Sunil Gupta: queer book launch at NYU

Prestel Publishing and Sepia Eye in collaboration with The Department of Photography and Imaging at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, will host a reception to honor photographer Sunil Gupta and the publication of Queer, the first monograph on his work.  

Gupta explores narratives of contemporary gay life in India and other parts of the world, tackled issues of gender and sexuality, and documented his own experiences living with AIDS.

Reception: Tues., Sept. 20, 2011, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

Tisch School of the Arts

721 Broadway at Waverly

Riese Lounge (Ground Floor)

Admission is free but an RSVP is required to info@autograph-abp.co.uk. 

A photo ID is required when entering the building. 

For further information, call 212.998.1930, or visit www.photo.tisch.nyu.edu

Gupta will speak briefly as well as be available to sign copies of the book.   

Queer includes Gupta’s renowned series “The Pre-Raphaelites,” which offers images of children living in an HIV-positive care center, 1970s street scenes from New York City’s West Village, and groundbreaking portraits of gay and transgender individuals living in India and struggling against homophobic laws and culture. Gupta’s photographs have done much to raise awareness about—and overcome the taboos of—gay life throughout the modern world.

Sunil Gupta was born in Delhi, India and has spent time living in Canada, London, and New York. His photographs have appeared in numerous solo and group exhibitions and are in the permanent collections of museums in the United States, England and Australia. He writes frequently about gay culture and history.