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“Muses, Lovers, and In-Between” at LÜSTERN in Downtown Los Angeles

19th December 2025 - 19th January 2026
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Muses, Lovers, and In-Between by Ryan Davis is a visual study of intimacy and vulnerability, exploring gender codes and kink through the lens of fashion. The work moves between masculinity and femininity, hardness and softness—finding strength in vulnerability. It does not seek to subvert masculinity in disgrace, but to honor its tenderness, creating space for Queer POC bodies who hold both with unapologetic grace.

This visual diary traces the shifting relationship between lover and muse through the lens of voyeur and exhibitionist, revealing moments of tension, submission, and desire.

OPENING 19th December | 6-8p

ON VIEW
Tuesday-Wednesday 2-10p
Thursday 3-11p
Friday-Saturday noon-midnight
Sunday 2-10p


 

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Muses, Lovers, and In-Between
A visual study of intimacy and vulnerability, exploring gender codes and kink through the lens of fashion. 


Meet Artist-in-Residence Ryan Davis

Ryan Davis is a visual artist, fashion stylist and founding editor of London-based IDOL magazine. As Editor-at-Large, he curated covers, editorials, and features spanning fashion, art, and culture, which helped shape the publication’s distinct voice. His aesthetic—what he calls “fashion erotica”—uses kink-inspired elements like bondage, leather, and hosiery to subvert gender norms and celebrate the male form, capturing the body’s beauty in erotic moments from a personal point of view that is both exhibitionist and voyeuristic. Drawing from his Afro-Latino…

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Organizer

  • Tom of Finland Foundation

Venue

  • Lüstern
  • 359 South Broadway
    Los Angeles, CA 90013 United States

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