Trans/Genderbent Collage of the Porn Collection

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Collage of Michael Sears, Mortezaie’s longtime collaborator and design partner in drag, with overlays of graphic, multicolored pornographic advertisements and phrases.

Identifier: hushidarm-00011
Date: 1998
Creator: Hushidar Mortezaie
Story: “The Porn Collection” is a series of collages of various genders and sexualities in graphic porn scenes and/or boudoir looks. This collage was one of the genderbent or trans pieces created in response and protest of then-Mayor of New York Rudy Guiliani’s rapid gentrification of the city, which included the shuttering of sex shops all along 42nd Street. Mortezaie collected porn images, magazines, etc. from these businesses to create each collage.
Name of Subject(s): Michael Sears
Family Name: Mortezaie
Place of Settlement: Los Angeles, CA
Type: Collage
Language: English
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