Simply Stated

GAY

80 Border Street East Boston
August 3–29, 2007
Please join us - Opening Reception: August 9, 6-9 pm
Third Thursday Potluck Reception August 16, 6-9 pm


What do people think of when they hear the word ‘gay’? Pink triangles, black leather? Disco and gardening? Is the word still a cause for celebration for some or has it become banal in marriage-friendly Massachusetts?

Twenty odd artists of Atlantic Works Gallery are tackling the word ‘Gay’and all its visual implications. Presentations stretch from a queer riddle of the sphinx, to a lascivious Craigslist montage to an actual closet that urges the viewer to stay huddled inside. The full spectrum of GAY will be shown in the freshly renovated gallery on the coast of East Boston.
Only four of the presenting artists are in fact, homosexual, giving the show a visionary twist and hetero vantage. Artists’ media will range from paints to photography to jewelry to installation to Video. Entertainment includes gay, vocal house by DJ Dylsnick and surprise guests.
“Gay” will run from August 2 through August 29 at 80 Border Street, East Boston. The opening party will be held on Thursday, August 9 from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. “Third Thursday,” the open-house reception will run on Thursday, August 16 from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Admission is free.

For more information, connect to www.atlanticworks.org or call 617-549-4911