• + Send a Postcard
• + Add to Collection
• + Share this work

Much is exposed but little is revealed. Contradictions abound in strip clubs. At once public and intimate, they invite ogling while they fend off scrutiny. Prurient and pecuniary interests collide in this arena where titillation and arousal are bought and sold. Beneath the gaudy surface, invisible to the self-interested observer, more subtle dynamics are in play. The strip club is a stage upon which fantasies are enacted. Desire comes in different shapes and sizes; customers shop for a good fit at the right price.

My work renders the narratives written in gestures, expressions, and interactions. I am both drawn in and repelled. My presence here produces tension—clothed women subvert the illusion. I know I am unwelcome. I am yet another contradiction in this space where customers seek intimacy, a commodity proffered by young women who seek a living wage.

Artist, Photographer

http://www.donaschwartz.com/sanctionedImages.html 

"Grilled Chicken" from In the Kitchen
"Lip Gloss" from In the Kitchen
"Corn Dogs and Milk" from In the Kitchen
"Cherry Coke" from In the Kitchen
"Hanging Out" from In the Kitchen
"Inspection" from In the Kitchen
"Built Tough" from Soccer Mom
"Colin Dean" from Soccer Mom
"R.I.P." from Soccer Mom
"Spectators, U14 Girls" from Soccer Mom
"No Pets on Fields" from Soccer Mom
"The Smell of Chicken" from Sanctioned Sex
"Beautiful Women, Smell Their Scent" from Sanctioned Sex
"Everybody Likes a Happy Girl" from Sanctioned Sex
"No Hassle Girls" from Sanctioned Sex
"Very Clean, Nice Staff" from Sanctioned Sex
"Desiree and Karen, 68 days" from On the Nest
"Kristin and Ryan, 18 days" from On the Nest
"Alejandra and Mark, 12 days" from On the Nest
"Vicki and Klaus, 21 days" from On the Nest
"Heidi and Erik, 30 days" from On the Nest
"Jason and Kevin, 7 days" from On the Nest
Flier for "On the Nest" series participation
From "in the Kitchen" series