Drag Photos from Sea to Shining Sea
As I was running around snapping photos of NYC’s drag and gay scene in the 1980s and ‘90s, Reynaldo Rivera was doing the same in Los Angeles, with a Latino flavor. (The photos below are all by him. The last one is a self-portrait from 1996.)
Plus, we both have new books, which we talked about at a recent event sponsored by Artforum and Bookforum. I was so flattered—his photos are fantastic! (You can watch video of the event here.)
His book is Reynaldo Rivera: Provisional Notes from a Disappeared City,” published by Semiotext(e).
Reynaldo, me and moderator Alex Jovanovich of Artforum.
