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explicit photos, he would never force anyone
into anything they don’t want to do, or something
that Slava wouldn’t do himself.
Slava hardly ever goes to galleries—just because
most of the pretentious and commercial
art you can see in Chelsea bores him to death.
Nowadays he finds more inspiration in the
street art and the work of young artists who
don’t get much exposure besides the Internet.
One of the reasons why he started his Pinko
Commie Fag Blog (http://slavamogutin.blogspot.com)
is to give the platform to these talented
rebellious kids and emerging artists who
don’t have a gallery representation, because
“these kids will shape the art of the 21st century,
not the art mafia that controls the market”
2011 Slava will publish Panoramic View - his
new travel book of panoramic photos from
around the world, places like Morocco, Guatemala,
Mexico and, of course, Russia. Panoramic
View is very different from my first two
books, Lost Boys and NYC Go-Go. It’s not so
much about people, as about spaces—landscapes
and still-lifes with occasional portraits
and nudes.
For the first issue of HONK! he shot ...
PIGSTY
this shot : on the set of Gio Black Peter’s music
video directed by Bruce LaBruce and starring
Thomas Lachin as Truffles
Photos by Slava Mogutin!