Artist Talk & Reception with David Levinthal

Meet the artist and explore David Levinthal’s intimate portraits of dolls that reveal the hidden desires and cultural myths shaping American sexuality. Intimate Alchemy: David Levinthal’s XXX Polaroids comprises three elements from the Kinsey Institute Library & Special Collections: 26 prints from his XXX series, a selection of the XXX dolls he photographed, and 48 prints from his Netsuke series. Levinthal’s meticulously crafted scenes and use of large-format Polaroid cameras achieve trompe l’oeil realism, blurring the line between fact and fiction in our emerging age of digital intimacy.

Artist talk from 5-6 pm, followed by a reception.