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MIX NYC Naked Eye Camera Benefit

The Naked Eye is a one-night only exclusive benefit bringing together some of the best burlesque, drag, and variety acts the city has to offer under the whip of Alaska Thunderfuck 5000.

THE LINE UP:
Darlinda Just Darlinda
Machine Dazzle
Michael Musto and Molly Pope
Xavier Smith
Trixie Little and Mr. Gorgeous
Claywoman (Michael Cavadias)
MORE ACTS BEING ADDED EVERY WEEK!

What exactly is The Naked Eye? It's your chance to see directly into the private lives of some of your most desperate celebrity obsessions, as MIX NYC (the creators of New York's long-running experimental queer film festival) auctions off their private photos online at http://mixnyc.org/nakedeye.

All funds raised will go to support MIX's groundbreaking arts organizing in the queer community. Check back frequently as we update the list of performers!

$25 regular / $50 VIP table seating.

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MIX NYC, the nonprofit media arts organization behind the annual New York Queer Experimental Film Festival, is partnering with major celebrities in film, television, music, fashion and the arts in the The Naked Eye Celebrity Camera Auction. Undeveloped disposable cameras filled with tantalizing and exclusive candid images taken by celebrities will be available for bidding worldwide via eBay on May 12, 2014, with a blockbuster launch party to follow in New York City on May 15.

A kick-off party emceed by Ru Paul's Drag Race superstar Alaska Thunderfuck will celebrate the Naked Eye on May 15 at New York City's famed downtown venue The Slipper Room, described by the New York Times as "a beacon in the New York burlesque scene." The party will feature live performances, fantastic prizes, and VIP experiences. Tickets for the show will cost $25, with a limited number of $50 VIP front-row seats available.

Over 100 celebrities have contributed their unseen "selfies" and life photos including the likes of James Franco, Lea DeLaria, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Cera, Catherine Opie, Amy Sedaris, Mink Stole, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Hilton Als, Buck Angel, Betty Buckley, Christian Coulson, Dennis Cooper, the cast of Bob's Burgers, Justin Vivian Bond, Le1f, The Knife, Terrence Koh, Sally Jessy Raphael, Jake Shears and numerous others. Collectors, fans and friends will have the opportunity to bid on and be the first to see images created just for them by their favorite celebrities. A complete list of participating celebrities is included on the MIX NYC website.

The cameras themselves are being auctioned "naked," i.e. with undeveloped negatives included, giving fans a unique opportunity to own original, one-of-a-kind photographic artworks. Celebrity partners have been encouraged to have fun and create candid and surprising images that reflect their real lives. With top actors, comedians, musicians, drag queens and even porn stars participating, there truly are images to appeal to all types.

This event is made possibly by the generous support of The Slipper Room, Out Hotel, and The Bowery Hotel.

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MIX NYC is a New York City-based cultural organization that presents new and experimental film, video, performance, music and other artworks that are rooted in the lives, politics and experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people.

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A 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization, MIX NYC is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Materials for the Arts, the Ford Foundation, the Foundation to Promote Open Society, The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes, Visual AIDS, Harvard University, Gesso Foundation, Phil Zwickler Charitable & Memorial Foundation Trust, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Broadway Cares/EQuity Fights AIDS, and the generosity of many individuals!

82 Nassau Street, PMB 341 | New York, NY 10038 | 212.742.8880 | info@mixnyc.org

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The Slipper Room (View)
167 Orchard Street
New York, NY 10038
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