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VAIN VICTORY
Women In Revolt

BOB GRUEN Solo Show

Nov. 10-13, 2022
Le Grand Palais Éphémère
Paris, France

The Music Photo Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in the upcoming edition of Paris Photo, the leading international art fair dedicated to the photography medium, which returns to the Grand Palais Éphémère in the heart of Paris from November 10 to 13th, 2022.


At the Main Section TMPG presents a Solo Show by Legendary photographer Bob Gruen who will feature, for the first time, photos of Andy Warhol Superstars Jackie Curtis, Holly Woodlawn, Candy Darling and others in rehearsal for Jackie’s play “Vain Victory” and at other events in early 1970’s New York. Also featured are rare photos of Debbie Harry.


The exhibition proposal entitled “Vain Victory - Women in Revolt” delivers a selection of very rare, some never seen before photographs, including documentation related to the underground hit “Walk on the Wild Side” written by Lou Reed.
 

Revisiting this work is about understanding the radical transformatIon that marked modern culture with the growth of the feminist and transgender movements in the United States in the early 1970s.

 

Featured artworks
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Body of Work

Holly Woodlawn: Women in Revolt

BOB GRUEN

Holly Woodlawn at 29th St. Studio. NYC, 1971

Gelatin Silver Print / Single Weight Fiber

Image Size: 6 3⁄4 x 9 5/8 inch
Very rare vintage print. Printed early 1970’s

Copy 1 of 2
Signed and stamped by the artist on verso

Lou Reed's "Walk On The Wild Side" was inspired by and written about Andy Warhol's transgender superstars/actresses Holly Woodlawn, Candy Darling and Jackie Curtis.

Vintage “Screw” magazine
Holly Woodlawn on the cover by Bob Gruen 1971
Offset print
Document - Bob Gruen Archive

Vintage Contact Sheets

Bob Gruen

Holly Woodlawn at 29th St. Studio, NYC 1971

RC-Print (Resin Coated Paper)

Size: 8 x 10 inch
Contact sheet
Printed c. 1990

Signed and stamped by the artist on verso

Unique Late Print

Bob Gruen

Holly Woodlawn at 29th St. Studio, NYC 1971

Silver Gelatin Fiber Print / Single Weight

Size: 8 x 10 inch
Contact sheet
Printed c. 1971

Signed and stamped by the artist on verso

Unique Vintage Print

Body of work: Holly Woodlawn
Set of 7 Prints
Size 11x14 inch
Printed in 2022