ASHISH GUPTA

Another sexy way to start 2022 – Pineapple happy to share a preview of a limited edition calendar by Ashish Gupta, powered by House of Voltaire.

Wall Calendars are like cruising, a dying art. House of Voltaire releases an exclusive limited edition A1 calendar by Ashish Gupta.
Best known for his eponymous fashion label, this project continues an exciting departure from Ashish’s usual creative medium. It follows the publication of GAZE, a collection of Ashish’s photographs released by House of Voltaire in 2019. The images provide an exploration of queer desire through the seasons. April’s showers have little to do with rain. May presents us with a dreamy promise of a ‘flower’ in bloom. November is bathed in the cold light of a blue film. By queering and subverting the traditional pinup calendar Ashish creates something that is both playful and unapologetic in its scale and concept. The queer bodies are diverse and real. And the models are not only objects of desire but subjects engaged in intimate acts with the camera. Featuring thirteen original images printed in full colour as individual A1 prints, the calendar is designed to be used either as a traditional calendar or by displaying each print individually. This special collectable item comes bound together with a wrap band featuring an additional GAZE image sticker.

“I wanted to create images of sexual joy, and the format of the wall calendar seemed perfect – an everyday object to remind us of the joy our sexuality can bring us every day of the year” – Ashish