Machine Dazzle was born Matthew Flower in 1972. The name Machine Dazzle came from dancing in costume at a New York City club as a Dazzle Dancer. A friend referred to him as a dancing machine which quickly morphed into Machine Dazzle. Machine's costumes began to catch the attention of other club kids and he began taking commissions from drag queens and dancers. He has collaborated extensively with Taylor Mac. Machine is known for utilizing found objects into his costume work. Sourcing items like ping pong balls slinkies soup cans rubber hotdogs and more to deepen the work's narrative intent. In 2022 the Museum of Art and Design in New York opened the first solo exhibition of Machine's work ‘’Queer Maximalism x Machine Dazzle’’.
The Larsen Salon Series offered by LongHouse Reserve in honor of its founder Jack Lenor Larsen (1927-2020) carries on a tradition of conversations presentations and lectures by designers architects and artists working at the intersection of art architecture design and craft. We offer these salons to engage all of us in important dialogues of meaning in our complex world.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
LongHouse Reserve, 133 Hands Creek Rd, East Hampton, NY 11937, United States