Michael Becker Les Girls
September 21 — October 16
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Les Girls opens September 21, 2021 at TAG Gallery, 5458 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036. TAG is open 1pm-7pm, Wed-Sun
Photographer Michael Becker pokes us in the eye to make us gender blind. The photography exhibition of Les Girls will have its Los Angeles premiere of portraits featuring Alexis Arquette, Thee Rudeness and Bambi Here. Michael Becker said “This body of work is to show that gender is a construct of the mind wanting to make order of what it is seeing.” He continues “We are programmed to separate male and female cues and I am an advocate of Gender Blindness, the act of eliminating gender from our minds. All three models were a delight to work with, especially Alexis Arquette who sadly passed away only months after the 2014 photoshoot.” When viewing the work one is reminded of a more glamorous era of the 1930s that evokes old Hollywood reminiscent of master photographer George Hurrell.
About the Artist: a Los Angeles based photographer/artist that studies the complexities of human form. By playing with movement Becker plays with the compositional idea of shape, color, and space. Strictly using only his eye to capture the nuance of the subject matter.
About the Gallery: TAG is a fine art gallery located on Museum Row in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1993, the gallery represents award-winning contemporary Southern California artists working in all mediums and styles.