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Featuring archival work by filmmaker Felix Rodriguez, Legendary Looks: My Ballroom Story is part of a multi-site exhibition that explores the extraordinary artistry and cultural legacy of the house ballroom community. Unfolding across Pioneer Works, ArtsWestchester, and City Lore throughout the summer, Legendary Looks is co-curated by Legendary NYC Mother Jonovia Chase Lanvin, Icon International Mother Twiggy Pucci Garçon and Icon Ballroom Hall of Famer Founder Michael Roberson Maison-Margiela—three prominent leaders known for their work in elevating and sustaining the rich legacy of house ballroom culture.

Legendary Looks: My Ballroom Story culminated with a mini ball at Pioneer Works coinciding with the organization’s Second Sundays event on August 10th, 2025. It will also be on view concurrently with Legendary Looks: The Art of Effects and Design at ArtsWestchester, which delves into the often overlooked tradition of effects design in House Ballroom. These presentations will dovetail into the last and final part of the three-part series Legendary Looks: Presenting Our Legacy at City Lore—an installation that features collections of ball flyers, archival photos, costuming pieces, as well as video and audio excerpts from oral history interviews collected by the curators. Roberson notes, “Ballroom has been many things historically—the elixir of healing, the political gesture of organizing people, and using art and the public sphere as sites of resistance. It has been, and continues to be, a cultural expression responding to race, class, sexuality, and gender oppression.”

Legendary Looks: My Ballroom Story is made possible with support from the Coby Foundation, Ltd. and the Mid Atlantic Folk and Traditional Arts - Community Projects program of Mid Atlantic Arts. The exhibition at Pioneer Works is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council, as well as the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.