Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThere is an extraordinary new movie called Loving Vincent about the artist Van Gogh which is in the works right now. Each single frame is an oil painting. At 12 paintings per second, that’s 720 paintings in just one minute. So far over 100 artists fluent in Van Gogh’s style have contributed. The film itself … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThere is a new rather spectacular exhibition in London that showcases the work of two giants of American postwar visual culture. Photographer Richard Avedon and artist Andy Warhol were both portraitists, obsessed with celebrity, and used repetition within their images. They often used the same subjects, and Avedon even photographed Warhol a couple of times … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatter Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterOne of the very definite highlights of Art Basel 2015, the world’s leading contemporary Art Fair held in Miami Beach every December, is a new work by the British queer artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien. Commissioned by Rolls Royce Motor Cars the piece is titled Stones Against Diamonds and draws inspiration from a letter written by Brazilian … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe annual GFEST – Gaywise FESTival has always been one of our favorite LGBTQI events in London. This year although so many of us in our community are enjoying more tolerance and acceptance than any other time in our history as Laws are changed and opinions alter, there is a whole part of the world … Continue reading
