Alan hergott and curt shepard relationship

Photo by Christopher Paulin via Flickr Los Angeles art collectors Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard are donating 22 pieces — a sizable portion of their groundbreaking collection of photographs exploring questions of gender and sexuality — to the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. This was a good time to step it up and make more of a statement about our intentions.

Alan hergott and curt shepard relationship: Shepard says it was their experiences

Once they set their course, though, they found skepticism. Ozempic Forget Psychedelics. February 28, pm. Blake Byrne donated works in They began acquiring works as a couple in the late s and early s, honing their sights on works that dealt with gender and queer identity, according to the newspaper. All Rights Reserved. Los Angeles art collectors Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard are donating 22 pieces — a sizable portion of their groundbreaking collection of photographs exploring questions of gender and sexuality — to the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art.

By Degen Pener. Related Stories. Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard. Leave a comment. Shepard and Hergott first met at a benefit for an organization that provided social services to gay and lesbian adolescents. Close the menu The Hollywood Reporter homepage. Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. LGBT Center to a newly created position at the Hammer Museum as chief of staff, have a focus that guides their acquisitions: works exploring male identity.

Shepard used to work for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and Hergott was one of the very rare out gay men three decades ago who would bring his partner to industry events. Uncommonly for collectors, Hergott and Shepard, who recently transitioned from a role at the L. The collection encompasses everything from pieces that look at men in the workplace to provocative nudes to nearly abstract paintings.

Tuesday, these artists and their works are part of mainstream discussions about art and its history. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

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Something may be lost, however, when their collection is no longer whole. This is a sign of philanthropy at its highest level. The couple also has donated pieces to LACMA and in December gave the Hammer Museum a sculpture by Matthew Monahan and a photographic work by Friedrich Kunath ; they ultimately intend to give away their entire collection, which includes about other works.

To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. The latest donation from Hergott and Shepard is in addition 18 other works that the couple have given to the museum over the years — high-profile pieces by key 20th century artists, including installationist Mike Kelley, painter Lari Pittman, photographers Andres Serrano and Hiroshi Sugimoto and the prominent conceptualists John Baldessari and Bruce Nauman, according to The Times.

This story first appeared in the March 17 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.