Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterRon Amato has been making photographs since his childhood in Brooklyn, NY. His early influences were fashion and portrait photographers Richard Avedon, Robert Mapplethorpe and Francesco Scavullo. Much of Amato’s work centers on issues of sexual identity. His ‘recent work centers around issues of aging in the Gay community, diverse images of male beauty, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThanks to Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s ‘Lavender Scare’ culture, the 1950s’ became one of the most homophobic times in American history. McCarthy and his people created a world in which gay people were persecuted and ostracized both at work and at home. After President Eisenhower’ issued an Executive ORder “sexual perversion” it became grounds for the investigation … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThere is just one week left to see the stunning retrospective of the celebrated minimalist and abstract genius of an artist, the octogenarian Frank Stella. The Exhibit at San Francisco’s de Young Museum closes on February 26th, and here are a few examples of what to expect to at this must-see Show. For information & … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe legendary Russian filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein was known in particular for his silent films Strike (1925), Battleship Potemkin (1925) and October (1928), as well as the historical epics Alexander Nevsky (1938) and Ivan the Terrible (1944, 1958). In its 2012 decennial poll, the magazine Sight & Sound named his Battleship Potemkin the 11th greatest film of all time. And he was universally recognized as one of the greatest filmmakers … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe latest Exhibition at The Haight Street Art Center in San Francisco is QUEER VISIONS. It brings together LGBTQ+ artists and institutions to explore the role of nightlife in the creation of queer community in San Francisco as well as the importance of chosen families and genealogies in the shaping of individual queer identities. … Continue reading