The White Party, Morad Bouchakour, 2002

photographic support, h 60cm × w 50cm More details
© Morad Bouchakour

The White Party was part of the Pride celebrations in Amsterdam. The photograph features a moment of intimacy between two men actively expressing their desire. Male lust is depicted in an explicit, physical manner. The composition highlights the existence of a space where direct, sexual interactions are accepted and celebrated.

Identification

Title(s)

The White Party
Feest! Morad Bouchakour fotografeert feestcultuur in Nederland (series title)

Object type

documentary photographs

Object number

NG-2002-82-34

Description

De White Party is een onderdeel van Amsterdam Gay Pride, die ieder jaar in augustus wordt gehouden. Deze dag bestaat uit straatfeesten en culturele activiteiten; de grachtenparade is een van de hoogtepunten en werd in 2002 voor de zevende keer gehouden. 250.000 toeschouwers kwamen kijken naar dit erotische spektakel van de gay-scene. Naar de White Party in de Heineken Music Hall kwamen 4000 bezoekers. Dress-code: wit!

Creation

Artist

Morad Bouchakour

Place

Amsterdam

Dating

3-Aug-2002

Material and Technique

Material

photographic support

Measurements

height 60 cm × width 50 cm

Subject

What

When

2001-08 - 2002-10

Where

Amsterdam

Who

Amsterdam Gay Pride

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Purchased with the support of the NRC Handelsblad

Acquisition

purchase Oct-2002

Copyright

Morad Bouchakour

Relations

Is part of

Feest! Morad Bouchakour fotografeert feestcultuur in Nederland (NG-2002-82)

Documentation

Party! in the Netherlands : photography Morad Bouchakour, Bas Heijne
Bas Heijne, 'Thema Nederland viert feest', in Bijlage NRC Handelsblad, Rotterdam, oktober 2002.

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.377539

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