Reed with some of his best creations (Images by Matthew Rettenmund/Reed Massengill)

Longtime photographer, archivist and collector Reed Massengill is returning to the Manhattan art scene with his exhibition Fun with Dick & Selections by Reed Massengill at SoHo Project Space's Robert W. Richards Gallery (127B Prince St., NYC).

Vin Diesel in his prime (Image by Reed Massengill)

At a preview last week, the show — which runs through March 2 — displayed a lot of flesh via his pocket-sized Instax prints and larger gelatin prints (including a Greek god-like, very young Vin Diesel).

Artist Gio Black Peter with gallerist/curator Rocco Buonpane

Simultaneously, the space is featuring selections from his friend Lon of New York's last (only) gallery show 20 years ago.

A photographer, a bartender and Reed Massengill walk into a gallery ...

Some of the work is previously unseen, and some is culled from his books Massengill and Brian: A Nine-Year Photographic Diary.

Vince Aletti, art critic, and Charles Hovland, photographer

I was particularly enamored of the intimate Instax prints — reminded me of when I saw Mapplethorpe's Polaroids at the Chicago Institute of Art and we all had to lean wayyyy over to squint at them, only to find the subject matter eye-opening.

More info HERE.

More images from the VIP opening ...