Linda Simpson’s The Drag Explosion

Since the 1980s, Linda Simpson has been a fixture of NYC nightlife as a pioneering drag artist, publisher of the revisionary queer magazine My Comrade, and photographer documenting the influential downtown queer artist community whose legacy continues to reverberate today.
Originally from the Twin Cities, Simpson returns to present her behind-the-scenes photography in the one-woman live slideshow The Drag Explosion at the Walker. Tracing the history of the wild nightlife, queer activism, and colorful artists such as Keith Haring, RuPaul, and Willi Ninja, Simpson’s The Drag Explosion captures a golden era of queer NYC artists that paved the way for today’s drag renaissance.
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As part of the Walkers summer 2024 program, Nightlife as Form.
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