These Boys Make Going To Prison Totally Worth It

November 19, 2009
BRIAN-O-BRIEN

Not that we want to be going to the slammer anytime soon, but if we had to, we'd want to be locked up with a bunch of young studs who are always naked—like these. And it's art!

This is the posthumous work by Luke Smalley, a photographer who died earlier this year. It's a series called "Sunday Drive," which shows three women going to visit their men in prison, and what their men are doing behind bars. Take it from us, they're not going to have much need of these women after all the trouble they've been getting into. Aside from being full of barely clothed beauties, the images are also full of a haunting feeling that shows these young men in mourning for the freedom and innocence they've lost. Sure, we just want to stare at them, but they're going to make you think.

This set fits right in with has previous books "Exercise at Home" and "Gymnasium," both of which explore young men's perfect bodies, but in a more playful way. For those of you lucky enough to be in New York, you can see "Sunday Drive" at the ClampArt gallery in Chelsea.