The material covering this particular area is as comprehensive as it
is surprising, comprising a vast amount of imagery, most notably and
often exclusively by Vogelfuetter, taken over a period of years in
Morocco. Vogelfuetter has maintained over several years various
websites in which he exhibited the body of his work. One of the first
ones was known simply as "Flying Boys." Successive sites came and
went ... one long running site was actually a pay service.
Vogelfuetter's present site is at this time closed, purportedly to
allow him to pursue more photography.
Now, a note on his work. Vogelfuetter seems the consummate lover of
Arab boys. His exhibited work portrays boys frolicking at the beach
or in a shaded glade along an irrigation channel. His initial
pictures featured boys' sagging swimming attire. The boys generally
wore whatever they could get for swimming--often quite loose and full
of holes.
You get the picture, I'm sure.
He also did much work in a genre best referred to as "theme studio."
Sessions included boys, singularly or in small groups, attired in
various minimal costumes, including loincloths, boas, Hawaiian skirts,
and Indian paint. Invariably these costumes would be shed to feature
the boy or boys, at times well-oiled, in their glory au-natureal. A
third body of work, loosely defined as "studio" depicted boys bathing
or showering, playing Game Boy or wrestling, in various states of
undress.
Although clearly done for erotic effect, none of the photographs can
be fairly judged as pornography by any legal standard. One might
think that, given the boys were Islamic--a religion characterized as
being quite conservative regarding modesty--they would have been
opposed to appearing naked for the camera. By looking at their faces,
it is immediately apparent that this was not the case--that they were,
indeed, having a great time. It is also worth note that all the boys,
without exception, are circumcised, according to the ancient Muslim
custom as practiced in North Africa.
Naughty-Boy Galleries intends to exhibit a narrowed selection of
Vogelfuetter's huge body of work, keeping in mind our own criteria for
exhibition [not that we aren't exhibitionists, ourselves!] and in
consideration for the artist's own professional interests.
Without further hoopla and broughhaha, the Gallery is proud to feature
these older images of Sahara Afrique.
Thank you.
The Management.
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