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Thomas Roma‘s book In The Vale Of Cashmere is probably familiar to you. It has had enjoyed widespread press and positive comments. And rightly so. It’s one of my favourite books of the year. I just did a review of the book and project for Vantage.
Roma’s arresting photos travel inside the Vale of Cashmere a renowned casual hook-up spot that has, for decades, hidden in plain sight on the northern side of Modern York’s prospect Park–an overgrown, knotty pocket of criss-crossing paths that is of Brooklyn’s most active gay cruising spots. The Vale of Cashmere is commonly, but not exclusively, frequented by African American and Caribbean men.
Not only are Roma’s portraits–that take us on prolonged and repeated walks through the foliage and dappled light–wonderful so too is the contributing essay by G. Winston James. Between the two of them we are able to encounter, pass or pause with the men who meet among those trees.
I write:
James reminds us that sex is an task designated for private spaces, namely the domestic territory of the home. But for gay men living in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, homosexu Italian fashion house Gucci presents its recent advertising campaign: “The Gucci Portrait Series”. 23 Jul — Campaigns. Fall/Winter Prada’s campaign shows what clothes accomplish when they’re worn, when they’re part of a body in motion. 23 Jul — Campaigns. Fall/Winter Vivobarefoot’s new Primus Route Flow Mid is for hikers who want to undergo the ground, not fight it. 23 Jul — Shoes Since 1970, the Rencontres d’Arles has been the premier international photography festival and one of the major cultural events in the South of France. 23 Jul — Art. Events Sheep Inc, the London-based sustainable fashion logo, has just dropped a jacket that’s a love letter to the countryside. 23 Jul — Eco No matter what you wear, ARNETTE’s sunglasses will steal the Hot Dog Club Milano è gay cruising for men. Grazie agli ampi spazi e ai diversi ambienti distribuiti su più piani è un circolo estremamente versatile per le diverse tipologie di eventi e serate per una gay night indimenticabile: no dress-code, Naked o Fetish per le quali il nostro circolo è particolarmente apprezzato. ULTERIORI INFO TUTTI GLI EVENTI Facilmente raggiungibile con: auto con ampia disponibilità di parcheggio; Metro M2 VerdeCIMIANO a pochi passi; Bus notturno NM2; Bus 53. Zona raggiunta da servizio taxi e car sharing. Indirizzo: Via Oropa 3 Milano MAGGIORI INFO ‘Untitled’ (from the series ‘In the Vale of Cashmere’), 2010. All photographs by Thomas Roma. Despite having had exhibitions at both the Museum of Modern Art and the International Center of Photography and being the founding Director of Columbia University’s photography program, Thomas Roma has never had a solo exhibition in a gallery in New York. That will alter tonight, with the opening of Steven Kasher Gallery’s In the Vale of Cashmere, a exhibit of black-and-white pictures taken in an area of Prospect Park called the Vale of Cashmere between 2008 and 2011. The area of the park is secluded, most easily accessible through a hole in a fence, and it’s known in Brooklyn as a cruising ground for gay men. Related: Thomas Roma: ‘The Waters of Our Time’ Built as a playground for culture children in the late 19th century, the Vale has been neglected, and is overgrown with foliage and the kind of huge, mutant weeds that can only flourish from urban soil. Although a collective is raising funds to renovate the Vale, it has survived much of the constant cycle of renewal in New York unscathed, so much so that wandering into it might gCruising
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