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PHOTOS: A Luke Smalley Retrospective

12/04/2015 By ACOMSDave Leave a Comment

Droll, witty, and tensely erotic, Smalley’s work takes place in an invented time and space, like one you dreamed of when you were young.

Reprinted from The Advocate: BY CHRISTOPHER HARRITY – APRIL 11 2015 4:00 AM ET

There is something so enjoyable and likable about Luke Smalley’s work, that it only emphasizes the early loss of his talent. Inspired by school athletics and high school yearbook photos, Smalley takes the gay male gaze past the closet-y subterfuges of Bruce Weber and into a more analytic perception of youth, male ritual, and sexuality.
After Smalley died unexpectedly in 2009 at the age of 53, the Smalley Partnership was formed for the purpose of continuing Luke Smalley’s photographic legacy. The art gallery ClampArt, in the Chelsea district of New York City, currently represents the efforts of the Smalley Partnership.
ClampArt is currently presenting a retrospective exhibition of photographs by Luke Smalley ongoing until May 9. The show includes examples from Smalley’s first black-and-white series, “Gymnasium,” in addition to his two color collections—“Exercise at Home” and “Sunday Drive.”
ClampArt
531 W. 25th St., Ground Floor, New York City, 10001

Laundry, 2008


Untitled (Floor Cleaning), 2008


(Tattooing), 2008


1st Year Anniversary, 2008


Now What?, 2008


Sit-Up, 2007

Push Ball, 2007


Laps, 2007


Tug of War, 2007


Boating Instruction, 2007


Rowing Machine, 1999


 

Cyclists, 1996


Parlor Wrestling, 1996


Tug of War, 2000


Portrait, 1999


Dustin, Rowing Machine I, 1999


High School Wrestlers Against Tree, 1993


Indian Club I, 1997


Indian Club I, 1997

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