Through more than 250 objects dating from the seventeenth century to the present, The Costume Institute’s spring 2019 exhibition explores the origins of camp’s exuberant aesthetic. Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay “Notes on ‘Camp’” provides the framework for the exhibition, which examines how the elements of irony, humor, parody, pastiche, artifice, theatricality, and exaggeration are expressed […]
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NYC performer/producer/ drag icon Shequida Hall has been churning out new baby drag queens every week at her Drag Wars: The Next Generation party. Inspired by the mega success of reality show RuPaul’s Drag Race, contestants have a chance to win $100 by sashaying in their fiercest looks! DJ Nicky Boombox.
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Amanda Lepore, the world’s mega-famous transsexual, is busting out all over this Spring with a pair of visually delightful music videos featuring songs from her top-selling LEPORE. mini-album. Buckle Up (written & produced by Bill Coleman, RedTop, Knifekick, Ted Ottaviano, Megan Vice), Amanda’s flirty and playful track with its retro-pop swing gets the full-on video treatment with a playfully provocative film that urges […]
