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NEW YORK FEMME IN LOVE+ ask me anything +

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Photographer Bill Bytsura spent ten years on the frontlines of the AIDS activist movement, documenting the ambitious and brave figures who paved the way for better medical research, increased education and acceptance — and more robust overall human rights for those affected by this oft-misunderstood and stigmatized disease. 

The resulting portfolio features a series of stunningly candid black-and-white portraits, accompanied by a one-page personal narrative from each individual. Backers will help transform this work into a fully realized book.  

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Embrace Lace by Wacoal

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Photograph of queer model, Erika Linder.

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Myrtle Wreath, Greece. 330-250 BCE. Gold. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

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Today’s visual appetizers are selections of artist Vincent Michéa’s work. Michéa has lived and worked in Dakar, Senegal for the past 28 years and says the city continues to inspire him. ‘Dakar has one of the most beautiful qualities of light in Africa.’

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Bill Bystura's AIDS Activist Portraits

Hello, I’m here to share my friend Bill’s kickstarter. Heis raising money to fund his book of portraits, ACT UP! demonstration photos, and stories from the forefront of the fight against AIDS in NYC in the 80s and 90s.

Bill turned to ACT UP after he lost his partner, Randy, to AIDS. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aidsactivistproject/the-aids-activist-project-portraits-and-stories-19

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World Aids Day Today is World’s Aids Day an Giving Tuesday.  So in that spirit, I hope that you join me in supporting this Kickstater. 

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the AIDS activist project: Portraits & Stories, 1989–1998

A book of B&W photography by Bill Bytsura documenting the people and stories behind the AIDS activist movement between 1989–1998.

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Saturday was World Mental Health Day and as it is something near and dear to my heart, there was no way I couldn’t post up this stellar indie complication Paper Trails Records has up for release.  All proceeds help raise money for Console - Ireland’s National Suicide Charity.  Steam the whole album above. 

Peep the artists and tracks:

01 “Bigly, Small and Underheard” — Eskimeaux 02 “Camaraderie” — Paddy Hanna 03 “Katherine” — Infinity Girl 04 “Lately” — Teen Suicide 05 “While We Weren’t Speaking” — Star Parks 06 “Strawberry Red” — Cloud 07 “Rock and Roll (An Elegy in Eb Major)” — Shrug Life 08 “Pedal Baskets” — Brian Brittle 09 “All Meanness Be Gone” — Tica Douglas 10 “Boom Boom Boom” — Samyel 11 “Your Light” — Beach Moon/Peach Moon 12 “Fits” — Eddi Front 13 “Foreign Fleas” — Katie Kim 14 “Bonzo Bee” — Simon Bird 15 Took The Ghost To The Movies (Pregnant Women Remix) — Meredith Graves 16 “Glacier” — Cloud Castle Lake (Lung Dart Remix)

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new items added frequently

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Happy Friday, y’all!

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electric eye thrift

new items up in my store!

http://electric_eye.storenvy.com/

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One of the paintings I produced for Pick Me Up - this one is called ‘Disconnect’.

I made nine new pieces based on the nine circles of hell referenced in Dante’s Inferno, this one is is based on Heresy ♆