Bob Mizer | MOCA Acquisition - absolutearts.com

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INVISIBLE-EXPORTS is proud to announce the acquisition of works by Bob Mizer by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.

Bob Mizer (1922-1992) was the founder of the influential studio, the Athletic Model Guild and the ground breaking magazine Physique Pictorial. He was known as a photographer-filmmaker and independent publisher. His erotic work focused on the male body and in retrospect served to chronicle the gay community during a time of censorship and heavy legal penalties for the distribution of what were then deemed "obscene" materials. His fascination with beauty and the male physique found echoes in the work of David Hockney, Robert Mapplethorpe, Andy Warhol, and other artists. Several of Mizer's models would go on to become Warhol superstars. As a beefcake photographer he succeeded in attaining commercial success, while artistically and formally he continued to push boundaries and experiment with new technologies and advances in photography. He was acutely aware of color, lighting, and composition, and often took great risks to creatively style a shoot and move away from standard or traditional representations of masculinity. Read the museum's full press release here.

Visit the gallery page to see images and information from IE's recent Bob Mizer exhibition, Artifacts.

Press on the Bob Mizer MOCA acquisition:

The Los Angeles Times

Artinfo

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