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One of my favorite events of the year, by far. I will be exhibiting my work in the Zine Tent at the 10th annual NY Art Book Fair at MoMA PS1 this weekend. Look for the Original Plumbing table. Stop through, say hi! Free and all ages.
Friday, September 18, 1-7pm
Saturday, September 19, 11am-9pm
Sunday, September 20, 11-am-7pm
MoMA PS1 is located at 22-25 Jackson Avenue on 46th Avenue,
Long Island City, NY
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How do you create your own masculinity?
“There was always a certain form of masculinity that I really identified with growing up. It terrified me to imagine myself in another way. But in the Army, I was forced to fit inside their box — and I didn’t fit there at all. I was too big of a mystery for them. I excelled at being in my own box, but they wanted the control. I tried for a while… They’d tell me to do 12 push ups and I’d do 40. I put my best in it. And then they chaptered me out.” – D’Jamel Young, 28, Bronx, NY
(From the photo series Masculinity Means, created for Medium.com’s WE ARE THE T! collaboration)
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What does masculinity mean to you?
“That is something that changes for me and for everyone all the time. Generally, the answer can only be true in this moment through certain textures — the way something feels on my body at this time. But ultimately, masculinity is one range of options for gender expression among many. For me, masculinity feels like a certain amount of tension between comfort and vulnerability.” – Ketch Wehr, Yorkville, NY
(From the photo series Masculinity Means, created for Medium.com’s WE ARE THE T! collaboration)
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How do you create your own masculinity?
“I transitioned late, when I was 35. I knew trans women, but didn’t know any trans men. The first trans guy I ever met was Louis Mitchell. I was sitting on a panel for the PPG with Pauline Park and Ms. Watson, when Louis Mitchell disclosed he was sitting next to me. I was blown away. That’s when I realized, Wow, that’s me! We’ve been the best of friends since. He’s my big brother. We have a fraternity of trans men, and we pledge to mentor the younger trans guys and lead them in the right direction. We help younger guys with their transition, help them get in the job field; we feed, house and clothe them. We do what we can to help them.” – Jevon Martin, 45, Bronx, NY
(From the photo series Masculinity Means, created for Medium.com’s WE ARE THE T! collaboration)
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Wow, watch this short behind the scenes doc on the making of “The Gaze,” the all trans fashion campaign for And Other Stories! It’s so beautifully shot by Swedish director Ninja Thyberg. I was jet lagged and delirious. Enjoy!
Obsessed with that fainting couch. One of the favorites I shot of Valentijn De Hingh and Hari Nef for And Other Stories. Stockholm, Sweden.
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First window glimpse of “The Gaze” campaign I shot for And Other Stories with Hari!
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Portraits I took behind the scenes at the 15th year of the Queen USA pageant. This was the first time that the event was produced on a national scale and organized to fundraise for the transgender health clinic at St. John’s Well Child & Family Center. Article by Diana Tourjee for Broadly.
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Ky Platt, 42, Lower East Side, New York
How do you ID on the gender spectrum? Idon’t really do male or female pronouns. I don’t care.
Masculinity is as complex as any other type of identity — race or whatever. Especially in this day and age — and not just in American society, but globally — masculinity is really sort of limited, and that’s sad and problematic. I see that in my own life: I have a hyper masculine African-American father who was a Golden Gloves boxer. One of my brothers is incredibly athletic; he has three sons, two of whom are gifted athletically. The other son is intellectual, but my brother favors the jocks — and I think that’s sad. Especially, because the intellectual son will probably be the agent for his jock brothers! I don’t think that the modern masculine identity is very nuanced. It’s based around a lot of insecurities that I don’t fully understand. Why is it that my brothers can’t show a complex masculine identity? Our society values the “Soldier”, the “Athlete.” We don’t even really value the “Father,” which is weird. If you’re going to be basic about masculinity, you’d think the archetype of the “Father” would be the #1 image you’d want to uphold or idealize.
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How do you create your own masculinity?
“My transition has always been centered around my relationship with my body, and how I can make that relationship as healthy and loving as possible. I always strived to find ways to feel the most comfortable and happy, but masculinity has never been the ultimate goal. I find that a lot of the time, masculinity is something that is projected onto me as a result of the assumptions that people make about me as a trans man.” – Morgan Sullivan, 20, NYC
(From the photo series Masculinity Means, created for Medium.com’s WE ARE THE T! collaboration)
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What does masculinity mean to you?
“I used to think masculinity meant fixing cars and being an electrician. I used to do all these jobs when I was younger because I thought that was what being a man was all about — that I have to do these types of jobs to be ‘masculine.’ I really love to cook, but I thought that being a cook was feminine, so I would break my back doing all these other jobs. I used to do landscaping, groundsman work until one day I just stopped and said, you know what, that’s not being masculine! Being masculine means carrying yourself well, dressing nice, sharp! It’s not about what you do for a living or how many tattoos you’ve got or how much weight can you lift. It’s about how you carry yourself.
All my life I was stealth. Even when I identified as lesbian and I wasn’t all that comfortable, I used to be stealth in everything I did. I was a male identified lesbian, but as I got older and I felt more free — and now I love myself more than I ever have before. I don’t wanna hide! I’m proud of my surgery scars, I earned these scars. I’m proud of every part of my body and I love myself.” – Antwon Falu, 32, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
(From the photo series Masculinity Means, created for Medium.com’s WE ARE THE T! collaboration)
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