Salomon Arts Gallery Presents DONALD AND VICTOR: UNDER THE INFLUENCE – Preview

A Salomon Arts Gallery spokesperson says, “The exhibit serves as a love letter to a man who graced the pages of fashion magazines and appeared on the runway for many top designers. Arimondi’s determination led him to shooting the likes of Grace Jones, Liv Ullman, and Norman Mailer as well as several portraits of male nudes during the pre-AIDS culture of the early 1980s. His work speaks to his sensuous style. His pieces focus on the imagery of the plight of the homeless of San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood suffering during the height of the AIDS epidemic. In his words, ‘Since I posed in front of the camera for so many years, my experience with talented photographers made me realize a way to express my inner world.’”