MALE BURLESK- TIMES SQUARE NYC 1980-1981 Photographs by Vivienne Maricevic

MALE BURLESK-
TIMES SQUARE NYC 1980-1981
Photographs by Vivienne Maricevic

Essay by Charles W. Leslie and Rob Hugh Rosen
Perfect-bound Softcover | 130 pages | 8"x10" | Edition of 50
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ISBN 978-1-7361070-3-4

Vivienne Maricevic embarked on her photographic journey during the 1970s, delving into the concealed facets of New York. From captivating glimpses of gay male burlesque shows to the clandestine world of live sex performances in Times Square theaters, she achieved a remarkable feat—persuading individuals to grant her unprecedented access, capturing the unseen through the lens of her camera.

"The Ramrod, Big Top Lounge, Unicorn, The Crazy Horse, Chez Elle and Hombre...
Maricevic captures a glistening array of excitement. It's the dancers job not to hide, after all. Instead, buoyant smiles couple with warping writhing bodies, or even just charming back-stage leisure. The palpably stern tension of the customers explode with each man on stage. In fact it's through the dancers that we're able to glean any type of yearning from the crowd at all. Albeit in a disjointed way.

We all know Times Square has been a bleached out Capitalist void for decades now. Male strip clubs are by no means extinct, but I wonder who's going to them. Are patrons making wide arcs before rushing inside? In this way Male Burlesk-Times Square 1980-1981 becomes a solitary gem to this side of New York's erotic lineage. A history that I would absolutely stand in line to witness. "
--Zach Grear