Party Pages: 10×10’s queer photo exhibition kicked off a weekend of Pride celebrations
The works of JJ Levine (Image: David Pike)
10×10’ s annual queer photo exhibition, in partnership with the People Project, has quickly become one of the most popular, and one of the sweatiest, kickoff events on the Thursday night before Pride weekend. Last week at the Gladstone Hotel, photographers R Kelly Clipperton, Adamo de Pax , Guntar Kravis, Sue Lloyd, JJ Levine, John Monteith, Renee Navarro, Alex Nursall, Allyson Scott and Sonja Scharf debuted 10 portraits each of fascinating queer subjects. Guests like artist Grant Heaps, DJ Max Mohenu, MTV’ s Ron Ruiz, curator, coordinator and artist James Fowler, fashion designers David Dixon and Sunny Fong and more flooded the narrow thoroughfares to show support for the burgeoning art party. Not to be outdone by last year’s Total Recall– inspired guest, performance artist Keith Cole showed up in a disheveled drag getup and was spotted getting very friendly with his fans. The exhibition runs until July 15.
147586 Works by Adamo de Pax (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5195-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5195.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5195.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5195/ pike-5195 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147588 Stuwart Keele, curator and director of programming at the Art Gallery of Mississauga, and his partner Michael Machnic, architect and designer at Gensler Toronto (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5249-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5249.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5249.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5249/ pike-5249 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147589 James Fowler and 10x10 participant Guntar Kravis (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5264-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5264.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5264.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5264/ pike-5264 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147591 Portraits of interdisciplinary artist Jess MacCormack and performance/video artist Mikiki <br />
(Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5273-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5273.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5273.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5273/ pike-5273 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147592 Portrait of Brad Horvath by photographer Guntar Kravis (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5288-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5288.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5288.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5288/ pike-5288 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147593 Portraits by Allyson Scott (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5313-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5313.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5313.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5313/ pike-5313 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
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Back row (from left): Adamo de Pax, Sue Lloyd, Allyson Scott, Renee Navarro, Sonja Scharf, JJ Levine, Guntar Kravis, John Monteith<br />
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Front row: James Fowler, Alex Nursal, R Kelly Clipperton (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5400-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5400.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5400.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5400/ pike-5400 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147600 10x10 photograph books (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5423-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5423.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5423.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5423/ pike-5423 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147601 TV personality Jonathan Nathaniel with portrait by Adamo de Pax 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5439-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5439.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5439.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5439/ pike-5439 0 0
147602 Singer Reg Vermue and a portrait of Max Mohenu (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5445-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5445.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5445.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5445/ pike-5445 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147605 Curator James Fowler, multimedia artist Rob Hopkins and past 10x10 participant Paul Buen (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5511-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5511.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5511.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5511/ pike-5511 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147606 Photographer Adam de Pax with subject Sunny Fong (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5522-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5522.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5522.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5522/ pike-5522 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147607 Former <em>Degrassi</em> actor Adamo Ruggiero (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5539-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5539.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5539.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5539/ pike-5539 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147608 The Morning Show’s Liem Vu, writer Paul Aguirre-Livingston and friend (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5544-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5544.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5544.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5544/ pike-5544 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147611 Past 10x10 participant Tanja Tiziana with guest (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5556-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5556.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5556.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5556/ pike-5556 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147612 2012 participant Renee Navarro with one of her subjects, photographer Andrea Whitehouse<br />
(Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5562-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5562.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5562.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5562/ pike-5562 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147613 Performer Keith Cole (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5570-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5570.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5570.jpg 624 936 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5570/ pike-5570 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147615 (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5593-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5593.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5593.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5593/ pike-5593 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147616 Musician Johnny OC and writer Russ Martin (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5605-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5605.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5605.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5605/ pike-5605 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147620 Writer Ryan Kerr (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5624-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5624.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5624.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5624/ pike-5624 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147622 Artists Ken Moffatt and Daryl Vocat (Vocat was a subject last year) (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5647-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5647.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5647.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5647/ pike-5647 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147623 Artists John Monteith and Grant Heaps (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5653-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5653.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5653.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5653/ pike-5653 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147624 Past 10x10 participant Joey Bruni and artist Nathaniel Addison (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5661-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5661.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5661.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5661/ pike-5661 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147625 2011 10x10 participant Tania Anderson with 2012 photographer and University of Toronto professor Sue Lloyd (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5665-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5665.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5665.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5665/ pike-5665 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147627 Canadian Film Centre’s Jakub Jasinski and MTV’s Ron Ruiz (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5687-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5687.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5687.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5687/ pike-5687 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147628 Fashion designer David Dixon next to his portrait (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5691-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5691.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5691.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5691/ pike-5691 0 0
(Image: David Pike)
147629 DJ Max Mohenu with his portrait (Image: David Pike) 10x10 queer photography exhibit 10x10 queer photography exhibit https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5698-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5698.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PIKE-5698.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/10-x-10-toronto-pride-2012-queer-photo-exhibit/slide/pike-5698/ pike-5698 0 0
(Image: David Pike)