Gabe Martinez's 'Bound to the Past,' a revisiting of 1981, at Marginal Utility

Gabe Martinez’s ‘Bound to the Past,’ a revisiting of 1981, at Marginal Utility

“Untitled Installation (bound to the past)”, mirrors, leather sling, 12” vinyl record (New Order, Factus 8), motorized turntable and video projection, 10’ x 10’ diameter, 2019. (Right) “Queer Eclipse (wizard)”, halochrome-toned silver gelatin prints, 64” x 60”, 2019. Photograph is courtesy of the artist, Gabriel Martinez.

Michael Carroll reviews the latest exhibition by local artistic genius “Gabriel Martinez: Bound to the Past.” The display is centered on the summer of 1981 and the importance of that point in time as a cultural and political moment in LGBTQ+ history. Martinez’s work will be on display through October 20, 2019 at Marginal Utility gallery located at 319 N. 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107.