Jimmy DeSana, Downtown Pioneer and Provocateur, Goes Mainstream
Briefly

A list of things Jimmy DeSana photographed  shoes, sofas, legs and butts  misses his true subject, which was a sensibility.He regarded the body as a playground, gender as an ongoing invention, and domestic interiors as surreal constructions.He had a queer take on life.A familiar presence on the downtown New York scene, DeSana has been largely overlooked since his death in 1990, at 40, of AIDS-related illnesses.
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