Opening Reception: "Queering the Muse: Identity and Desire in the Photography of Lissa Rivera" FREE/IN PERSON
Fri, Feb 11
|Carlisle
Tickets no longer needed for this event. This exhibition is curated by senior art history majors Ellery Coleman, Emma Latham, Bethany Petrunak, Peter Philips, Frances Taylor, and Ellie Werner under the direction of Elizbeth Lee.
Time & Location
Feb 11, 2022, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST
Carlisle, Emil R. Weiss Center for the Arts, 240 W High St, Carlisle, PA 17013, USA
About the Event
NOTE: This is no longer a ticketed event. Guests may arrive anytime between 5 and 8pm to visit the exhibition and opening reception.
Queering the Muse features the work of contemporary photographer, Lissa Rivera, and her genderqueer romantic partner, B.J. Lillis, who serves as her collaborator and creative muse. Drawing from a vast array of sources, from ancient art to surrealism, and from classic Hollywood film to independent cinema, Rivera pictures Lillis in a variety of different settings and costumes rich with historical reference. Through her photographs, she brings visibility to an overlooked subject—the genderqueer body—in order to challenge the gender binary and to complicate how we define and understand beauty.
This exhibition is curated by senior art history majors Ellery Coleman, Emma Latham, Bethany Petrunak, Peter Philips, Frances Taylor, and Ellie Werner under the direction of Elizbeth Lee.