The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center are proud to present Cast of Characters, a dramatic transformation of the Bureau by artist Liz Collins featuring a salon-style exhibition of portraits by 100 LGBTQ artists. Inspired by lavishly decorated and richly ornamented nineteenth-century libraries and salons, this immersive installation brings vibrant colors, dynamic geometric patterns, and lush textures to the Bureau’s utilitarian aesthetic of plywood and cardboard. The exhibition will transform the Bureau into a warm, bright lounge, inspiring contemplation and conversation, beckoning visitors to linger, look, and read.
Exhibiting Artists:
Paula Allen, Lani Asuncion, Aziz + Cucher, Shimon Attie, Hannah Barrett, Nayland Blake, Marissa Bluestone, Chris Bogia, Justin Vivian Bond, Deborah Bright, Nancy Brooks Brody, Dietmar Busse, Nao Bustamente, Jai Carrillo, Cassils, Geoffrey Chadsey, Caroline Wells Chandler, Kyle Coniglio, Marco DaSilva, Niko Darling, Katrina del Mar, Leah DeVun, KD Diamond, Vincent Dilio, Angela Dufresne, Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, Nicole Eisenman, Scott Ewalt, Alesia Exum, Avram Finkelstein, C. Finley, Lola Flash, Chitra Ganesh, Andrea Geyer, Gary Graham, Stephanie Gudra, Martine Gutierrez, Barbara Hammer, Michelle Handleman, Jesse Harrod, Clarity Haynes, Karen Heagle, Mars Hobrecker, Elizabeth Insogna, K Rin Johnson, John Kelley, Amanda Kirkhuff, Kia LaBeija, Doron Langberg, Rebecca Levi, Myles Loftin, Shelley Marlow, Rodolfo Marron III, Aaron McIntosh, Eric McNatt, India Salvor Menuez, Lucas Michael, Troy Michie, Midori, Rodrigo Moreira, Carlos Motta, Zanele Muholi, Em North, Samantha Nye, Sig Olson, Alice O’Malley, Allison Michael Orenstein, Maia Cruz Palileo, Anna Parisi, Vick Quezada, LJ Roberts, Jason Rodgers, Gabriel Garcia Roman, JD Samson, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Michael Sharkey, Lauryn Siegel/ Virgil BH Taylor, Charan Singh, SKOTE (Alex P White & Jill Pangallo), Buzz Slutzky, Tuesday Smillie, Allison Smith, Pamela Sneed, Alexander Stadler, AK Summers, Aarav Sundaresh, Corinne Teed, Gail Thacker, Vincent Tiley, Mickalene Thomas, Boris Torres, Nicola Tyson, Conrad Ventur, Mickey Vered, Courtney Webster & Meg Turner, Ketch Wehr, Matthew Weinstein

image credit: wallpaper design- Liz Collins
framed artworks- top row: Dietmar Busse, Martine Gutierrez, Zanele Muholi; bottom row: Nao Bustamente, Hannah Barrett, Paula Allen