Met-Fest : Metrosexual Festival
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I keep thinking I’ll never heard the word metrosexual again. It has certainly been rejected by most American men who seem to want to take pride in slovenliness. In Indian the fire of metrosexuality seems to burn ever brighter.
To reinforce his belief that fashion is not the only thumb rule people should follow to define a metrosexual man, the exhibition will explore it through art and culture. There will be displays of paintings, photographs showcasing gay men in Exiles and religious masculinity as well as studio portraits of iconic men in The Missing Ling. A series of monologues titled What the **** is Metrosexual? aims to clear the confusion about a man’s identity including whether he is metrosexual and if he is, is that good or bad. A feature film titled Men, Muscles and Masculinity is about masculinity as perceived by men in various age groups. Discussions on subjects such as Footpath Pornography will highlight the contents of books sold on the roadside and have subjects varying from pure sleaze to sexual advice.
In quest of the real metrosexual