Naked City TV Sneak Peek: Eric Kroll
Posted at 3:11 PM Jun 06, 2008
This afternoon I interviewed Eric Kroll for next week's episode of Naked City TV (which will be the 10th ep, whew!). Eric has a show that opens tonight at the Anna Kustera Gallery - it's all about his collection, and features his photos as well as naughty pictures by Batters and Weegee.
He surprised me by bringing company. Molly D'Amour, whose bra-changing antics you see in the photo above, is one of his models. They had a big suitcase of pinup dresses too (which are all part of Eric's collective, not her personal wardrobe) and Molly changed and did peculiar things in the background while Eric talked in the foreground. It's the first time I've shot something kind of conceptual for Naked City TV, and it was made conceptual by my subject. He was very amused by the prospect of confusing and distracting the viewer with a pretty girl in the background.
The opening for the show is tonight, for those interested in mixing and mingling.
--Audacia Ray
Batters/Kroll/Weegee - From the Collection of Eric Kroll - Opening Friday, June 6th from 6 to 8 pm. Anna Kustera Gallery, 520 West 21st street If anyone could amass a fantastic collection of erotic photography, it would be the legendary Eric Kroll, whose 1994 Taschen book Fetish Girls has sold 200,000 copies. A Los Angeles photographer who specializes in fetishistic erotica with a sense of humor, he is now exhibiting for the frist time at the Anna Kustera Gallery a selection of photographs by Elmer Batters, Weegee and himself that show just how sexy, intriguing, funny and original the genre can be. FREE opening, show remains up until July 3rd.
more: Naked City TV Preview
