It's lucky 13 for the Dirty Show this year,
as one of the largest Erotic Art exhibits of it's kind in the world,
and not to mention the BIGGEST art event in Detroit,
as it lands upon Bert's Warehouse for it's 6th year in a row.
The Dirty show has passed from a Detroit Valentines Day tradition into a bona fide ritual.
In 13 years The Dirty Show has also become the world's largest Erotic Art and Performance event of its kind. With no less than 300 national and international artists displaying hundreds of erotic works in all mediums, priced anywhere from $10 to $10,000. Starting locally but expanding globally, some of the Artist's who have shown at Dirty over the last 12 years sounds like a who's who of both Detroit-and the world art community.
This years highlights include-
- 'The Operation' a film by Jacob Pander and Marne Lucas garnered Best Experimental Film – 1995 by NY Underground Film Festival is an erotic film shot entirely in infrared and transcends it from simply an erotic work, to a work of art via it's unique perspective.
The Operation is rarely screened, so it's not to be missed.
- Best Of The Northwest- by the Seattle Erotic Art Festival- Bringing in the best erotic art from The Pacific Northwest, The Seattle Erotic Art Festival curates a select group offering of some of the best erotic art in America. www.seattleerotic.org
- S.W.E.A.T. - Society of Women in Erotic Art Today offers an all-female collective of photographers, fine artists and performance art and women's multi dimensional role in the semiotics of eroticism. http://www.sweatartists.com/
- Honey Bunny Burlesque- A ribald African American Burlesque troupe that will be making their first appearance at Dirty Show 13.
Noteworthy Artists who have exhibited at Dirty Show-
H.R. Giger (Alien), Clive Barker (Hellraiser), Eric Kroll, Colin Christian, Bunny Yeager, Jill Greenberg, Shawn Barber, and Steve Canaday are but a handful of the international names that have shown at Dirty Show. Locally the artist list is equally impressive; Mark Dancey, Camilo Pardo, Glenn Barr, Niagara, Russell Keeter, Tom Thewes, Jerome Ferretti and Pablo Davis, (who at 95 is one of the longest working artists in the world).
Culturally, It's become more than an erotic art exhibit, or innovative performance art testing ground, it has evolved into an incredible, uninhibited social experience. It's an event where the attendees become as much a work of erotic art as the images upon the walls. The sexy reconstruction of both Theatre and even Opera, prove that The Dirty Show isn't only about exhibiting "dirty pictures", it's become about the blurring of both genres and perceptions, moving the erotic arts into new and otherwise, traditional art forms.
Photos Credits:
" N. Gornik"- Marne Lucas
"Juliet" - Patricia Izzo
DETAILS-
Friday & Saturday, February 10-11 7PM to 2AM - 21 and over only
Sunday, February 12 Noon- 5PM 18 and over
Tuesday, February 14th (Valentines Day) 7PM till 1AM
Friday & Saturday, February 17 -18 – 7PM to 2AM - 18 and over
Tickets $20 Advance $25 at the Door
Advance tickets online at http://www.dirtyshow.org/ and at local outlets
Bert's Warehouse Theatre
2739 Russell Street
Detroit, MI 48207-2614
(313) 393-3233
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