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Legendary: Inside the House Ballroom Scene

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Legendary: Inside the House Ballroom Scene

Time: July 8, 2015 to August 16, 2015
Location: African American Museum in Philadelphia
Street: 701 Arch St
City/Town: Philadelphia
Website or Map: http://www.aampmuseum.org/
Phone: (215) 574-0380
Event Type: exhibition
Organized By: Skai Blue Media
Latest Activity: Jul 7, 2015

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The African American Museum in Philadelphia is proud to present “Legendary:  Inside the House Ballroom Scene”, the premiere of the Philadelphia-based work of photographer Gerard Gaskin.  Gaskin’s work immerses the viewer in the culture of house balls of the African American and Latino gay, transgender and queer community.  The work celebrates the exuberant world of artistry and self-fashioning where a frequently marginalized community can be their most vibrant and spectacular selves.

“Legendary” is comprised of photographs taken at events in Philadelphia, as well as Richmond, Washington, DC and New York City.  The resulting images represent a collaboration between Gaskin, a camera laden outsider who has been attending balls for twenty years, and the house members who allowed him to enter the intimate world of ball culture.

Gerard Gaskin was the 2012 recipient of the Duke University Center for Documentary Studies/Honickman First Book Prize in Photography.  His photographs have appeared in the New York Times, Newsday, Black Enterprise, OneWorld, Teen People, Caribbean Beat and DownBeat.  Among his other clients are the record companies Island, Sony, Def Jam and Mercury.  His work has been featured in a solo and group exhibition, both nationally and internationally.   His work is also held in the collections of such institutions as the Museum of the City of New York and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

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