I have co-curated a group art show with Rick Castro, owner of Antebellum Gallery in Hollywood, California!
“Cinch Me,” a corset-themed art show in all mediums, will open May 18.
Antebellum, the only fetish gallery in America, is an eclectic treasure and one of my favorite places. My first visit to Antebellum was for a silent art auction for an artist friend. Rick and I became acquainted discussing New Orleans artist George Dureau and his important influence on Robert Mapplethorpe’s work and of course, Jack Fritscher’s Mapplethorpe biography, “Assault With a Deadly Camera.” As I saw the worn copies of “Drummer” in Rick’s extensive book collection, I got a a bit of idea of what Antebellum is all about and have only scratched the surface.
I am very excited and humbled to have been given this opportunity.
Now… ON WITH THE SHOW!
PRESENTS
CORSET FETISH
“CINCH ME”
(artist~ dave naz)
curated by
SIMONE C. WILLIAMS
&
RICK CASTRO
featuring artists
STEVE DIET GOEDDE stevedietgoedde.com
MEAGHAN O’KEEFE openwoundfx.com
THOM FOOLERY theartofthomfoolery.com
MARTA DECOSTA small-builder-art.tumblr.com
BARRY MORSE
JEN MILLER locopuff.deviantart.com
RICK CASTRO castrorick.tumblr.com
SIMONE C. WILLIAMS exquisiterestraint.com
TRISH GUMM
AMBER SKOWRONSKI amberskowronskiillustration.tumblr.com
TOMMY O tommyofetish.com
DAVE NAZ davenaz.com
DANIEL HOYT dangerninja.com
ASA FOX
AND MORE!
LIVE PERFORMANCES BY
VIOLET MAVEN
MATTY MORBID
BARRY MORSE
CLINT CATALYST clintcatalyst.com
DARYA TEESEWELL divadarya.com
LIVE MODELING BY
XANTHIA PINK xanthiapink.com
IZZY SCHIZOPHRENIA
GUY PERRY
OPENING RECEPTION & CELEBRATION OF SIMONE’S BDAY
MAY 18TH
5PM TILL 8PM
$5 COVER
ADULTS ONLY
(artist~ daniel hoyt)
No other garment in the history of fashion has inspired as much ire, fascination or conversation as the corset. Developed and changed over hundreds of years and through many cultures, the corset supposedly left mainstream fashion around World War I, but it never left our consciousness. The corset saw the light of day as it was relegated to historical re-enactments and theatre/productions. To a few, it went underground, darkly and sexually, as it became the very thing revered and desired. As a fetish, corsetry was transformed into modern, or contemporary, corsetry, eschewing all myths of health concerns and the politics of female oppression.
Yes, people still wear corsets in this new millennia. Yes, men wear them. As a vessel, the corset holds our deep fantasies and desires. As boned armor, it fortifies and liberates.
Please join SIMONE C. WILLIAMS of Exquisite Restraint Corsets & RICK CASTRO for a presentation of
CORSET FETISH!
OPENS MAY 18TH
(ON EXHIBITION THRU MAY 24TH)
(artist~ rick castro)
(artist~ steve diet goedde)
(artist~ rick castro)
