Montezland /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Boo-Hooray,
2014.
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| Item Description: | Organized by New York-based artist Conrad Ventur, MONTEZLAND presents an expanded portrait of the legendary pre-Stonewall drag performer Mario Montez (1935-2013). Showcasing ephemera, photographs, documents, costumes, and film, the exhibition explores Montez's role in and influence on the New York underground during the 1960s and 70s. MONTEZLAND includes recent collaborations between Montez and Ventur alongside documentation of Montez's earlier works with Leandro Katz, Charles Ludlam, Hélio Oiticica, 7001 Soltero, Jose Rodriguez, Jack Smith, Andy Warhol, and Avery Willard, among others. The publication was printed in conjunction with the exhibition "Montezland" organized by ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives a the USC Libraries and curated by Conrad Ventur and David Frantz. The exhibition was presented at the ONE Archives Gallery & Museum in West Hollywood, September 20,2014-January 11, 2015. Support for Montezland was provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the visual arts.--Page 23. The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. ǂ5 TXA The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy is signed by Ventur. |
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| Physical Description: | 24 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780989407205 0989407209 |