Seth Bogart

Bogart grew up in Tucson, Arizona, where his father was a lawyer and his mother was a nurse. and created the punk zine Puberty Strike. When Bogart was 17, his father committed suicide. He moved to Oakland, California shortly thereafter. == Music ==

As a teenager in the mid-1990s, Bogart created the record label Heroes for Today, which put out albums by indie bands and distributed zines. In the late 1990s, Bogart created the record label Super Eight Underground, which put out albums both by and featuring indie bands such as The Causey Way, Deep Lust, The Mooney Suzuki, The Rondelles, Scared of Chaka, and Skinned Teen. Bogart joined Oakland-based electroclash band Gravy Train!!!! as a backup dancer under the name Hunx shortly after its inception in the early 2000s. He soon began writing songs for the band and performing as the band's singer and guitarist. a garage punk band, which changed its lineup in 2010 and was renamed to Hunx and His Punkettes. After this lineup disbanded in 2011, Bogart sold Down at Lulu's. In 2012, Bogart released a solo album as Hunx titled Hairdresser Blues, 2020 saw the release of his "Boys Who Don't Wanna Be Boys" and a remix version of the same album. == Clothing ==

Bogart relocated to Los Angeles in 2013, Initially, it was to be a record label, until he lost interest in that idea. From 2014 to 2017, the label had a store on Sunset Boulevard in Echo Park. During this time, his work was imitated by fast fashion retailer Zara. Bogart has also collaborated with fashion house Saint Laurent. Director Hedi Slimane was a fan of Bogart's work, == Video ==

In 2011, Bogart and collaborator Brande Bytheway launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a TV show. Hollywood Nailz launched as a web series in November 2012, and was likened to a "bizarro '80s Public Access-style variety show". In May 2018, World of Wonder launched the web series ''Feelin' Fruity'', a variety show which starred Bogart, Bogart has also worked on music videos for other musicians. He directed Tegan and Sara's "U-Turn" (2016) and was the set designer for Trixie Mattel's "Yellow Cloud" (2019). == Sculpture and paintings ==

Bogart began taking classes at ArtCenter College of Design in 2013, and began selling ceramic versions of familiar objects—including perfume bottles and grooming supplies—at the Wacky Wacko store shortly thereafter. In 2014, Los Angeles art gallery 365 Mission included a painting by Bogart in a group show, Nino Mier gave Bogart a show in their Los Angeles gallery in 2018. Entitled Lick, it transformed the space into a sex shop, and included paintings and ceramic pieces by Bogart. These works were exhibited at New York City's Fierman Gallery and Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, and received international press. == Personal life ==

Bogart is openly gay. the suspected true identity of country star Orville Peck. == Discography ==

As Hunx and His Punx Studio albums • Too Young to Be in Love (2011) • Street Punk (2013) Compilations • Gay Singles (2010) As Hunx Studio albums • Hairdresser Blues (2012) As H.U.N.X. Singles • I Vant to Suck (2012) As Seth Bogart Studio albums • Seth Bogart (2016) • Men on the Verge of Nothing (2020) Singles • "Eating Makeup" (2015) featuring Kathleen Hanna • "Club with Me" (2016) • "Boys Who Don't Wanna Be Boys" (2020) == Published works ==

Zines • (c. 1996–98) • (undated; after Puberty Strike) • • Books • • == Exhibitions ==

Solo • 2015 – The Seth Bogart Show, 356 Mission, Los Angeles • 2018 – LICK, Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles • 2021 – Library Fantasy Volume 1, Fierman Gallery, New York City • 2023 – Mondo Blondo Ceramica Sculptura, Fierman Gallery, New York City • 2014 – Another Cats Show, 356 Mission, Los Angeles • 2014 – ''You're My Playground Love'', KK Gallery, Los Angeles • 2014 – Perfume Mania Installation, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles • 2016 – Volatile! A Poetry and Scent Exhibition, Poetry Foundation, Chicago • 2016 – THINGS: A Queer Legacy of Graphic Art & Play, ONE Archives, Los Angeles • 2016 – THINGS: A Queer Legacy of Graphic Art & Play, Participant Inc., New York City • 2017 – Last, Artist Curated Projects, Los Angeles • 2018 – Tom House, Mike Kelley Mobile Homestead, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Detroit • 2019 – Circus of Books, Fierman Gallery, New York City • 2020 – Heaven and Hell, Tom of Finland Foundation, Los Angeles • 2020 – Circus of Books: Blowout, Fierman Gallery, New York City • 2021 – Clay Pop, Jeffrey Deitch, New York City • 2023 – Clay Pop Los Angeles, Jeffrey Deitch, Los Angeles • 2025 – 2025 California Biennial: Desperate, Scared, But Social, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach Curator • 2021 – Wild Frontiers, The Pit, Los Angeles == References ==