James Franco Has A New Art Exhibit Called “Gay Town”

It’s an installation exhibit being put on by Peres Projects in Berlin.

1. From the press release: “GAY TOWN explores a variety of themes that are central to Franco’s artistic practice…”

Source: peresprojects.com

2. “…adolescence, public and private persona, stereotypes…”

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3. “…and other societal concerns such as society’s preoccupation with celebrity.”

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4. “Franco created most of the works for GAY TOWN over the past two years, making many of the works in hotel rooms…”

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5. “…and other temporary locations whilst completing other projects, mainly motion pictures.”

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6. Here’s an interview with Javier Peres, the art dealer handling the exhibit:

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=OGJXTXP-d38.

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7. James Franco’s previous artistic projects have included “a museum of invisible art,” which was essentially just air, which he sold for $10,000

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James Franco Sells $10,000 Piece of Non-Visible Art

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9. And several other art exhibits, like “The Dangerous Book Four Boys,” which involved “media including sculpture, video, photography, and drawing.”

Source: lifeandtimes.com

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James Franco Reflects on “The Dangerous Book Four Boys”

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