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Beau McCall and his Curator Souleo talk about REWIND: MEMORIES ON REPEAT a new Exhibit at Stonewall National Museum & Library

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\The artist Beau McCall and his Curator Souleo (also his life partner) have a timely and heartfelt exhibition spotlighting the Black LGBTQ+ experience in America and featuring collages by McCall and archival material from the Stonewall National Museum, Library, & Archives (SNMAL). The collages are drawn from McCall’s debut artists’ book, REWIND: MEMORIES ON REPEAT which honors the legacy of ten of McCall’s deceased friends. Each collage is composed of McCall’s personal archival photos and papers, along with images from his clothing button embellished artwork. The collages capture the late 1970s to the mid-1990s, from Philadelphia to New York, during the LGBTQ+ rights movement, the height of disco music and the AIDS crisis. McCall’s work is rooted in framing personal memories and experiences within historical and social contexts. To aid in this narrative select collages are paired with an archival item from SNMAL that relates to the theme of McCall’s artwork. This pairing draws a parallel between the personal experiences of McCall and his friends and the larger historical moments that impacted their lives. Collectively, McCall’s collages and Stonewall’s archive reflect the joys and struggles of the Black LGBTQ+ community and demonstrate how art and archives can be used as tools to better understand our lives, find connections between the past and present, and imagine a brighter future.

https://stonewall-museum.org/

until Sept 23rd 



Dan McKeon : PTown’s Photographer

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Dan McKeon has been THE photographer at every major event/party here in #Ptown for the past 10 years. A regular fixture in town and always with a big wide smile because amongst other things he gets to take pictures of all the very hot men that invade the town each summer.

Now with the very first Exhibit of his work Dan has taken advantage of the remarkable light that Cape Cod is known for and has focused on some of the iconic sights and the stunning landscapes of the area.

The Show at ARCADIA is running until the end of the summer

The interview was filmed by Dan Desjardins

https://www.facebook.com/dan.mckeon.52 

https://arcadiaptown.com/



Julio Capó, Jr. talks about ZORITA TAKES MIAMI an Exhibit about the legendary queer burlesque dancer at the Stonewall Library

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Professor Julio Capó, Jr. of Florida International University constantly surprises Queerguru with his unpredictable queer history projects. This time we got to talk with him about ZORITA TAKES MIAMI. a new Exhibit he has just curated at Stonewall Library and Archives in Wilton Manor. Florida.

ZORITA was an American burlesque performer in the 1940s/50s whose act included two boa constrictors. She became very well known for pushing the limits of acceptable nudity and for her unique and controversial numbers, such as the ‘Half and Half’. She dressed one half of her body as a groom and the other as a bride, and, keeping one side to the audience, began to undress each other, leading to the ‘wedding night romp’. In another, an unseen ‘spider’ removed her clothes whilst she danced in front of a rhinestone-covered spiderweb.

Although she was queer she was however married, the first time at 15, and divorced three times. A famous quote of hers is that she stripped for men, but preferred women. Her fascinating and compelling story may not have the gravitas of many more conventional queer historical figures, but it still makes a significant contribution as to how the LGBTQ+ community would evolve

 

“Zorita Takes Miami” Exhibition
Curated by Julio Capó Jr.
UNTIL MAY 9th 

Stonewall National Museum, Archives & Library
info @stonewall-museum.org


Queer photographer Ron Amato’s talks about his stunning new exhibit ARTISTS OF PROVINCETOWN

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Ron Amato’s day job is as a Professor in the Photography and Related Media department of Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, but like most gay men who ‘discover’ Provincetown, the gay mecca at the tip of Cape Cod, it gave him a different approach to life . Amato fell in love not just with the men (well that happens to us all ) but both the sheer beauty of the windswept beaches and the fact that the Town is also home to the country’s oldest.art colony. Its provided him with a never ending array of subject matter his stunning series of Nudes on the sand dunes are considered iconic.

Last year PTown’s Eric Lesh Gallery mounted a retrospective of Amato’s work Playing In The Sunshine 1999 -2022, and now this summer PAAM (Provincetown Art Association Museum) is presenting his latest solo show ARTISTS OF PROVINCETOWN This exhibition highlights artists with deep ties to Provincetown,, during the early 21st century. Made over a period of eight years, Amato has created eighty-four deeply penetrating portraits which illustrate the breadth and depth of the community. Making use of the color and light which is uniquely Provincetown, Amato’s imagery is both dynamic and authentic.

Queerguru caught up with Amato to talk about the whole history behind the creation of the show which will be on for Summer 24 and how this will continue his love affair with the Town, And ours too.

PS The book accompanying the Show will also be available online www.ronamato.com



SAFE/HAVEN: Gay Life in the 1950’s Cherry Grove

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Since the 1940’s Cherry Grove, New York a small village on FIRE ISLAND has been a vacation paradise for the LGBTQ Community. The Cherry Grove Archives Collection a non-profit organisation was established to record the community’s history and is currently presenting an Exhibit SAFE/HAVEN; GAY LIFE IN THE 1950’s at Stonewall National Museum & Archives in Wilton Manors.

Queerguru spoke with the two curators Susan Kravitz and #BrianClark

https://stonewall-museum.org/
http://www.cherrygrovearchivescollection.com/
https://susankravitz.com/



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