Michael Bailey-Gates
Michael Bailey-Gates | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 28, 1993 |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Modeling, Photography |
| Website | mikebaileygates |
Michael Bailey-Gates (born July 28, 1993)[1] is an American artist, photographer, and model. He was born in Rhode Island, and currently resides in New York City.[2]
Life[edit]
Michael Bailey-Gates grew up in Rhode Island where he worked an after school job at a photo studio.[3][4] He continued on to receive his BFA in Photography from the School of Visual Arts in 2015.
Work[edit]
Photographer[edit]
In 2013 Bailey-Gates met photographer Ryan McGinley and became a protégé of the artist.[5] Bailey-Gates later debuted his body of work "A Horse The Rough" with New York Times in 2018. The pictures referenced early motion-study photographs "without the gender norms traditional to classical portraiture".[6]
In 2021, Bailey-Gates’ first solo exhibition, "A Glint In The Kindling", was hosted at The Ravestijn Gallery, in Amsterdam.[7][8] Chantal McStay, in a New York Times Style Magazine review of the exhibition, stated the photographs on display "evoked the aesthetics of classical portraiture as they upend conventions of gender and beauty."[9] This body of work was published as the inaugural book by Pinch publishing in 2021.[10]
In 2021 Bailey-Gates was the subject of homophobic backlash after releasing a self portrait commissioned for a Valentino campaign.[11] The brand's designer, Pierpaolo Piccioli, condemned the backlash over the Valentino image.[12]
Horace D. Ballard, in Aperture Magazine, describes Bailey-Gates’ photography as redefining traditional portraiture through "queer, neoclassical portraits" and notes his specialties in portraiture, studio and tableau photography.[13]
Model[edit]
Bailey-Gates has modeled for the brands DKNY and CK One[14] as well as for the publications i-D, Arena Homme +, and Interview.[2][15][4] In 2015 Bailey-Gates was photographed by Terry Richardson for an editorial in Vogue Hommes International.[16] In 2016, Michael Bailey-Gates appeared in his boyfriend Thomas Whiteside's book Route 1, Mike and India.[17]
Awards and honors[edit]
Bailey-Gates was listed as W Magazine's 10 young artists to follow in 2018.[18] and in 2020 he was named one of Cultured magazines Young artists 2020.[19]
References[edit]
- ^ Michael Bailey Gates. Models.com. Retrieved June 6, 2017
- ^ a b Sauvalle, Julien. Instaboy of the Week: Michael Bailey Gates. Out. January 20, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ Satran, Rory. Michael Bailey Gates, One Boy a Thousand Feelings. i-D. August 26, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ a b Michael Bailey-Gates. Interview. June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ Freeman, Nate (2013-11-20). "Ryan McGinley, the Pied Piper of the Downtown Art World". New York Times. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Bauman, Ian (2018-03-28). "The Emerging Photographer Inspired by Classical Portraiture". New York Times Style Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Brennan, Joe (2021-09-30). "Michael Bailey-Gates' Arresting Portraits of Themself and Their Community". Another Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ "The Ravestijn Gallery: A Glint In The Kindling". Artforum. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ McStay, Chantal (2021-09-09). "The T List: Five Things We Recommend This Week: Performative Portraits". New York Times Style Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Williams, Megan (2021-10-18). "Michael Bailey-Gates' photos artfully redress gender roles". Creative Review. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Abad, Mario (2021-04-12). "Valentino's Designer Reacts to People Triggered by Gender-Fluid Image". Paper. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ Peters, Alex (2021-04-12). "Pierpaolo Piccioli condemns backlash over 'gender-bending' Valentino image". Dazed Digital. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ Ballard, Horace D. (2019-05-30). "Can this Young Photographer Dissolve the Drama of Gender?". Aperture. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Iseman, Courtney. The Rise of the Multi-Talented Multi-Tasker. i-D. October 29, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ Information. Michael Baliey-Gates. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ Michael Bailey Gates Plays Muse for Vogue Hommes Paris. Fashionisto. September 28, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ Eckart, Stephanie. India Salvor Menuez and Michael Bailey Gates Romp Through Iceland, Naked and Free. W Magazine. October 8, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ Eckardt, Stephanie (2018-01-10). "These Are the 10 Young Photographers to Follow in 2018". W. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ Mayer, Aubrey (2019-11-26). "Michael Bailey-Gates Ignites the Impact of Photographs". Cultured Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-12.