ALICE O’MALLEY
VIEWING ROOM
Alice O’Malley is a New York photographer whose portraits comprise a historic and vital archive of downtown’s most notorious artists, performers and muses. As the area is rapidly cleared of eccentricity and interest in favour of high rents and new condos, O’Malley’s work has become increasingly imperative.
Helen and Edgar, NYC 2014
Paul Alexander, NYC 2019
The Wooster Collective, NYC 2012
Nicola Tyson, NYC 2012
Theresa Byrnes, NYC 2018
Christopher, NYC 2000
James F Murphy, NYC 2000
Page, NYC 2000
Agosto Machado, NYC 2010
Genesis, NYC 2017
Jaguar Mary, NYC 2001
Little Annie Love Supreme, NYC
Self-Portrait, NYC 2002
Sur Rodney (Sur), NYC 2010
Jack Waters, NYC 2012
Kembra, NYC 2001
Marti Domination, NYC 2010
Dr Julia, NYC 2000
Storme DeLarverie, NYC 2010
Downtown 90’s
The Clit Club
“The Clit Club was a notorious lesbian club in the Meatpacking District in the early 90’s. It was a different kind of party, for one because it was produced by women of colour, and because it was sex positive. There were go-go dancers on the bar, X-rated videos playing downstairs, leather dykes, high femmes and women dressed to go out. It was the era of lesbian chic. Toni C., one of Whitney Houston’s songwriters, was the house DJ. Madonna was there, too. There was a lot of cross-pollination between gay women and men during that time, which also gave queer nightlife a new spin. We left the club at 4am and passed butchers in aprons unloading whole pigs on hooks, from refrigerated trucks, on our way to breakfast at Florent. People went to after hours clubs. Trans sex workers crossed paths at the bagel shop on 14th Street. It was a different city.” Alice O’Malley in conversation with John Marchant for Photoworks, 2017.
