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KINK OUT: SPACES -- SOLD OUT

  • MoMA PS1 22-25 Jackson Avenue Long Island City, NY 11101 (map)

Celebrating the Creativity & Culture
of NYC’s Kink/Leather & Sex Work Communities

Kink Out: SPACES transforms the VW Dome at MoMA PS1 into an interactive and educational arena of kink/leather rituals, performances, presentations, screenings, and installations, including discussions on safe practices, healing, and activism.

TICKETS — SOLD OUT

  • SOLD OUT — $15 General Admission // $13 MoMA Members

  • FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. The VW Dome program is only open to ticket-holders, however the museum is open to the public, so capacity in Artbook will be limited. Arrive early on the day!

  • Please contact MoMA PS1’s ticket desk for ticket inquiries and to ask about a wait list.

  • No one turned away for lack of funds. Tickets are now SOLD OUT.

  • The VW Dome program is limited to visitors 18 years and older

VW DOME (18+ Area)

1:45 p.m. -- Doors Open & Interactive Stations
2:15 p.m. -- Opening Ritual & Kink Out Community Agreements, Led by Empress Wu
2:30 p.m. -- Black + Queer in Leather: Black BDSM Material Culture [An Intervention + Lecture], Tiona Nekkia McClodden aka blkdocs
3:30 p.m. -- Shibari Performance, Kissmedeadlydoll, Erykah Ohms, and Jewelry And Fire
4:00 p.m. -- Anyone Can Shine, Tamara Santibañez
4:30 p.m. -- Whipping & Flogging Performance, Ashley Paige, Martine Phoenix, Domina Jia, and Tina Horn
5:00 p.m. -- Spank Therapy, Led by Ze Royale
5:45 p.m. -- Closing Ritual, Led by Yin Q
All Day — Consent Rituals, Bootblacking & Latex Shining, Pet Play Area, Smut Projections, DJ, Photo Booth, and Leather Bar

ARTBOOK & MAIN BUILDING

3:00 p.m. -- Big Tech is Watching: Surveillance and Resistance Mobilization, With SX Noir, Leila Raven, and Kate Zen, on behalf of the sex worker-led tech activist collective Hacking//Hustling
4:30 p.m. -- Race Play & POC in Kink and Sex Work Spaces: Identity-based Emotional Labor, Sexual Preference, or Sexploitation?, With Dulcinea Pitagora (PhD, LCSW, CST), Steph Lykes, and Cheyenne Taylor
All Day — On-Site Social Worker Safety Station, Bookstore, Gallery Exhibitions, and Restaurant

CONTRIBUTORS

COMMUNITY HONOREES

VIDEO ARTISTS

DJ

BOOTBLACKS & LATEX SHINERS

CONSENT GUIDES

  • Charlotte Taillor & Aelita

  • Alt Weekend & Beans

  • Kolby Brianne & Emilie

  • Maddox The Amazon & Lady Eden

HANDLERS & PETS

  • Brittany & Zac pup // H & T pup

  • Santos & Rocket pup

  • Thea Luce & Princess Kitty

  • Erika & Aza pup

  • We invite critters from our community to join in!

SAFETY MONITORS

ORGANIZERS

KINK OUT COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS

  • This is a space that celebrates Enthusiastic Consent!

  • This is a space where no assumptions are made about identity or pronouns.

  • This is a space that uplifts marginalized identities and communities.

  • Persons visibly and/or disruptively intoxicated will be asked to leave.

  • Persons who breach these Community Agreements or our PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO POLICY below will be asked to leave.

  • If there is a conflict or if you are feeling violated or triggered, please see a Safety Monitor, who will all be wearing red bandanas.

  • By purchasing tickets you agree to these Community Agreements.

KINK OUT PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO POLICY

  1. NO PHOTOGRAPHY: No guests nor outside press are permitted to take photos or to record video in the VW Dome (e.g. the area where BDSM activities are taking place, aka the area where we need to uphold the safety of the BDSM practitioners in our community). Do NOT bring professional recording devices/cameras to Kink Out events.

  2. CONTENT CREW (Photographer(s) and Videographer(s)): The Content Crew will document the event for both MoMA PS1 and Kink Out’s social media and promotional channels, archives, signal boosts by media outlets, and other post-event promotions. Content Crew members are identifiable by wearing a specific item, which will be communicated to all guests prior to the event.

  3. PHOTO BOOTH: There will be a photo booth in the VW Dome where all guests are permitted to take photos.

  4. OPT OUT OF PHOTOS: If you DO NOT want your photo taken by the official Content Crew, nor to be seen in any publicly released video content, please obtain a green glow stick from the Door Crew and wear it in an obvious place on your body or clothing to indicate your personal photo and video restrictions.

  5. ZERO TOLERANCE:

    • NO PROFESSIONAL RECORDING DEVICES TO BE CARRIED NOR USED BY EVENT GUESTS: IF YOU BRING A PROFESSIONAL RECORDING DEVICE TO KINK OUT: SPACES IT MUST BE LEFT AT THE COAT CHECK.

    • NO PERSONAL CAMERAS OR PHONE CAMERAS MAY BE USED IN THE VW DOME: IF YOU ARE REPORTED TO BE TAKING PHOTOS OR VIDEO IN THE VW DOME, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE.

ABOUT KINK OUT

Kink Out produces empowering events that bring people of intersectional identities with lived experience in BDSM and sex work together to share art, activism, work, and conversation. Follow: @kinkoutevents

Earlier Event: January 31
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