The Museum of Sex - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for The Museum of Sex. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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James Bidgood “Reveries”
Curated by Lissa Rivera James Bidgood was born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1933, at the height of the Depression. From the time of his arrival in New York at 18 years old, he immersed himself in the underground...More »
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Leonor Fini “Theatre Of Desire, 1930-1990”
“I always imagined that I would have a life very different than the one imagined for me, but I understood from a very early age that I would have to revolt in order to make that life.” – Leonor Fini The...More »
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“The Incomplete Araki: Sex, Life, and Death in the Works of Nobuyoshi Araki” Exhibition
“I want to make photographs that maintain their incompleteness. I don’t want them to lose their reality, presence, speed, heat, or humidity. Therefore, I stop and shoot before they become refined or sophisticated.”...More »
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Juan Jose Barboza-Gubo & Andrew Mroczek “Canon”
The Museum of Sex (MoSEX) presents Canon (Virgenes de la Puerta, Padre Patria, Anda, Los Chicos), a multi-part series of photographs and sculptures by Juan Jose Barboza-Gubo & Andrew Mroczek. This...More »
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“NSFW: Female Gaze” Exhibition
NSFW: Female Gaze, co-curated by VICE Media’s Creators, showcases over 25 emerging female artists from various disciplines dedicated to powerful feminine narratives. Every day, women are faced with a world...More »
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“NSFW Female Gaze” Exhibition
Last night, the Museum of Sex hosted the opening of NSFW Female Gaze, an exhibition showcasing over 25 emerging female artists, from various disciplines, who are dedicated to powerful feminine narratives....More »
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Bill Bernstein “Night Fever: New York Disco 1977-1979”
An exhibition of 40 photographs by New York based photographer Bill Bernstein, Night Fever captures disco’s intoxicating peak, showcasing the sexually and socially radical multiculturalism embraced by...More »
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“Bompas & Parr’s FUNLAND: Pleasures & Perils of the Erotic Fairground” Exhibition
Bompas & Parr’s FUNLAND: Pleasures & Perils of the Erotic Fairground, created by the renowned London-based conceptual artist duo and commissioned by the Museum of Sex in Manhattan. On June 19th,...More »
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William Kent “My Life Ruined By Sex”
This exhibition explores William Kent’s (1919-2012) calamitous life through his art, highlighting his skill and creativity as well as the paradoxes that drove him, bringing his erotically charged work...More »
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William Kent “My Life Ruined by Sex”
This exhibition explores William Kent’s (1919-2012) calamitous life through his art, highlighting his skill and creativity as well as the paradoxes that drove him, bringing his erotically charged work...More »
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“Universe of Desire” Exhibition
Type. Swipe. Search. Upload. Download. Post. Stream. These are the new verbs of desire. Our most intimate thoughts, fantasies, and urges are now transmitted via electronic devices to rapt audiences all...More »
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Samuel Steward "Obscene Diary"
In Obscene Diary, the rich sexual documentation of one remarkable individual, a professor, tattoo artist, pornographer and sexual record keeper, Samuel Steward will be unveiled. Steward’s self documentation...More »
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"The Nudie Artist: Burlesque Revived" Exhibition
Burlesque is a form of American folk art/theater built on seduction and humor. Descended from risqué European dance traditions and comedic-theatric vaudeville, burlesque of the past was a travelling circus...More »
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"Comic Stripped" Exhibition
From simple titillation to hardcore representations, comics have a long history of incorporating humor, scandal, fantasy and fun with sex. Originally used as a form of amusement and satire intended for...More »
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"Naked Ambition" Exhibition
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....More »
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“The Sex Lives of Animals” Exhibition
A male bonobo shrewdly soliciting sex in exchange for sugar cane. Two female bonobos blissfully engaging in genito-genital (G-G) rubbing. The strenuous coupling of endangered Panda bears. This summer,...More »
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"Sex in Design/Design in Sex" Exhibition
Design has the power to shape experience; lending intensity to sexual encounters and adding a sensual thrill to everyday objects. From subtle manifestations to overt declarations, sexual imagery appeals...More »