Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe Leslie Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art is the first dedicated LGBTQ art museum in the world with a mission to exhibit and preserve LGBTQ art, and foster the artists who create it. Founded in 1987 by Charles W. Leslie and Fritz Lohman, it has supported LGBTQ artists for over 30 years , and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterAll summer long The Bronx Museum of the Arts has been presenting Art AIDS America, the first ever exhibition to examine the deep and ongoing influence of the AIDS crisis on American art and culture. The exhibition features more than 125 works in a wide range of media dating from 1981 to the present day, by … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterAfter being bowled over by Alexis Rusieco’s work in an interview in this months VICE magazine, we rushed over to his website to check out more of his stunning photographs. This Cuban queer artist/performer/photographer started this series called Reinas (Queens) in Miami before he migrated to Brooklyn to continue the project and collect a BFA … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIn 2014 GQ magazine declared Ryan McGinley “the most important photographer in America” and they may just be right. When he was just 25 years old (in 2003) he became one of the youngest artists ever to be awarded at solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Alongside all the awards and accolades that openly … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterNot all of Provincetown’s several dozen art galleries have chocolate-box-cover pictures of white Cape Cod cottages in flower strewn gardens. A few like A.M.P. exhibit the work of extraordinary Massachusetts native artists that reflect the vibrant community that make this far-flung tip of the peninsula such a crucial summer destination. July 1st sees them hosting the … Continue reading
