Marcel Alcalá: Putas Unidas
1421 Laveta Terrace, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Saturday, February 22 at 6:00 PM 9:00 PM
Ends Mar 8, 2020
Marcel Alcalá: A broken heart brought me back to LA, my long awaited home. In search for truth and comfort in self, I was brought to Tom’s. A melting point diverse in experience. Our elders still teach and this place is proof. Never have I had space to focus on my work, trying new things, a new perspective, a new medium. My existence erotic to heteronormativity. In Putas Unidas, my time here in residence, I focused on new mediums, portraiture, and writing about Queer sisterhood. Oils, gouache, and ink, a focus in painting. Editing my screenplay and outlining a future play. Lost in travels, this experience re-introduced me to the West. My time here, a transition, grounding a new me. Writing my first cover interview for Flaunt, modeling for LA Eyeworks, and marinating in the punk works of Tom of Finland. It has been such a privilege to be a part of Queer histories in this space. Meeting new artists, spending time with Durk, Sharp, Marc, and everyone at the Foundation. With so much pleasure I invite you to come join us at my residency presentation of new works, and to see what I see. Beauty in Queer community.
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