Boys! Boys! Boys! - The Little Black Gallery

Boys! Boys! Boys!

Boys! Boys! Boys!

Introduction

The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) has been involved with art and photography projects for many years. We believe it is absolutely vital to support queer art, photography, and images depicting the beauty and humanity of living life as our authentic selves. EJAF is deeply grateful to be the charitable beneficiary of Boys! Boys! Boys! Proceeds from this project will help support our lifesaving work to challenge stigma and discrimination against people affected by the epidemic, prevent infections, provide treatment and services, and motivate governments to effectively address the epidemic. By purchasing this book, you will be helping us to begin writing the last chapter in the effort to end AIDS once and for all.

David Furnish, Chairman, Elton John AIDS Foundation

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1 Mathias, Michael Søndergaard2 Yes Sir, Levi Foster3 Boys, Gerardo Vizmanos4 Jump, Mariano Vivanco5 Wet Milo With Board, Tyler Udall6 Winslow, Stephane Gizard7 Hidden Subject, Gerardo Vizmanos8 Barbulete, Kevin Osepa9 Graeme with Rose, Laurence Philomene10 Graeme & Pepto Bismol, Laurence Philomene11 Swimming Pool Study #1, LA, Greg Gorman12 Sebastian, Ferry van der Nat13 Lovebite, Ferry van der Nat14 Miki, Michael Søndergaard15 Self portrait with Leo (i), Stuart Sandford16 Bryce (iii), Stuart Sandford17 Hüsn-ü Aşk, Sarp Kerem Yavuz18 Red (3), Iakovos19 Red (1), Iakovos20 Jance (Home series), Matt Lambert21 L’Ange Noir, Lulu Delafalaise22 Blue Boy, Ralf Obergfell23 Untitled 533, Tom Bianchi24 Yin-Yang, AdeY25 Formation, AdeY26 A Moment Was All We Had, Lucas Murnaghan27 Le Loup A Trouville, Serge Le Hidalgo28 A is for The Archer’s Son, Anthony Goicolea29 Jock, Florian Hetz30 J se cache, Serge Le Hidalgo31 Glance, Shen Wei32 Cowboy, Luke Smithers33 Dario Exploring Klimt, Thibault Gaëtan Dubroca 34 Dorian, Stephane Gizard

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Boys! Boys! Boys! is not supposed to be super-smart or clever. It is a collection of some of my favourite pictures, designed to be a platform for queer and gay photography. It exists simply to show off pictures of boys, as fine art photography … Just like people have been buying pictures of sexy girls as fine art for decades. I’ve been collecting pictures of hot boys for longer than I want to tell you. I hope you’ll start collecting too and share the love.

Ghislain Pascal Curator, Boys! Boys! Boys! & Co-founder, The Little Black Gallery

Boys! Boys! Boys!First Edition of 200, 2018All photographs © of the artists

Design Studio Kunze

Published byThe Little Black Gallerywww.thelittleblackgallery.com

Text David Furnish & Ghislain Pascal

About Elton John AIDS Foundation Since 1992, the Elton John AIDS Foundation has raised more than £290 million ($400 million) to combat stigma, prevent infections, provide treatment and services, and motivate governments to end AIDS. As a leading worldwide organisation supporting those affected by HIV, we work alongside local, national and international partners, government officials, and advocates to promote a global response that leaves no one behind. We are supporting programs in 23 countries to advance our fundamental belief that access to information, testing and treatment can improve the lives of those living with, affected by or at risk of HIV/AIDS. For more information and to get involved, please visit www.ejaf.org.