The Revolutionist: Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for our readers. Your Erotica Art Show has become a long-standing annual event. How many years have you been putting that event on, and what can attendees expect to experience if they attend?
Matt Gross: We’ve been hosting the Erotica Art Show for 12 years. It has been an annual show for the entire life of the gallery. My first pop-up art shows before I founded Uncanny Valley were erotica art shows, so it has been around for 15 years technically.
TR: Why is creating a space for and championing erotic art so important to you?
MG: The purpose of this show is to celebrate all forms of erotica that don’t get their fair share of appreciation in society. When I was an artist starting out, it was hard to find venues or spaces that would show a classical figure study or nude, let alone anything more provocative.
TR: How many artists and what mediums are going to be represented in the show?
MG: Everything from classical nudes to pinup to shibari rope bondage is celebrated at this show. We have over 45 artists at Uncanny Valley, with every kind of medium. However, not every one of our artists are as adept at erotica, but they are encouraged to participate and submit something to the show.
TR: Will there be performances this year?
MG: This year we will have a special DJ set by V4MPIREBAIT. A special live vulva sculpting demo by Jo Green. Our annual spanking booth will be set up, where naughty patrons can get a spanking from our expert Belladonna. And we will be having a shibari rope suspension as well.
TR: It seems to us that society is getting more and more reactive and socially conservative. Have you had any backlash for hosting this event?
MG: We usually get an angry letter from some more conservative members of our valley each year. It’s the sign we are doing something right.
TR: Can you tell us a bit more about Uncanny Valley Art Gallery? You all are organized in a sort of cooperative, right? MG: Uncanny Valley is a true artist co-op. I founded it in 2014 as a sole proprietor art gallery, but in 2022 I changed it into a 501 (c) 6 nonprofit art gallery, the only 501 (c) 6 art gallery in Colorado. Since we get our operating funds from the membership fees of our artists, we don’t qualify as a 501 (c) 3, regardless of any educational value. And for anyone unfamiliar, we are not only uncensored, but commission free, meaning that our artists keep 100 percent of all the sales. And yeah, we’ve been around for 12 years and counting. We are open Wednesday through Sunday, noon til 6 p.m. and open late every first Friday of the month.
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