Anyway, there are reasons why we’re obsessed with you, Gary. OTTENBERG: And I’ve always been collecting celebrities too, but differently. OTTENBERG: I think that in a lot of ways, David has always been collecting really interesting art people, right David? You know what I mean?ĭAVID RIMANELLI: That’s the dream, isn’t it?īOAS: I collected people, and 57 years later I’m still doing it. For something you just did as a hobby that turned into a lifestyle, you can never hear that enough.

MEL OTTENBERG: Hey Gary, for real, we’re two of your biggest fans. Gary’s parallel obsessions are also the obsessions of our editor-in-chief Mel Ottenberg and Artforum contributing editor David Rimanelli, so the fans called their idol to talk about Leo & Lance, celebrity excess, and why they are lifelong devotees to Gary’s art. His two books are cult classics: Starstruck is a feverish recording of 1970s celebrity glitterati, while New York Sex is an unparalleled showcase of sleaze during the golden age of porn.

Gary Lee Boas is a documentary photographer and a mega fan of America’s two greatest cultures: porn and celebrity.