Stephen Tashjian

Stephen Tashjian

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Stephen Tashjian is an American artist. His drag queen character "Tabboo!" became known in the East Village underground scene of New York City in the 1980s. He is also a puppeteer, painter and singer.

Tashjian attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston where he became friends with fellow students Nan Goldin and Jack Pierson. He moved to New York's East Village in 1982 to pursue a career as an artist, and became a regular performer at the Pyramid Club, appearing next to other drag legends like Rupaul and Lady Bunny. Tashjian also performed several times at the annual Wigstock drag event, and appeared in Wigstock, The Movie, released in 1994.

Tashjian has painted murals on city buildings and exhibited his paintings in many galleries internationally. Under the name Tabboo! he designed flyers, record album covers and advertising for underground venues. One of his better-known artworks is his graphic design for the successful Deee-Lite "World Clique" album cover. The curly lettering on the album cover became an iconic image for the band and the rave culture of the early 1990s.

The photographer Nan Goldin included photographs [http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?workid=25978&searchid=15383] of Tabboo! in her books and he is featured on the cover of her book "The Other Side" [ [http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images.amazon.com/images/P/3908247349.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/3908247349&h=240&w=240&sz=11&hl=en&start=71&tbnid=pBmAZeT6roltDM:&tbnh=110&tbnw=110&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnan%2Bgoldin%26start%3D60%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN Drag photo] ] in drag.

Tashjian continues to perform in New York and shows his paintings in art shows, most notably a 2006 group show curated by Jack Pierson at Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York, featuring dozens of camp art piecs from his private collection. The show featured works by Matthew Barney, Nan Goldin, David Armstrong, Jack Pierson, and Mark Morrisroe.

Tashjian's work has also been documented in the New Museum’s “East Village Show” and New York University (NYU)/Grey Art Gallery’s “Downtown Show.”

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* [http://www.gaycitynews.com/gcn_525/tabboogivesyoufever.html]


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