The Sex Art Gallery -

The Sex Art Gallery was located on the third floor of SEXWORLD a retail store in Downtown Minneapolis.  The Gallery opened on valentines day of 1996 with several hundred attending.  SexWorld hired a publicist and suddenly  The Sex Art Gallery was featured in over a dozen articles.
The opening events lasted three days with hundreds in attendance.  Eventually, the gallery was open every day 10 to 10, and featured dozens of artists with live performance art weekly.  The live performances were most exciting, as the gallery director was most often the lead performer.  From interpretive dance shows to latex demos, bondage demos and body castings, the live performances were amazing.
The studio was glass enclosed so naked-ness was possible.  Tit Print parties were often the highlight as, almost invariably, other body parts got painted before the night was through.  Patrons could watch these more risqué performances through the windows from the gallery itself. 
Less nude shows were held in the gallery Annex, a part of the building the gallery sort of "took over" with a plywood stage, a couple of flood lights and a fog machine, not to mention the kareokee PA.! These will soon be available in the SHOW section of this site.  A decision was made by the SexWorld Management to close the gallery in October 1997, a week before the opening of the Frank G. Hoffman Exhibit. 
The eXotic eXstacy maXquerade Ball, the Gallery's last event is not to be forgotten. One can still hear people talk of it. With the work of Brandie Walters, a one time assistant turned public relations, SexWorld and The Sex Art Gallery produced a show that Minneapolis still remembers. 
 We filled the bar with vendors that had all sorts of oddities.  Sent belly dancers through the crowd, followed with some candy box girls giving away free condoms and lube.  Several Porn Stars were flown in to host the event and they gave the press interviews from a VIP area. 
We had fashion shows, drag shows and equipment demonstrations.  Photographers were everywhere.  Gallery assistant Ron Quigley, in a white tuxedo, boasted a halo with white wings - ushering in the judges for a costume contest at the end. 
It was a wonderful place to experience and will not be too soon forgotten.  This site is dedicated to keeping its vision alive. Click here to see the Opening Day! 

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