Jo Weldon's New York School of Burlesque

Liz Fans in Front of one of Liz's Paintings: Pinkie Special, Bambi the Mermaid, Scott Ewalt, Bunny Love, Dr. Lucky. Some of Liz's Promo Materials Me with Scott Ewalt (the curator and a close friend of Liz's) and a Costume Sequinette with one of the Mannequins An image of Liz Scott drew on the chalkboard in the rehearsal space. There are also lots of lovely paintings by Liz, and some astonishing memorabilia, but I didn't get any pix of those.

The scene behind the show today was electric. Liz-o-philes and others were buzzing about hanging masterpieces and wondering where this or that had gotten to. "Has anyone seen the black beaded g string?" "You mean this?" "No honey, that's a rhinestone underwire." Billy Beyond is blogging about all the amazing Liz Renay events this week, you have to check it out! January 09, 2009 — January 31, 2009 76 Grand Street, New York Deitch Projects and the Burlesque Hall of Fame present "How To Attract Men" a retrospective exhibit of the art of Liz Renay. Pre-pop , Pre-punk, and an outsider on the inside- Liz Renay created her own reality and an enormous body of work along the way including four books, three dozen films and miles of printed publicity. In the first New York showing of her paintings in fifty years, Deitch Projects 76 Grand Street gallery will feature original paintings as well as a salon of important collages, costumes, and ...