Kink
Explore the world of kink, fetish and fantasy on a journey through the erotic imagination.
Entitled Kink: Geography of the Erotic Imagination, this interactive exhibition is based on the work of Katharine Gates, author of Deviant Desires: Incredibly Strange Sex and founder of Gates of Heck Press.
The template for this exhibition is Gates' highly detailed erotic roadmap, documenting ten years of research in the heretofore-uncharted world of Kink. The map serves as both a metaphor and a guide. While it defines the rules and charts the edges of the unfamiliar, it also encourages you to become a tourist. The roadmap includes stops related to Leather, Bondage and Shoe Fetishes and more exotic destinations including Ponyplay, Adult Babies, Macrophilia, Sploshing, Medical Play, Mudlarking, Body Expansion and Furries.
Costumes, props, photographs, videos and original artworks, as well as recreated environments contribute to the highly interactive adults-only playground designed by Jennifer Kinon of Pentagram, which encourages museum visitors to explore and learn about the world of kink and fetish and explain how it captivates the imagination and inspires fantasy.
Handle masks and examine props and accessories, all the while learning about the larger narrative themes that bind all human eroticisms together, from the most “vanilla” to the most kinky. Bring your camera or cell phone and document your journey into this erotic wonderland.. While this exhibition is guaranteed to awaken the senses, it is also designed to remind us that more often than not, fantasy itself is the most powerful means of seduction and can evoke the most powerful of sexual responses. Careful- some of the buttons you push will be your own.
Exhibition Credits
CURATORIAL
- Katharine Gates, Curator
- Sarah Jacobs, Curator, Museum of Sex
- Elizabeth Mariko Murray, Assistant Curator
LENDERS
- Abyss Creations
- Herbert Ascherman, Jr.
- Bustersworld.com
- Chloe Creations
- DEMASK
- Ducky Doolittle
- Equus Eroticus
- Katharine Gates
- Charles Gatewood
- Ron H.
- Robert Hill
- Andrea Juno, Juno Books
- KaliCurves.com
- Leg Show ®
- Cathy Marto
- Michelle Rollman, courtesy of Gallery Paule Anglim
- Muki's Kitchen
- QueenAdrena.com
- Romain Slocombe
- Sludgemaster
- Ned Sonntag
- Splosh!
- Stanton Archives
- Tiresias Productions
- Megh Vaughan
DESIGN
- Pentagram Design Inc.
SPONSORS
Kink: Geography of the Erotic Imagination is co-sponsored by MedicalToys.com, the largest provider of medical toys, products and apparel for the medical fetish community and by Pjur® Group USA (www.pjurusa.com), maker of Pjur Eros, Pjur Basic and Pjur Woman premium personal product lines.
Tickets
Adults (18+): $14.50 + tax
Students and Seniors (with valid ID): $13.50 + tax
Group Visits are also available
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