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The Sodomite Invasion: Experimentation, Politics and Sexuality in the work of Jimmy DeSana and Marlon T. Riggs
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The Sodomite Invasion: Experimentation, Politics and Sexuality in the work of Jimmy DeSana and Marlon T. Riggs

Ended
This exhibition
Dates
2020-01-25 – 2020-08-29
Price
AdmissionFree
PeriodContemporary
StyleNew MediaPhotography
RegionInternational
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Location
1174 Welch Street, North Vancouver, BC V7P 1B2
Hours
Fri–Sun 12:00–17:00
Closed
Monday–Thursday
Phone
604-985-0136
Access
240 Lynn Valley bus to Marine Dr @ Pemberton Ave (~10 min walk), or R2 Park Royal bus. On the Spirit Trail; free street parking on Welch St.
Website
Exhibition page →Griffin Art Projects site →
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About the exhibition

Griffin Art Projects presents a double solo show pairing the work of two American artists: the fine art photographer Jimmy DeSana, a radical spirit and highly influential voice in the field of photography based in NYC, and the experimental filmmaker and documentarist Marlon T. Riggs, a vocal activist in the fight against HIV/AIDS, whose filmic work primarily explores race relations and sexuality. The exhibition will be accompanied by a screening program of Rigg’s oeuvre in partnership with The Cinematheque during the opening week. For the first in time Canada, GRIFFIN presents a large…


Artists

Jimmy DeSana, Marlon T. Riggs

This exhibition is part of the 2020 Capture Photography Festival Selected Exhibition Program.

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