Mens is Dogs

This book was created as part of Michael A. Pierce's September 2008 exhibition at GCCR gallery at the Gay Community Center of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia. The title of the book (as well as the installation), Mens is Dogs, is based on a ridiculous line from a RuPaul song. In an extended monologue RuPaul’s character describes how she was jilted by her lover, and rants, “Don’t mess with mens. Don’t mess with mens, cause mens are dogs.” The book includes some images of pieces made for the show; source photos from the web and men’s magazines; and the book closes with a playlist of music selected to be played during the run of the show. But much of the book consists of text of the lyrics for a mix of pop songs juxtaposed with random text from stories from gay men’s magazines. The reader can choose to relate these seemingly disconnected elements or not.