"Naked Ambition" Exhibition
The Museum of Sex
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Naked Ambition spotlights the work of renowned celebrity photographer and former photo journalist Michael Grecco as he reveals the whirlwind spectacle of the “Oscars of Porn,” the AVN Awards in Las Vegas. Featuring over 50 prints of Grecco’s work, also displayed in the fine art photography book Naked Ambition: an R Rated Look at an X Rated Industry, the exhibition draws upon Grecco’s still life photography and portraiture to expose the raw realism, mainstream appeal, and inherent glamour of the adult industry.
Grecco’s photography goes beyond the over-the-top sexuality that the industry is known for, and instead gets to its essence by revealing humor, personality, charm, and affability. In dealing with the subject of sex, particularly the porn industry, it would have been easy to rely on Terasensationalism and titillation. Instead, Grecco captured the grit, glitter, and spirit of the adult industry’s performers, icons, fans and spectators allowing the viewer to personally connect with them as everyday people, with extraordinary jobs.
This exhibition infuses Grecco’s photographs with the words and character of those being photographed as well as capturing a behind-the-scenes look at their voices, thoughts, and insecurities with his companion documentary film, also entitled Naked Ambition. By displaying another aspect of the adult industry, often stereotyped as heavy on titillation and light on depth, Naked Ambition allows people outside of the community immediate access to the inner lives and individual personalities of popular porn culture.
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Schedule
from October 08, 2009 to January 17, 2010