Date/Time
Date(s) - 9th Mar 2024 - 1st Apr 2024
All Day

Location
And Pens

Categories

• Exhibitions - Other Artists

LOCATION

Opening Reception
Saturday, 9th March, 6-9p
Performance by Mark Golamco at 8p

Viewing
Friday through Sunday, Noon – 5:00p
And by appointment

Closing Reception
Sunday, 31st March, 12-5p
Curator walk-through and artist conversation at 2p

Free admission, open to the public

MATTAZINE SOCIETY José Maria Tinoco & Mark Timothy Hayward

Exploring intimacy, erotica, sex, sexuality, longing, and desire.

Presented by Darin Klein & Friends

Mattazine Society is a queer zine collective helmed by artist and Tom of Finland Foundation Artist Coordinator José Tinoco and artist Mark Timothy Hayward based in Los Angeles that publishes the ongoing series of fanzines, “For the Love of…” The series has profiled personalities Holly Woodlawn / Joe Dallasandro, Dennis Cooper, Kristian Hoffman, Cookie Mueller, and Julius Eastman.

Oat Montien, 2022 and 2023 Tom of Finland Foundation Artist in Residence, has always been inspired by sexuality and nightlife. His background in museology has geared his artistic practice towards queering the historical canon. His drawings and paintings interrogate the intimacy between artist and model, with strong emphasis on their gender identities.

Frank Xarate, Spring 2024 Tom of Finland Foundation Artist in Residence, is a Black and Indigenous artist from Colombia, now based in Argentina whose work explores connections between the foundational imagery of his childhood dreams, Indigenous heritage, and modern life.

Happy Hour Ceramics (Ashley Campbell and Brian Porray) are lovers and best friends who make small-batch ceramic objects and home goods.

Ron Abram’s etchings and aquatints explore popular myth and stereotypes by including representations of Mexican Vaqueros that historically inspired the American Cowboy.

sweaterqueens is prvtdncr and bodega vendetta. The duo have exhibited their collaborative work at venues and in exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York City, Portland and Spokane.

WILE is an unapologetic and uncensored fine fragrance brand envisioned by Dan Lang with no limitations.

Mark Golamco‘s musical background and visual art education have led him to create performances that combine his original music with artwork that ranges from painting, drawing, dance, and video.

Devendra Banhart’s visual work represents “…a constellation of references akin to an Allen Ginsberg poem.”