Fitzrovia Chapel
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Queerguru’s Peter Herbert reviews Derek Jarman’s MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL BLUES INSTALLATION @ The Fitzrovia Chapel
Blue was the last colour the eyes of Derek Jarman saw before his death in 1994. A new installation near the heart of London transforms the Fitzrovia Chapel, a beautiful Byzantine-themed chapel built in 1891, into a blue beacon of love, life and joy, remembering the power of one of England’s greatest queer romantic artists.…
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The Ward Revisited : an Exhibition celebrating the first AIDS Ward in London
When the AIDS pandemic really got a grip on London, it made so many people have to re-think the treatment and care of an unprecedented vast number of patients whose chances of recovery or survival were extremely slim. It meant the creation of hospital wards specifically to treat people diagnosed with HIV or full-blown…
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LEIGH BOWERY : Tell Them I’ve Gone to Papua New Guinea
Leigh 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…
