Jimmy DeSana (estate of)
Jimmy DeSana (1949–90) was a key figure in the New York downtown scene of the 1970s and 80s who sadly passed away far too young from an AIDS-related illness. Nevertheless, he created a body of photography that evinces a singular style typified by concealed figures, saturated colours and surreal mise-en-scène, with subject matter that shows the artist’s fascination with American suburbia and queer fetish subculture in equal measure. Throughout his career, DeSana seamlessly blended the tropes of …
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Jimmy DeSana (estate of)