Tag: exhibit

  • Julian Vamkin’s stunning portraiture make for the ‘must-see’ Exhibit in DC

    Julian Vamkin’s stunning portraiture make for the ‘must-see’ Exhibit in DC

      A stunning new Exhibit of the work of photographer JULIAN VANKIM has just opened at THE DC CENTER ARTS GALLERY.  Based in Washington, Vankim specializes in creating the most intimate, creative, and beautiful portraits.  He was actually self-taught before graduating from the Art Institute of Photography. If you are also a DC local you…

  • AMY : Beyond The Stage

    AMY : Beyond The Stage

      In the Queerguru Office, we are all still major fans of the late great AMY WINEHOUSE who the world sadly lost way before her time.  We’re thrilled then to learn that the DESIGN MUSEUM in London is mounting an Exhibit to celebrate the legacy and creativity of one of the greatest musicians of our…

  • Magnificent Beasts : a  stunning retrospective of the work of legendary feminist artist  Paula Rego

    Magnificent Beasts : a stunning retrospective of the work of legendary feminist artist Paula Rego

    Dame Paula Rego’s fantastic lifetime retrospective, covering seven decades of work is an assault on the senses. Rego ceaselessly manages to shock and horrify in equal measure to drawing out feelings of love, strength, and admiration. This show, currently on at Tate Britain in London, is Rego’s first retrospective in the UK for 15 years…

  • David Hoyle & Lee Baxter : Two artists/friends in Lockdown

    David Hoyle & Lee Baxter : Two artists/friends in Lockdown

      Veteran Brit performance artist David Hoyle who we feature as often as we can has just mounted an exhibit of his artwork with his best friend for over the past 30 years, the photographer Lee Baxter.  The two have a lot in common besides living in the same postcode in the very queer-friendly city…

  • Eileen Gray : a queer Irish iconic architect and designer

    Eileen Gray : a queer Irish iconic architect and designer

      Eileen Gray was one of the greatest Irish architects and furniture designers ever, and also a pioneer of the Modern Movement in architecture. Her most famous work is the house known as E-1027 in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France.  She was also queer. Early on Gray used luxurious materials like exotic woods, ivory and furs.  In the mid-1920s, her pieces…