Late 80's Wrestling Photos at Brandt Gallery

From 1985 to 1989, Anastasia Pantsios traveled around the country shooting grappling events like Starrcade in Atlanta, the Great American Bash in Charlotte and the Crockett Cup in New Orleans and Baltimore. “The images, like those of a theater or opera production, froze moments in which stylized gestures provided a conduit for emotions that became real in the process of being acted out,” says Pantsios. “Most fans pretty much knew it was fake, but the best wrestlers made you say to yourself, ‘I know it’s all staged, but boy, that looked real.” Pantsios will show off her wrestling photos as part of this month’s Tremont Art Walk...More?

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