Featuring: Kirsten Easthope, Lisa Petrucci, Joshua Petker, Jason Nelson,
Nicole Steen, Lynne Naylor, Michiko, Miles Thompson, Erin Norlin, Joe Chiodo, Heather Watts, Ryan Heshka, Keith Weesner
~ see the gallery ~

Also on November 13th -- the “Pop Surrealism” book release party!

Modern Pin Up Art, meaning the scantily clad depictions of female pulchritude, can be traced back to the close of the 19th Century, when the staunch Victorian era morals of the time started to weaken. At this time everything from calendars to magazines to posters (a newly evolving art form at the time) began to realize they could captivate viewers with illustrations of beautiful carefree women (such as the Gibson Girl, considered provocative at the time, or Toulouse Lautrec’s Demi Monde beauties).

In the mid nineties a new wave of interest of vintage pin up art occurred, fueled by the retro “cocktail culture” resurgence, and the rediscovery of Pin Up goddess Bettie Page, whose iconic black hair, bright smile, and racy bondage photographs were inspiring to almost all the current countercultural scenes, from Rockabilly to S&M, and directly influenced the burgeoning burlesque scene. New artists started experimenting with the subject and a new wave of alternative Pin Up art was born.

The Pin Up Show features some of the best artists working in the genre.