A native of Paris, Texas, Chivas Clem returned to his hometown more than a decade ago after an illustrious early career in New York. After completing the Whitney Independent Study Program and being an essential part of august institutions such as Artforum and American Fine Arts, Clem made the radical move back to Texas. While his earlier art practice explored the psycho-sexual underbelly of American pop culture, Clem turned his attention to his native landscape, its forgotten population, and the mythos of the Southwest. His voracious camera began documenting a male subculture he encountered in Paris.