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FOCUS ON Experimental Photographer Joni Sternbach

Another look at experimental photography, another way to stay creative in an ever-digital photo world where everything is "created" for you at the touch of a digital button on your phone. Another inspiration for the 1st Annual Bob Mizer Foundation...

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FOCUS ON Experimental Photographer Chris Keeney

Bob Mizer tirelessly experimented with almost every format of photography that existed in his lifetime. Sure, he's famous for his commercial work,...

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MIZER'S LEGACY CONTINUES, THANKS TO YOU!

Thank you! We are humbled by your caring and generosity for Bob Mizer and the legacy he left behind.

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Inventorying the Mizer Film Archive

In preparation for the new DVD compilations that we'll be putting together this year with our 2014 Kickstarter fundraiser, our volunteers have...

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DEVOTION: EXCAVATING BOB MIZER UPCOMING SCHEDULED EVENTS

A number of exciting events are coming surrounding the DEVOTION: EXCAVATING BOB MIZER show currently on view at the 80WSE Gallery! Take a look and...

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BOB ON VIEW: PHOTOS FROM LA MOCA

The past few months have been huge for the foundation. From the major exhibitions currently on view at MOCA and NYU to Miami Art Basel, Bob Mizer has...

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BOB ON VIEW: PHOTOS FROM NYU

The past few months have been huge for the foundation. From the major exhibitions currently on view at MOCA and NYU to Miami Art Basel, Bob Mizer has...

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ARCHIVING A LEGEND

With the generous support from last year's Kickstarter campaign the archiving process has hit full force! We have been able to start the Herculean...

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Physique Pictorial in The 1980s

Where it was once a reflection of a lively industry, filled with work from a slew of international contributors, Physique Pictorial had become a...

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The Real Bob Mizer – An Interview with David Hurles

When I first saw Bob Mizer’s late period color work, it looked to me like the work of an outsider – someone who created great art unintentionally,...

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What a CHAMPION – An Abridged Introduction to Walter Kundzicz

Compiled from an autobiographical account of the photographer’s life appearing in Reed Massingill’s book, CHAMPION.

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Beefcake Zombies of Mass Destruction

While hiding out from the zombie brain-crunchers in a red-neck church, a minister discovers that Lance and Tom are gay, and forcefully subjects them...

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Physique Pictorial, The Disco Years

Porn, cocaine and disco – these mainstays of the 1970s had America horny, hyper and ready to dance. And while they may have collectively peaked...

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Physique Pictorial in the Swinging ’60s

The 1960s brought on the rise of the quaalude, the creation of the key party and the discovery of those precocious Brits, the Beatles. For those...

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Sticky Pages, A Tribute to Queer Pulp

While photographers like Bob Mizer and Bruce of LA were busy capturing the well-oiled bodies of off-duty military men and muscle beach bodybuilders,...

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Back to the Future – Physique Pictorial in the 1950s

The first issue of Physique Pictorial was a scant 16 pages long (cover to cover), but stimulating nonetheless (at least at the time). Featuring a...

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