Art Freak: Narcissister Is You

Brooklyn-based performance artist Narcissister — who you might recognize from America’s Got Talent — is known for her mask and merkin. Her first solo exhibition, Narcissister is You, “explores the possibilities of identification through the act of self-reflection and self-love.” Check out her self-portraits, video, and scuptural installation beginning Jan. 10 at NYC’s envoy enterprises.

Art Freak: Diaries

Peter Weiermair, “a specialist in the field of the male nude with knowledge of gay artists working in Italy,” has curated a revealing exhibit by moonlighting Italian fashion photogs. Check out Diaries: An Anthology of Photography from Italy through Feb. 3 at NYC’s Leslie + Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art. In the meantime, see a sampling of the artsy but possibly NSFW images here.

Art Freak: Keith Haring Is Huge in Jersey

We’re big into Keith Haring, and now the late pop-street artist is getting a big exhibit — literally — at New Jersey’s Mana Contemporary. Sourced from a private collection, the show includes oversized pieces like a 1984 mural taken from the side of the FDR Drive, a leather painting, and a selection of Haring’s subway drawings. Make the trip.

Art Freak: Naked Men

No surprise that Naked Men, a new art exhibit at Vienna’s Leopold Museum that creatively celebrates the nude male form, is causing controversy with its uncensored posters. The show runs through Jan. 28. If you want to see what all the fuss is about, preview all the phallic works here.

Art Freak: Asylum

Not to be confused with American Horror Story: Asylum, Alexander Kargaltsev’s bold photography project, Asylum, explores the lives of gay men — pictured naked to show their vulnerability, pride, and courage — who fled Russia for the U.S. due to the antigay hatred and violence they endured in their homeland. 

Asylum opens Oct. 26 at NYC’s 287 Spring. Check out the event’s Facebook page here.