Gag Mask,

Hal Fischer

Gag Mask,, 197761 x 76.2cmSign in to view price
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carbon pigment printProject Native Informant
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This striking black and white photograph depicts a man wearing a peculiar muzzle-like device known as a "Gag Mask." The image is stark and minimalist, with the man's face in sharp focus and the mask dominating the frame. The mask appears to be made of leather or a similar material, with two round openings that resemble eyes or nostrils. The man's expression is neutral, conveying a sense of stoicism or resignation. The title "Gag Mask" and the technical specifications provided below the image suggest this was likely a piece of medical or experimental equipment, though the context and the artist's intention behind this work remain ambiguous. ...

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Hal Fischer
Artist
Hal Fischer
B.1950, American

Hal Fischer is a San Francisco-based artist who works in photography, text and performance. One of the prominent figures of American conceptual photography of the 1970s, his work is documentation and celebration of "the gay universe", which was San Francisco's Castro and Haight-Ashbury districts for Fischer. His series, such as Gay Semiotics and 18th Near Castro Street x 24, are projects consisting of photo texts documenting cruising gay men in the city's streets. The writing over the black and white photographs of men in Gay Semiotics reveals a "hanky code", signs that indicate one's sexual preference and that are visible to all but can only be seen by the members of the gay community. Fischer's photography is quiet in its everydayness; it is unapologetic in its honesty, overflowing with 1970s Pride. Born in 1950, US, Hal Fischer's four-decade-long career spans across photography, art criticism and museum management. His work is part of collections, such as the Museum of Modern Art New York and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among others. His usage of photo-text medium is one of the pioneering projects merging conceptual photography with linguistic structuralist movement. ...

Hal Fischer: Artworks
Gay Semiotics
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Hal FischerKeys,, 1977
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Project Native Informant

Contemporary art gallery established in 2013 with a strong interest in expanded institutional critique. Project Native Informant works with 16 artists and collectives, producing 5-6 exhibitions per year and hosting performances, concerts, talks and events.

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