More Glitter ‐ Less Bitter

More Glitter ‐ Less Bitter

Photographs by Daniel Nicoletta

1975 – present

June 4 - July 10, 2010

Artist reception: Friday, June 4, 6 - 8 PM

Electric Works

130 8th Street

San Francisco, California 94103

415 626 5496 phone

415 626 2396 fax

http://www.sfelectricworks.com

Electric Works is pleased to present More Glitter - Less Bitter, a

poignant romp through Dan Nicolettaʼs vigilant documentation of San

Franciscoʼs gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender communities.

In 1975 Dan Nicoletta was hired by Harvey Milk to work in Milkʼs

Castro Street camera store and there at age 19, Danʼs life path as a

documentarian for that emerging scene began. Milk was one of the

first openly gay elected officials in the world and he became a symbol

of hope to the LGBT civil rights movement after he was assassinated

in 1978.

The photographs in the exhibit will highlight significant moments

along the way including still photos taken by Nicoletta on the set of

Gus Van Santʼs Academy Award winning film MILK in which actor

Lucas Grabeel portrayed Nicoletta.

Through the last 38 years Nicoletta has remained a key point person

for LGBT Community related research. The title of this exhibit More

Glitter – Less Bitter, takes its cue from Nicolettaʼs penchant for the

ebullient and theatrical in life.

In his article about Nicoletta’s 1996 retrospective in San Francisco,

art critic David Bonetti wrote:

“…it has been Nicoletta's conscious choice to photograph the more,

shall we say, theatrical members of a community that has been

famous for putting the pizzazz in theater since the first fabulous

costume was worn on that stage just East of Eden. (Who, after all,

invented sequins?) … if you love flamboyance, drag queens, discos,

alternative theater, pretty boys, powerful women and the in-your-face

politics of Queer Nation, you'll probably find Nicoletta's photographs

just your cup of tea… San Francisco is lucky that Nicoletta has been

there with his camera recording it through all of its changes.”

Interviews with Dan Nicoletta can also be scheduled directly with Dan

@ 415.665-5930, cell 415.310-3072 or info@dannynicoletta.com or

through Judith Selby 415-626-5496 judith@sfelectricworks.com