How John Cameron Mitchell Turned His New Orleans Home Into a Queer Art Church
The creator moved south for a chance at a more affordable life—and found it in the former home of (among other things) the secret society Ordo Templi Orientis.
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John Cameron Mitchell has always been drawn to religious iconography, largely inspired by his late mother, who would travel the world seeking out visions of the Virgin Mary. "She said she had messages for us," John says, looking up at his favorite Mary statue, which he found at a flea market in Bordeaux. "The messages are always very banal."
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