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Jurgen Wittdorf : homoerotic art of the communist era in East Germany

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    The German Democratic Republic  (communist East Germany) may have beaten West Germany in decriminalizing sexual acts between men by one year in 1968 but they were just as homophobic as the West. Even though they  called themselves a socialist  “workers’ and peasants’ state”.  When the GDR was formed after WW2  it inherited Paragraph … Continue reading



Loudest Whispers: queer art exhibit goes Virtual

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  LOUDEST WHISPERS  is an annual queer arts exhibition supporting the creative LGBT community in Camden, London.  They started with 14 artists in 2003 and now in their 11th Edition have attracted 52  this year.   Just before the COVID 19 Lockdown hit everyone’s plans,  queer filmmaker Darren Brade made this video about the Exhibit. It … Continue reading



Luxe, Calme, Volupté, a major group exhibition that surveys over 70 queer artists working in New York in the 1980s

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    Currently on show Candice Madey in New York is Luxe, Calme, Volupté,  curated by Antonio Sergio Bessa and Allen Frame, which brings together work by artists including Peter Hujar, Antonio Lopez, Jimmy DeSana, Philip-Lorca Dicorcia, David Wojnarowicz, Mariette Pathy Allen, and Martin Wong who helped transform the New York art scene into an open and proud celebration of … Continue reading



NOBODY PROMISED YOU TOMORROW : ART 50 YEARS AFTER STONEWALL @ Brooklyn Museum

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  The Brooklyn Museum’s Exhibit NOBODY PROMISED YOU TOMORROW : ART 50 YEARS AFTER STONEWALL is on view until December 8th  2019.   It commemorates the 50th anniversary of Stonewall riots and explores its profound legacy within contemporary art and visual culture today. The title of the Exhibit uses the words of the transgender activist/artist Marsha … Continue reading



Queer Love: Affection and Romance in Contemporary Art: opens Valentines Day 2023

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Queer Love: Affection and Romance in Contemporary Art presents paintings and photographs that illuminate both individual and universal stories of vulnerability, tenderness, and desire in the LGBTQIA community.The exhibition, which gathers the work of almost 50 artists, opens in two New York City galleries in February 2023−Lehman College Art Gallery in the Bronx from February 14 … Continue reading



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