Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterFirst Homosexuals: Global Depictions of a New Identity, 1869-1930, begins in the year 1869, when the word “homosexual” was coined in Europe, inaugurating the idea of same-sex desire as the basis for a new identity category. With more than 100 paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, and film clips—drawn from public and private collections around the globe … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe 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
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIf you are in London this coming Saturday, October 8th then you should be making your way without fail to Bateman Street Gallery in Soho. For two days only they are showing Dirty Queers a “glorious, multi-sensory exhibition of photography, film, art, and sculpture brought to you by a collective of sex-positive, queer artists” … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterTechnically Andrew Sedgwick Guth’s solo show at the Treadwell Gallery in PTown had ts Closing Party last night BUT we are assured by Shann Treadwell the gallery owner/curator that the show will still be hanging for the next few days. PLUS the good news is that Treadwell whose Gallery has just enjoyed a phenomenal … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterCome Out and Play is a new queer-themed art exhibit that has been mounted to support the work of LGBTQ+ homelessness charity Albert Kennedy Trust . Curated by Andrew Salagdo it celebrates internationally-based queer artists who prioritize a bold approach and work that is celebratory, challenging, and progressive. Hearthrob Brit actor Russell Tovey … Continue reading
