This post was submitted by John "Jolly" Bavoso

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Event Details: 5/16 - 'Domesticated' Exhibit Opening @ The Transformer Gallery - :

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You’re invited to the kickoff event for Domesticated: Men and the Domestic Interior exhibit at the Transformer Gallery.

Men have historically been posited as providers for and not integrated inhabitants of the home. Notions such as the Victorian period’s focus on the matriarch as the “angel of the hearth” and the 1950s ideal of the nuclear family have shaped this perception. While a man’s home may still be his castle, his relationship to it has changed. Despite this progress, many photographers today choose to portray women alone in domestic interiors, often with a sexualizing gaze. The photographers of Domesticated – Yolanda del Amo, Amy Elkins, Dru Donovan, and Jamil Hellu – challenge such notions by depicting men in domestic interiors, capturing moments of complex masculinity that can only occur behind the closed doors of the home.

The exhibit is curated for Transformer by Al Miner and runs from May 16 – June 20. The run begins this Saturday with a talk given by the curator and artists at 4:00 p.m. and an opening reception to follow from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Details:

Saturday, May 16th
Transformer Gallery
1404 P St NW (between 14th and 15th)
Talk at 4:00 p.m.; Opening Reception at 5:00
Exhibition Hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 1-7 pm & by appointment

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