Purple Art
[09/07/2016]
“Fabulous Failures” A group show for Les Rencontres de la photographie d’Arles 2016, Arles
These amateur photographs taken in Europe and North America between 1880 and 1980 were acquired by director SEBASTIEN LIFSHITZ. Most never intended to be seen by the public. The collection reflects its owner’s interest in gender, homosexuality and transsexuals before the 1969 Stonewall riots. It also attests to the remarkable transgender spectrum: not just spectacular […]
Text Isabelle Bonnet and photo Guillaume Boutrolle
