That hunky couple making eyes at you from across the subway station are none other than Thor Stockman and Patrick Kellogg, and they’re not actually there–it’s a portrait, silly!
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Thor and Patrick are among those captured in life-size images of New Yorkers in the new 72 Street Station, a long-fabled subway stop that for many years was thought to be a myth. The images were created by Vik Muniz, and include lots of other folks… but it’s a big deal to have the first permanent, non-political queer art in the city.
Or is it non-political? Didn’t some reality TV star once say “the personal is political”? Maybe by simply standing there, holding hands, defying stereotypes, and looking unflinchingly out into the world, they’re making one of the most profoundly political acts of their lives. It would be kind of awesome if their portrait becomes a tourist destination for queers from all over the world.
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“Our friends were happy that this is gay representation on the walls of New York City, but our friends were even happier that this is gay representation that is not incredibly beautiful and skinny,” said one of the guys. And yes, that’s certainly true: as much as we like looking at men of all shapes and sizes, there are certainly enough sculpted physiques to be gawked at. (If this subway station had been built in LA, you can bet that the portraits would be a catalog of eating-disorder-triggers.)
What a pleasure to be greeted by these two lovely bears.
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jdboston617
Love it.
Brian
I love how this portrays the men. It hasn’t been filtered through the appearance Nazis, thank goodness.
Don’t deny that there is this appearance fascism throughout the gay community that is encouraged and idealized by gay-identifying men themselves.
mosm
I deny! mostly because I don’t understand what the hell you’re talking about. You seem to live in an alternate universe…
Heywood Jablowme
Yes, there are many bears in NY but I have certainly never seen one wearing overalls!
Also I’m not sure that’s totally true about gay-themed art in Los Angeles, which by now has miles and miles and miles of subways… but check out the art if you want:
https://www.metro.net/about/art/
sfbeast
While I like the fact that it doesn’t look like an ad for cologne or something, I find it a little dreary.
viciouslies
“New York’s Second Avenue subway station…”
“…in the new 72 Street Station…”
So… which is it? The already existing Second Avenue F train station, which for years was the stop closest to the dying East Village gay scene, or the yet-to-open 72nd Street station for the Q train, which is in one of the LEAST gay neighborhoods in NYC?
CoachS
@viciouslies: It’s confusing but technically they’re bothe right. The new 72nd Street Station is at 72nd and 2nd. It’s the first phase of what has been dubbed “The Second Avenue Line”. Lenox Hill. Still – you’re right. Two different references make it confusing… and it isn’t a particularly gay neighborhood at all… but that seems to make this piece as part of the greater artwork all that more poignant.