Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterFotoFest, an international non-profit photographic arts and education organization based in Houston, Texas is mounting a new exhibition I AM A CAMERA : LGBTQ Communities Seen From Within that runs July – August 29th 2015 . The nine artists in this exhibition work directly with particular communities, which at times include themselves, in the creation … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe current Exhibition at the re-opened Schwules Museum is Intimacy New Queer Art from Berlin and Beyond. If you are unfamiliar with the space, then you should know that Schwule Museum (SMU) was founded in 1985 to give a home to the history and culture of gay men and their emancipation movement, their history … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterLong before the British graffiti artist and political activist Banksy chose to remain anonymous, there were the Guerrilla Girls. Formed in New York in 1985, they are a group of feminist, female artists devoted to fighting sexism and racism within the art world, and their mission of bringing gender and racial inequality in … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterOne of the very definite highlights of Art Basel 2015, the world’s leading contemporary Art Fair held in Miami Beach every December, is a new work by the British queer artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien. Commissioned by Rolls Royce Motor Cars the piece is titled Stones Against Diamonds and draws inspiration from a letter written by Brazilian … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterLike many of the queer local artists who live full-time in Provincetown, Jamie Casertano wears several other hats. Queerguru knows him best as the Technical Wizz behind the Cabaret Shows at the Art House Theater. It seems that this is in part an end to means as it provides him with an … Continue reading