Amidst the disco balls of a queer dive bar or on the white walls of a commercial art gallery, artist Drake Carr exhibits his glamorous and heartfelt portraits of friends, peers, and fictional characters inspired by a deep affection for ‘80s fashion illustration and the D.I.Y. aesthetics of queer erotica. This documentary short captures the artist as he celebrates his final days as a bartender at Happyfun Hideaway and transitions to becoming a full-time artist. Drake Carr was born in 1993 in Flint, MI, and currently lives and works in New York City, NY. Learn more about the artist at art21.org/artist/drakecarr Director: Andrea Chung Executive Producer: Tina Kukielski Series Producer: Nick Ravich Editor: Faisal Azam Additional Editor: Thomas Niles Cinematography: Sebastián Lasaosa Rogers Sound: Ana Fernández, Fivel Rothberg Assistant Curator: Jurrell Lewis Color Correction: Max Blecker Sound Design & Mix: Collin Blendell Design & Graphics: Chips Animation: Orsolya Szantho Music: Daniel Kadawatha, House Of Say, Gloria Tells, warmkeys. Live Performance: Rose Mori as Pvssyheaven Assistant Editor: Michelle Hanks Artwork Courtesy: Drake Carr “Walk-Ins” Footage Courtesy: Ethan James Green, New York Life Gallery Thanks: Thomas Dewey Davis, Joe Fusaro, Happyfun Hideaway, Mel Odom, Mel Ottenberg, Jay Sanders © Art21, Inc. 2024. All rights reserved. “New York Close Up” is made possible with support from Miyoung Lee and Neil Simpkins, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, the Henry Nias Foundation, and individual contributors. TRANSLATIONS Translated subtitles are generously contributed by our volunteer translation community. Visit our translation team at Amara for the full list of contributors: amara.org/teams/art21/ #DrakeCarr #Art21 #Art21NewYorkCloseUp

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