{"product_id":"stefan-ruiz-san-francisco-berlin","title":"Stefan Ruiz: San Francisco Berlin","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn photographer Stefan Ruiz's \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Berlin\u003c\/em\u003e series, large-format portraits depict gay men dressed up for fetish-themed events in two cities that have played pivotal roles in defining gay male aesthetics. Shot in an improvised street studio, Ruiz's pictures are documentary in feel, their subjects captured against blank backgrounds, levelling steady, implacable gazes at the viewer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome pictures fulfil expectations of fetish sexuality; other subjects' accoutrements are more playful — sleek black leather wrist cuffs abound, and one man sports a Batman face mask, complete with bat ears. With texts drawn from interviews with some of the subjects, and an introduction by Chris Boot (who curated the \"Gay Men Play\" exhibition for the New York Photo Festival in 2009), \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Berlin\u003c\/em\u003e is both a document of extreme fashion and a serious consideration of contemporary gay sexual identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Used — first edition, large format hardback. Near fine, with very slight shelf wear to the jacket edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Chris Boot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover, first edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2010\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Chris Boot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45417510371351,"sku":null,"price":29.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1705\/1039\/files\/San_Francisco_Berlin_Stefan_Ruiz_1.jpg?v=1787084237","url":"https:\/\/cultureedit.com\/products\/stefan-ruiz-san-francisco-berlin","provider":"CULTUREEDIT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}