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Photo of Dan Choi at the National Equality March on Washington, 2009
credit: Timothy Gonzalez
BECAUSE WE ARE
opens Saturday, June 19, 2010 from 7 - 10pm.
This exhibition presents the work of 10 distinguished artists who are dealing with issues
regarding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transexual civil rights. Fundamental concerns include
gay marriage, the AIDS crisis, religious and legislative persecution, hate crimes and gay
sexuality.
Gay marriage is a controversial issue and a subject that Brooklyn based artist Patricia Cronin
personally confronts through her well-known classically sculpted funerary monument Memorial
To A Marriage. She also presents her intimate series of erotic watercolors. The AIDS crisis
devastated the gay community beginning in the 1980s. Outspoken artists affected by this
disease explored its effects in their artwork. One of the most influential figures of this time was
New York based artists David Wojnarowicz. His “Untitled” (One Day this Kid...) reveals an
intimate narrative that shows how devastating this disease is. More recently, Daniel
Goldstein’s Medicine Man approaches AIDS on conceptual level. The suspended human-
shaped sculpture consists of steel wire threaded with nearly 300 donated empty HIV medication
bottles and 139 syringes. The sculpture is beautiful in spite of its foundation in hopelessness
and despair. Arthur Robinson Williams presents intimate portraits of transgendered
individuals and couples undergoing physical and emotional transformation in his photographic
series My Right Self. Zanele Muholi takes us on a photographic journey through post-apartheid
South Africa focusing on the subjective experiences of black lesbians in two of her series Only
Half The Picture and Being.
The following artists are included in this exhibition:
Eric Avery (Texas)
James Morrison (New York)
Patricia Cronin (New York)
Zanele Muholi (South Africa)
Daniel Goldstein (California)
Conrad Ventur (New York)
Brian Kenny (New York)
Arthur Robinson Williams (Pennsylvania)
Slava Mogutin (New York)
David Wojnarowicz (New York)
Featuring the poetry of Staceyann Chin (New York)
These 10 artists express their most intimate feelings and strive for recognition through their own
fine art. This exhibition consists of a range of media including sculpture, photography, video,
and mixed media. Coinciding with Houston’s Annual Pride Festival, this exhibition shares
aesthetic, philosophical, and political views and experiences from a legitimate segment of
society.
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The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights
organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end
discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves
fundamental fairness and equality for all.
For more information visit www.hrc.org.
We represent a grassroots force of more than 750,000 members and
supporters nationwide. HRC envisions an America where LGBT people are
ensured their basic equal rights and can be open, honest and safe at
home, at work and in their communities.
Founded in 1980, the Human Rights Campaign advocates on behalf of LGBT
Americans, mobilizes grassroots actions in diverse communities, invests
strategically to elect fair-minded individuals to office and educates
the public about LGBT issues.
Through research, educational efforts and outreach, the HRC Foundation
encourages lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans to live
their lives openly and seeks to change the hearts and minds of
Americans to the side of equality.
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This exhibition will be on view on view from June 19, 2010 through September 19, 2010.
This exhibition was curated by Tim Gonzalez with the help of the staff of the Station Museum.
The Station Museum is open Wed – Sun, 11am – 6pm. The museum is located in Midtown at
the corner of Alabama and La Branch. Admission is always free. Please call to schedule tours.
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