By Henry Horenstein
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Signed in pencil, verso
22 x 17 inches, sheet
15 x 15 inches, image
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
The series, "Show," is photographer Henry Horenstein’s long-anticipated look at modern burlesque. The photographs were made from 2001 to 2009, and serve as an homage to the neo-burlesque resurgence of the last several years.
The noir-styled images in "Show" are variously amusing, sexy, and harsh — true reflections of the world they document. The book covers a myriad of burlesque-style performance, including drag, fetish, and sideshow. Horenstein says, “These performers are today’s version of the ‘starving artist’ — living on the margins and delivering their personal expression through song, dance, comedy, and narrative — charged sexually and often highly political.”
"Show" includes portraits of many of burlesque’s most recognizable performers, including Dita Von Teese and Catherine D...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
MaterialsArchival Pigment