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LOCATION:252 S Los Angeles Street\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90012\, United States
SUMMARY:Matthew Finley: Lost and Found - Book Launch & Closing Reception RSVP
DESCRIPTION:LACP is thrilled to debut the book An Impossibly Normal Life by Matthew Finley\, published by Fall Line Press.\nJoin us for the signing &amp\; launch of the book as well as the closing night of Matthew Finley's solo show Lost and Found and the group show Lost and Found: Open Call in our second floor gallery.\n\n\n\n\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nAbout the book An Impossibly Normal Life\nImagine a world where it doesn’t matter who you love\, just that you love. An Impossibly Normal Life is an artifact from another world\, a more loving\, inclusive one where who you love is of little societal importance. This fictional story\, centered on my imagined uncle’s idealized life\, is created from collected vintage snapshots from around the world. Four years ago\, my mother offhandedly mentioned that I may have had an uncle who was gay\, but he died not long after I was born. Hearing this revelation for the first time\, thirty years after I had struggled to come out to my disapproving family\, sent my mind spinning. The thought of a family member so close to me going through some of the same things I did inspired me to create this story. Instead of returning to the hiding or shame of most pre-1970’s queer stories\, a reality of how our world was (and in some cases\, still is)\, I have created an alternate history where fluidity in gender and sexuality is the societal norm. Re-contexualizing found photographs and creating a new narrative\, my Uncle Ken’s life becomes full of acceptance\, friends and love\, and shows anyone struggling with identity today\, and those around them\, the joy of what could have been and can still be.\n\n9x11"\n128 pages\nHardcover\nEdition of 500\nPre-order Book HERE\n\nTo Finley's Show page HERE.\nTickets\nAdmission is FREE. Please RSVP below. Suggested Donation HERE
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