Interface: Artists Using Social Media

A new exhibit at the Leslie-Lohman Museum mounts a brick and mortar exhibit to a group of artists who use the digital sphere as their main interaction space for art fans and collectors.

Curated by Walt Cessna, "Interface" presents 30 New York queer artists who work in a wide variety of styles and mediums including painting, photography, sculpture, and installation. Cessna says, "What I hope the viewer sees is how wide-ranging, diverse, truly unique, and heartfelt the current art scene actually is."

"Interface" opens at the Leslie-Lohman Museum on May 15, and runs through August 2, 2015. Join them live at the opening reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on May 15, and join them virtually throughout the exhibition at #QueerArtInterface.

The Museum is located at 26 Wooster Street in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City. LeslieLohman.org.

Scooter La Forge, Masters of the Universe, 2011, Oil on canvas, 50 x 58.5 in. Collection of David W. Perkins and George Constant.

Alesia Exum, Macy Rodman, 2013, Digital archival print, 9.5 x 7.58 in. Courtesy the artist.

Benjamin Fredrickson, Anonymous (Spandex), 2007, Polaroid. Courtesy of the artist and Daniel Cooney Fine Art, New York. Click on the image above to see an uncensored version of this artwork.

Derek Dewitt, Stella Rose Saint Clair, 2013, 22 x 17 in. Courtesy the artist.

Dietmar Busse, Joseph St. Laurant, 2014, Gelatin silver print with ink, 14 x 11 in. Courtesy the artist.

Gio Black Peter, Big Dreams, 2014, Acrylic and oil pastel on NYC Subway map, 32.5 x 23 in. Courtesy the artist. Click on the image above to see an uncensored version of this artwork.

Natasha Gornik, Andi, 2014, Photographic inkjet print, 20 x 24 in. Courtesy the artist.

Dietmar Busse, Michael Bilsborough, 2014, Gelatin silver print with ink, 14 x 11 in. Courtesy the artist.

Chuck Nitzberg, Fettered, 2015, Mixed media on paper, 38 x 19 in. Courtesy the artist.

Brian Kenny, Eye Get It, 2015, Acrylic on canvas, 54 x 54 in. Courtesy the artist.

Bubi Canal, Untitled, 2015, Photograph, 20 x 30 in. Courtesy the artist in Munch Gallery, New York.

Benjamin Fredrickson, Self-Portrait with Cameras, Polaroid, 3.25 x 4.25 in. Courtesy the artist and Daniel Cooney Fine Art, New York.

Erika Keck, Untitled (Rose), 2014, Acrylic paint, polyester mesh, and wood, 60 x 60 in. Courtesy the artist and Envoy Enterprises, New York.