Lucian Freud’s landmark exhibition to mark the centenary of his birth finishes next Sunday 22nd January at London’s National Gallery, so head on down there while you can. Freud (1922-2011) was one of Britain’s most renowned figurative painters. Born in Berlin, and the grandson of the famous psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, his family fled the Nazis … Continue reading
Stephen Cummins was an Australian filmmaker, photographer and curator who left an indelible mark on the independent queer film scene. He made groundbreaking experimental homoerotic films and was part of B Ruby Rich’s 1992 Sundance panel that came up with the concept of NEW QUEER CINEMA. He died in 1994 of AIDS aged 34, now Queer Screen – Mardi Gras Film Festival (of which he was one of the founders ) are mounting a Retrospective of his work: we spoke with Cummins’s creative partner Simon Hunt about his legacy.
As the world celebrates the life of the legendary Dame Vivienne Westwood who died this week aged 81, we also remember another fashion icon who died in 2022. Thierry Mugler, the openly gay, French fashion designer who dressed celebrities from Lady Gaga to Beyoncé, was 73. when he passed away in January. The House … Continue reading
The Barbican Gallery in London is about to open the first major survey of Carolee Schneemann’s work in the UK. Schneemann was an American visual experimental artist, known for her multi-media works on the body, narrative, sexuality, and gender. Originally a painter in the Abstract Expressionist tradition, Schneeman was uninterested in the masculine … Continue reading
A few years Bobby Miller the legendary photographer and one of PTown’s favored sons, upped sticks and with his husband moved to a rural dream in Great Barrington. (that Vogue labeled the ‘quiet cool Berkshire town.” ) This was by no means the first time that this native of Washington DC has been on … Continue reading
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