Johnny Thunders and David Johansen (New York Dolls Poster) Paper:Matte its legacy lives on in

its legacy lives on in queer art

legendary leather contests

it became a safe haven and spectacle rolled into one — a place where you could dance until sunrise

drag shows by Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans

part post-punk performance art

Johnny Thunders and David Johansen (New York Dolls Poster) Paper:Matte its legacy lives on inJohnny Thunders and David Johansen of the New York Dolls, captured in a perfect slice of downtown rock n roll mythology posing in front of Fredericks of Hollywood, the lingerie landmark whose neon glow matched the bands own mix of sleaze, glamour, and rebellion. In the early 1970s, the Dolls blurred gender, fashion, and attitude long before it was cool. Platform shoes, lipstick, and snarling guitars made them pioneers of punk and icons of queer coded