don, Zachary Drucker, Johnny Dynell, Neil Edwards, Ron Fortunado, Maurice Gaulmin, Michelle Handelman,
Joe E. Jeffreys, Robert Keenan, Jill Krementz, Pierre Manciet, Tom Markee,
Math-you, Brandon Olson, Ves Pitts, Francesco Scavullo, Rami Shamir, Niko Solorio, Mark Trainer, Andy Warhol, and many others

Items will be made available to the audience, with 10% of the profits being donated to the museum.

Contact: Dominic Cloutier
inbredhybrid@gmail.com

Issue No. 128: THE QUEER GENERATION GAP is Tomorrow.

Flawless Sabrina

THE QUEER GENERATION GAP
Sunday, October 2nd, 5pm
Dixon Place Lounge, 161A Christie Street, NYC
$5 suggested donation

Do queer people naturally segregate themselves by age?  What are the consequences of generational segregation in the queer community?  If other cultures survive by the passing of wisdom from parents to biological children, how can queer culture(s), without that kind of formalized familial interaction, avoid perpetual disappearance?  As part of the "thirtynothing" event series, performance artist Dan Fishback will moderate a discussion about these questions and more, featuring filmmaker Ira Sachs (co-founder, "Queer/Art/Mentorship"), legendary drag performer Jack "Mother Flawless Sabrina" Doroshow, artist Carlos Motta ("We Who Feel Differently"), and more TBA.  While the conversation will span generational issues in the larger queer landscape, it will focus largely on gay male communities, specifically in light of the generational void caused by the mass death of gay men from AIDS. 

This event series accompanies a four-week run of Fishback's new multi-media solo performance, "thirtynothing."  The show explores the lives and work of gay artists who have died of AIDS, in an attempt to gain a greater understanding of the queer past, and the place of younger generations in queer history. 

For more information about "thirtynothing" and related programs, go here:
http://dixonplace.org/html/DanFishback_Oct11.html