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13 Jul, 2012

Call for tattooed actors/models for video/photo shoot for upcoming Homo File Performance Project by Seth Eisen

2016-04-07T01:18:06-07:00By seth|Categories: CounterPULSE, Seth Eisen|Tags: Artists in Residence, Center for Sex and Culture, Cliff Raven, Ed Hardy, models, sailors, Sam Steward, sex, tattoo|

Call for tattooed actors/models for video/photo shoot for upcoming Homo File Performance Project by Seth Eisen Sunday, July 22nd at Center For Sex and Culture 1349 Mission St between 9th & 10th Streets, on the corner of Grace Street, San Francisco, CA Interested models please send photos and info on your body type and tattoos Time will be given with confirmation. (DO NOT JUST SHOW UP. THANKS -- SEE BELOW) WHO AND WHAT: We are looking for male or

24 Jul, 2012

Two amazing Homo File shoots last weekend

2016-04-07T01:17:56-07:00By seth|Categories: CounterPULSE, Seth Eisen|Tags: Carol Queen, Center for Sex and Culture, Ed Hardy, Gary Ivanek, Ned Brauer, Sam Steward, tattoo, Video, Zeph Fish|

We had two amazing shoots last weekend for Homo File. The first was with tattoo artist Zeph Fish who was inking our Sam Steward played by Ned Brauer. Sam was mentored by tattoo artist Amund Deitzel. Sam himself was mentor to tattoo artists Ed Hardy and Cliff Raven here in the Bay Area after he moved here in 1967--(the year I was born). On Saturday Ned had an amazing image of Mercury put on by Zeph Fish at her studio

27 Aug, 2012

Help support Homo File- and get some fabulous booty!

2016-04-07T01:17:44-07:00By seth|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Seth Eisen|Tags: Charming Hostess, Diego Gomez, Elana Isaacs, Homo File, Jewlia Eisenberg, K. Lisette, kickstarter, LGBTQ, Michael Soldier, music, Ned Brauer, Rich Hutchison, Sam Steward, san francisco queer performance|

Hey want to see some great video of what we are working on and get some fabulous booty while you are at it? We have just launched our Kickstarter campaign and we need your support to get Homo File off the ground. In only 1 week we have 25 backers and are $3713 away from our $5000 goal. If you can help us support his amazing project in this first stage you will also be helping to make it possible

13 Sep, 2012

Homo File articulates desire

2016-04-07T01:17:18-07:00By seth|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Homepage Links, Seth Eisen|Tags: Diego Gomez, Dr. Alfred Kinsey, Drawing, Ed Hardy, Gary Ivanek, Jake Healer, Ned Brauer, Phil Sparrow, Polaroids, Rich Hutchison, Sam Steward, tattooing|

We are in the final stages in the Homo File production and very excited by our progress this week. Working with many types of media is very exciting especially where it is related to how Sam Steward documented and articulated his desire in a social arena that would have preferred to render him invisible. Ned Brauer as Sam StewardPhoto: Gary Ivanek One of Steward's documenting practices of queer sexuality in the 50s was with his Polaroid camera. The

19 Sep, 2012

Re-imagining a Polaroid pioneer

2016-04-07T01:17:05-07:00By seth|Categories: CounterPULSE, Seth Eisen|Tags: Gallery exhibit, Polaroids, sailors, Sam Steward|

In 1948 The Polaroid Land camera revolutionized photography by allowing people to instantly and privately develop their own photographs. For Steward this was particularly important because any kind of evidence of deviant sexuality could be incriminating and may have cost him his job and led to prison time. He took these photographs in the hundreds and shared them with Dr. Kinsey and The Institute For Sexual Research where they were valued as a brave act of historic and scientific research.

29 Sep, 2012

Homo File is loved by audiences. Last chance to catch a glimpse of “the Zelig of 20th Century homosexuality”.

2016-04-07T01:15:43-07:00By seth|Categories: Archive, Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Events, Free Events (donations welcomed), Homepage Links, Images, Seth Eisen|Tags: Carol Queen, Center for Sex and Culture, Elana Isaacs, K. Lisette, Michael Soldier, Michael Williams, Ned Brauer, Rich Hutchison, Sam Steward, Samuel Steward|

Well the run has been amazing thus far with sell out houses and very enthusiastic audiences for both Homo File and FML. We got wonderful press coverage and appeared in several blogs. Here are a few. A fabulous article by Kimberly Chun in the SF Chronicle 96 hours Really interesting article by Richard Dodds in the Bay Area Reporter Stance on Dance is a really interesting interview blog by Dancer/Writer Emmaly Wiederholt A lovely review by Rob Avila about Homo

1 Apr, 2014

Homo File’s First 2014 Work-in-Progress

2014-04-01T00:51:51-07:00By seth|Categories: CounterPULSE, Homepage Links, Seth Eisen|Tags: Diego Gomez, Gertrude Stein, Homo File, Maximilian Urruzmendi, Ryan Hayes, Sam Steward, Sir Francis Rose|

Famed painter Sir Francis Rose and his model. With drawing in background by Diego GomezPhoto: Gary Ivanek Here is a photo from our March 30th work-in-progress showing of the new and updated Homo File which will premiere May 30th at CounterPULSE for the National Queer Arts Festival. The show chronicles the fascinating life of queer shapeshifter and iconoclast Sam Steward. In the late 1930s Steward met the painter Sir Francis Rose (played by actor Ryan Hayes) through his

4 Apr, 2014

Queer Tattoo History and my visit to Modern Electric

2014-04-04T16:36:51-07:00By seth|Categories: CounterPULSE, Events, Free Events (donations welcomed), Homepage Links, Seth Eisen, Uncategorized|Tags: Center for Sex and Culture, Cliff Raven, Ed Hardy, Herbert Hoffmann, Homo File, Modern Electric Tattoo, Phil Sparrow, Queer, Ron Athey, Sam Steward, Seth Eisen, Suzanne Shifflett, tattooing, Tattoos|

Sam Steward's fascinating life as a shapeshifter linked many disparate worlds: literature, sexual research, academia and tattoo art. For this iteration of Homo File I've taken a dive into researching Steward's life as a tattoo artist. In this world he went by the name Phil Sparrow. I recently read his fascinating and really well written book Bad Boys and Tough Tattoos: A Social History of the Tatoo with Gangs, Sailors and Street-Corner Punks 1950-1965. It's pretty pricey since it is a

27 May, 2014

Kindred Mirror- Surprising Spirit–On Sam Steward and Homo File

2016-04-07T01:15:25-07:00By seth|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Images, Seth Eisen, Uncategorized|Tags: AA, Aaron Nassberg, Bad Boys and Tough Tattoos, Beats, Homo File, Kenneth Anger, Kinsey, LGBTQ, Phil Sparrow, Queer, Sam Steward, Seth Eisen, Social History, Stonewall, Tattooos, Thelema|

When I saw my college art instructor Seth Eisen at the Homo File Salon, his greeting was warm and sincere in his thanks for my support. Nevertheless his genuine warmth couldn't hide some genuine curiosity as to my presence. He asked me to come up with a few words as to what Sam Steward's significance was to me as a straight- identified male, and how I saw Sam as bridging our cultures. This is the most concise answer I can

4 Jun, 2014

BROTHERS- Impressions on Homo File

2016-04-07T01:15:10-07:00By seth|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Jewlia Eisenberg, Seth Eisen|Tags: Brian Livingston, Dark Porch Theater, Dr. Alfred Kinsey, Gertrude Stein, Martin Schwartz, Sam Steward, Seth Eisen, Sir Francis Rose|

BROTHERS By Martin Schwartz These are impressions by playwright/theater director Martin Schwartz about the Work in Progress showing we presented a month before the show opened. A hot Sunday a few weeks ago, March 30. I walk the block and a half from where I live to CounterPULSE for a work-in-progress showing of Homo File. I am psychically prepared to listen to human speech and to watch human bodies on a black stage. I write and direct for the stage,

24 Jun, 2014

Fly in the Ointment: Help lubricate Homo File

2014-06-24T15:32:23-07:00By seth|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Homepage Links, Images, Seth Eisen|Tags: Homo File, Modern Electric Tattoo, Phil Sparrow, Sam Steward, san francisco history, Seth Eisen, Suzanne Shifflett, tattoo, tattooing|

by Gary Ivanek What a wonderful run !!! It's been a week since we closed Homo File and the excitement continues. We sold out 8 of 9 shows in our run and we are starting to make plans to take the show to other cities. Here are some images from the show that we thought you might like. And

26 Jul, 2014

Pride and Polaroids: a review of Homo File by Cleo Dubois

2014-07-26T00:36:31-07:00By seth|Categories: Artists in Residence, CounterPULSE, Seth Eisen, Uncategorized|Tags: BDSM, Cleo Dubois, Homo File, Leather, Leatherati, Phil Andros, S/M, Sam Steward, Seth Eisen|

Here is a moving article about Homo File by BDSM educator, coach, scholar and advocate Cleo Dubois. What an honor to have had her come see the show two times and to have participated on our panel discussion on June 6th. http://www.leatherati.com/2014/07/pride-and-polaroids/

Call for tattooed actors/models for video/photo shoot for upcoming Homo File Performance Project by Seth Eisen

Two amazing Homo File shoots last weekend

Help support Homo File- and get some fabulous booty!

Homo File articulates desire

Re-imagining a Polaroid pioneer

Homo File is loved by audiences. Last chance to catch a glimpse of “the Zelig of 20th Century homosexuality”.

Homo File’s First 2014 Work-in-Progress

Queer Tattoo History and my visit to Modern Electric

BROTHERS- Impressions on Homo File

Fly in the Ointment: Help lubricate Homo File

Pride and Polaroids: a review of Homo File by Cleo Dubois

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