Clifford Prince King's guest appearances

Clifford Prince King

Light Work Podcast

Xaviera Simmons

Todd Gray

Meryl Meisler

Aaron Turner

John Edmonds

Jason Lazarus

Mary Mattingly

Justyna Badach

Melissa Catanese

George Awde

Raymond Meeks

Nicola Lo Calzo

Karolina Karlic

Miki Soejima

Gideon Barnett

OwlTail

Clifford Prince King is a self-taught queer Black photographer from Arizona. The images in this exhibition focus on King’s life in Los Angeles. In his work, King’s lifestyle and experiences are starting points to explore desire, intimacy, and day-to-day life with HIV. King’s images chronicle himself and others located in lamp-lit domestic settings. We see a brotherhood of men enacting moments of domestic bliss, nude bodies in the moments before or after a sexual encounter, and the side effects and routine of living with HIV. After King’s diagnosis, he focused anew on understanding the legacy of the AIDS crisis and the artists who responded to it. He took refuge in the words and images of those who once shared an experience like his own, and his work evokes that history while developing a language all his own. In talking about his practice, King returns time and again to the life-affirming aspects of his relationships. In We Used to Lay Together, King has compiled a body of work that explores affection in all its varieties―the simple parts of intimacy, often overlooked but universal.cliffordprinceking.com—Special thanks to Daylight Blue Mediadaylightblue.comLight Worklightwork.orgMusic: "Backed Vibes Clean" by Kevin MacLeod See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Clifford Prince King is a self-taught queer Black photographer from Arizona. The images in this exhibition focus on King’s life in Los Angeles. In his work, King’s lifestyle and experiences are starting points to explore desire, intimacy, and day-to-day life with HIV. King’s images chronicle himself and others located in lamp-lit domestic settings. We see a brotherhood of men enacting moments of domestic bliss, nude bodies in the moments before or after a sexual encounter, and the side effects and routine of living with HIV. After King’s diagnosis, he focused anew on understanding the legacy of the AIDS crisis and the artists who responded to it. He took refuge in the words and images of those who once shared an experience like his own, and his work evokes that history while developing a language all his own. In talking about his practice, King returns time and again to the life-affirming aspects of his relationships. In We Used to Lay Together, King has compiled a body of work that explores affection in all its varieties―the simple parts of intimacy, often overlooked but universal.<a href="http://www.cliffordprinceking.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">cliffordprinceking.com</a>—Special thanks to Daylight Blue Media<a href="http://daylightblue.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">daylightblue.com</a>Light Work<a href="http://lightwork.org" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">lightwork.org</a>Music: "Backed Vibes Clean" by Kevin MacLeod See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Clifford Prince King: We Used to Lay Together