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12/17/16

WEDNESDAY TEA SALON

PRESENTS

WEDNESDAY TEA SALON

WEDNESDAY- DECEMBER 21ST

TEA SALON

(& DRINKS- IF YOU NEED THEM)

SHOW & TELL

THE

PHOTOGRAPHY

NICK BURGER

5PM

$5 COVER

HAND-BLENDED TEA

RELAX & HAVE A NICE CUPPA

VIEW ROMANTIC/SEXY ART

CHAT WITH FELLOW ART PATRONS
REMOVE YOURSELF FROM HARD TIMES & CHILL

TAKE A LOAD OFF YOUR SLING-BACKS

11/30/16

POTHOLE PENIS

Pot holes that have existed for years are fixed within a matter of days after an anonymous vigilante draws phallic symbols around them.

10/14/16

RICK CASTRO- BIO & ARTIST STATEMENT

portrait of Rick Castro- Lupin Dolci- 2017

RICK CASTRO

is an American Photographer known for his work focusing on fetish and desire.

He was born in Los Angeles in 1958 and began his work as a wardrobe stylist and clothing designer.

His clients over the years included Bette Midler, Tina Turner, Herb Ritts, Joel-Peter Witkin and magazines like Interview, GQ, Rolling Stone, MIchele Lamy, and Vanity Fair.

Castro first became a freelance photographer at age 29 during 1987 working for Frontiers, The Advocate and Drummer magazine.

His first solo exhibition happened one year later at the original, Different Light Bookstore in Silverlake, CA.

Over the years Rick has had numerous international exhibitions including NYC, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Detroit, Paris, Tokyo, London, Berlin, Frankfurt, Melbourne, Amsterdam and Milano.

In 1994 his short film of hustler interviews inspired Bruce LaBruce to make the film Hustler White, (1996). The two then collaborated on this project as co-directors/writers. Hustler White was a great success internationally and is listed by the Los Angeles Times top 100 underground films of the 20^th century.

Rick also directed a documentary for MTV called, Plushies & Furries, (2001) scoring #2 in the ratings.

Rick Castro has photographed~ producer Alan Poul, porn star Peter Berlin, Writer Gore Vidal, director Kenneth Anger and the 14^th Dalai Lama.

Rick has created editorial photos for Christian Dior Homme, Cartier jewelry, and shoots on a regular basis for Rick Owens. Castro's photography was included in Rick Owens: Inhuman Subhuman Superhuman- Triennale di Milano- 2018.

He was the west coast editor/photographer for Studio Publications- Blue, Black & White, The Masters based in Australia- 2000- 2007.

Rick Castro’s films are archived by UCLA Legacy Projects. His books and photographs are archived by the Alfred Kinsey Institute, Ind, UCLA library, Westwood, Chicago Leather Museum, IL, One Institute, USC, Leslie/Lohman Museum, NYC, and the Tom Of Finland Foundation, Echo Park.

Two books have been published of Rick’s photography, Castro, 1990) published by the Tom of Finland Foundation and 13 Years of Bondage, (2004) Fluixon publications.

From 2005- 2016 Rick founded and ran Antebellum Gallery Hollywood. The first art gallery dedicated exclusively to fetish as art.

Rick hosts weekly tea salons and a monthly book club at the Tom of Finland Foundation in Echo Park; dedicated to homoerotic art and literature.

Rick Castro lives and works in Hollywood, where he daily blogs- antebellumgallery.blogspot.com

photos & interview- dazed digital

photos & interview- the advocate

photos & interview- balaclava q.

photos & interview with rick owens- glamcult

photos- narcissus magazine

interview & photos- john coulthart

interview- chaos reigns

films-

hustler white- 1996

interview- sextv- canada- 1999

plushies & ferries- 2001

tony ward as a biker babe- 1996

live fast-die young- 2013

western exsterminator- 2013

tony ward in string bondage- 1995

portrait of alice bag- 2014

the golem- 2014

flawed perfection- 1987

portrait of guillermo diaz- 2009

the web- 2006

boy wrap- 2014

the wise man- 2015

the stars of hollywood boulevard- 2015

"she"- 1993

garçon français menottes- 2007

i give good foot- 1993

allura- 2013

la veuve joyeuse après pierre molinier

le parfait gentilhomme après Pierre molinier

global warming- 2002

spread eagle- 1995

post-modern narcissus- 2016

sasha- 2016

glamcult- 3- 2016

white stag- 2015

the loner- 2015

all photos- copyright- rick castro

9/17/16

RICK CASTRO FEATURED IN BALACLAVA Q.

September 17, 2016

ARTIST: RICK CASTRO

ARTIST STATEMENT

RICK CASTRO

American Photographer known for his work focusing on fetish and desire.

He was born in Los Angeles in 1958. This is a selection of work from 1992 – 2016.

Rick Castro’s films are archived by UCLA Legacy Projects. His books and photographs are archived by the

Alfred Kinsey Institute IND, UCLA library,

Chicago Leather Museum, Leslie Lohman Foundation NYC, One Institute,

and the Tom Of Finland Foundation in Los Angeles.

Two books have been published of Rick’s photography, Castro, (1990)

published by the Tom of Finland Foundation, and 13 Years of Bondage, (2004) Fluixon publications.

Rick Castro lives and works in Hollywood, where he daily blogs- antebellumgallery.blogspot.com.

In 2005 Rick founded the groundbreaking Antebellum Gallery Hollywood,

which is dedicated to fetish as art. Antebellum Hollywood is the only fetish art gallery in America, perhaps the world. Antebellum presents fetish, homoeorotic , queer culture, transgressive views,

vintage erotic & esoteric salons on a regular basis. Antebellum is fiercely independent.

The term antebellum is Latin- before, (ante) war, (bellum), not to be used solely describing the antebellum south.

The term is a general depiction anytime there is a false sense of serenity before conflict.

“the calm before the storm.”

The Hollywood sign | A Los Angeles icon — A brush fire burns near the Hollywood sign in March, 2007.

ANTEBELLUM HOLLYWOOD

1643 N LAS PALMAS AV

HOLLYWOOD CA 90028

Email ANTEBELLUM HOLLYWOOD direct: antebellum@earthlink.net

Castro has also submitted a video piece: Antebellum 2016 (Duration : 8 minutes)

Antebellum2016 from Natuta Bagrationi on Vimeo.

RICK CASTRO ON

BALACLAVA.Q

& OBSCURING THE FACE:

“As a longtime photographer observing the changes in the industry, formats, negative film to digital, print to online, agent to DIY etc, I embrace what Balaclava.Q is doing for the community. Viewing art should be as easy as viewing porn, politics or news of the day.

Many times the eyes, face, mouth & head are covered in my images. From a fetish perspective this is alluring, enhancing the objectification of the subject. From an artist perspective- by presenting the subject in a sculptural form. The model becomes timeless, less about the person, more about the shapes.

I approach portraits a couple ways- the subject looks directly into the camera. Perhaps staring down the viewer. Or the eyes are covered; the windows to the soul.

The face is covered- rendered obscurity.

The mouth is covered- stifling opinion.

The person is bound- immobility created by outer or inner source.

Desired vs undesired S&M is a lifelong battle.“

STOVE PIPE LEATHER GLOVES / 2014 (pictured below)

SOBEK / 2015 (pictured below)

CORNER SETTTE / 2011 (pictured below)

THE GOLEM / 2014 (pictured below)

GLOBAL WARMING / 2007 (pictured below)

THE WISE MEN / 2014 (pictured below)

MY DUNGEON– 2015 (pictured below)

BLACK SEBASTIAN / 2016 (pictured below)

You can find out more information about ANTEBELLUM HOLLYWOOD

and explore more of this artists works by visiting Instagram and Twitter.

This work is shown here by kind permission from the artist.

Please ask the artist before using them elsewhere.

Thanks.