Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterA few years Bobby Miller the legendary photographer and one of PTown’s favored sons, upped sticks and with his husband moved to a rural dream in Great Barrington. (that Vogue labeled the ‘quiet cool Berkshire town.” ) This was by no means the first time that this native of Washington DC has been on … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterNew York’s Anthology Film Archives are presenting an important retrospective of the cinema of Abigail Child Poet, visual artist and filmmaker Child .has been at the forefront of experimental writing and media since the 1980s, having completed more than thirty film/video works & installations and written six books. An acknowledged pioneer in montage, Child … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe Barbican Gallery in London is about to open the first major survey of Carolee Schneemann’s work in the UK. Schneemann was an American visual experimental artist, known for her multi-media works on the body, narrative, sexuality, and gender. Originally a painter in the Abstract Expressionist tradition, Schneeman was uninterested in the masculine … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterLeigh Bowery was a legendary figure who spanned the worlds of art, fashion, dance, club and music. Essentially he himself was the living breathing work of art, his now-iconic designs and costumes were ubiquitous and meant for Leigh, as he pushed his body through ever more extreme creations, designed to shock and thrill onlookers … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe 95-year-old legendary couturier and innovative fashion designer PIERRE CARDIN is having another busy year in the limelight. Right now a new documentary on the great man made by married filmmaking couple Todd Hughes and P. David Ebersole is being previewed at Cannes (watch this space for details). Cardin is also being honored with a major retrospective exhibition “Pierre Cardin: Pursuit … Continue reading