40 Years of Crossdressing Self Portraits @ SF MOMA Show

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This art show is incredible and will only be around until the end of November 2019.

April Dawn Alison did not readily share her feminine side with the outside world but took THOUSANDS of polaroid self portraits, documenting 40 years of her crossdressing at her home photography studio.

An intimate dive into the secret world of a crossdresser's relationship to their own camera as subject/photographer, this show is as provocative as it is fascinating.

After her death, the collection was discovered, curated carefully (there are 9000+ photos in the total collection but only a fraction are presented here) and displayed with sense of careful artistic dignity. There are unflinching BDSM images including bondage, female masking, maid uniforms and tightlacing corsets along with playful pop art homages to other transgender artists of her time.

It is possible that, towards the very end of her life, April might have become involved with our local kinky community. I wonder if some of our members might recognize her and shed light on the mystery of whether or not she shared this side of herself with anyone beyond the camera during her lifetime?

I've never seen anything representing our community shown at this level, the prestigious San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. I wonder what April would think of this display of her images as HIGH ART as well as a complex exploration of gender, sexuality and self.

ATTEND THIS SHOW

https://www.sfmoma.org/exhibition/april-dawn-alison/