Rare REXWERK vtg 1986 Beefcake Leather male gay fetish Rex Werk Art Book France

  

R E X W E R K : 50 Dessins par Rex Ce livre a ete tire a 1500 exemplaires Erotische tekeningen in een Tom of Finland -achtige stijl. Afbeeldingen van grafische kunst met als thema mannelijke homosexualiteit. HOMO EROTIC ART from the Folsom period. Sale priced, from my archival storage, consistent with age. This edition highlights works by the artist created between 1974 1986; 50 superb reproductions of the artists pen-and-ink drawings.

Images in the book were reproduced using the artists original silver-gelatin negatives. The book is 9.5" tall x 13" wide. Condition: There are no loose pages, fingerprints, stains or moisture damage of any kind. The dustjacket has some minor flaking of laminate.

This early collection was a limited edition of 1500 only, printed privately. Unlike the later collection'Verboten', it does include some examples of Rex's more controversial artworks, which are not published elsewhere. Thus collectible, and uber scarce (if you can find one, worldwide; this is the only US offering for many years). By Les Pirates Associes, a private press run by photographers Ralf Marsault and Heino Muller, Pirates Associes, 1986, 109, (3)p. By REX, printed in 1500 numb.

Paris, France : Les Pirates B. San Francisco, CA : by Rex.

Before Mapplethorpe there was Rex. Just as Tom of Finland realized a new ideal of gay masculinity for the generation before him, Rex prepared the way for the modern fetish community. In terms of his cultural interest, in many ways Rex is the surviving Godfather of Folsom which began in San Franscisco and is now franchised (Berlin being the famous offshoot). First in New York where his work was the public face of now near mythical clubs of the Meat Packing District, Chelsea piers and the Village such as the Mineshaft and the most famous of fetish bars, the Eagle, the Lure and Rawhide. It was Rexs work, art and graphics, that promoted the famous Black and White circuit parties at the Saint in New York and featured in the film Cruising staring Pacino.

Then in San Francisco where Folsom began, he was part of the fabric of both citys gay DNA. It is not possible to imagine fetish now without the imagination of the man who drew it.

Rex lived above the original Powerhouse bar on Folsom street in San Francisco during the carefree 80's His studio destroyed along with most of his collection. Deserving comparison with figures such as Beardsley and Roland Caillaux (19051977), his meticulous pen and ink pointilism style is both erotic and fine art. He is the last of the legends from that era of Sam Steward'Phil Andros' Sparrow, Jack Fritscher, Chuck Arnett and is personal friends with David Hurles of Old Reliable. A bit like an animal thought extinct. A central figure in the era after Stonewall, if anything Rex was the person Mapplethorpe followed with his X portfolio works explicit imagery, but hardly anyone is aware of that fact.

Fine art curators have only very recently begun to tolerate looking at figures like Tom of Finland who has now breached their prejudice. If you are not programmed to reject the content (I identify with much of it) what strikes me is a fine artist of quality: these are not just dirty doodles. Guy Burch, UK, Gay Art Curator, Gallery Owner and renowned British collector.

REX first gained a following in San Francisco SOMA, south of market zeitgeist, Folsom Leather circles; a legendary figure from the decade after Stonewall has been quietly living in Europe. 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The item "Rare REXWERK vtg 1986 Beefcake Leather male gay fetish Rex Werk Art Book France" is in sale since Thursday, October 15, 2020. This item is in the category "Art\Art Drawings".

The seller is "kintsugii" and is located in Pensacola, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Region of Origin: Europe
• Artist: Rex
• Style: Vintage
• Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
• Quantity Type: Limited Edition, only
• Medium: Pointillism
• Date of Creation: 1970-1989
• Year: 1986
• Features: Gay Fetish
• Width (Inches): 8.5
• Subject: Nudes
• Originality: Original
• Height (Inches): 11