James Franco Debuting "Gay Town" Art Exhibit in Berlin

Find out what types of work the actor is displaying for his solo art show

By Bruna Nessif Feb 12, 2013 4:00 AMTags
James Franco, 2012 Toronto International Film FestivalPhoto by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images

One day James Franco is named the Daytona 500 grand marshal, the next day he's showing a very interesting solo art show.

The man of many talents is currently debuting his art exhibit titled "Gay Town" in Berlin, which features painting, video, drawing, film, sculpture and photography to coincide with the Berlin Film Festival.

So what's the theme behind this whole thing? Well, with a name like that, we can take a couple of guesses...

But according to the exhibit's press release, "'Gay Town' explores a variety of themes that are central to Franco's artistic practice, mainly issues related to adolescence, public and private persona, stereotypes and other societal concerns such as society's preoccupation with celebrity."

It also adds that the works of art that are displayed were created over the past two years, and that Franco made "many of the works in hotel rooms, makeshift studios and other temporary locations whilst completing other projects, mainly motion pictures."

The exhibit, which began Feb. 9, is being housed in a temporary project space on Karl-Marx-Allee through March 9.