Kenneth Anger Artist Filmmaker And Underground Cult Figure Dies Aged 96
The homoerotic artist and filmmaker Kenneth Anger, whose transgressional body of work delved into the occult, paganism and LGBTQ+ subject matter, has died aged 96.
29 May 2023
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Sensuous Sickert and Philpot Two Major UK Solo Exhibitions – Rev Jonathan Evens
The first major exhibition of Glyn Philpot R.A. (1884-1937) in almost 40 years is currently at Pallant House Gallery, while Tate Britain has the first major retrospective of Walter Sickert at Tate in over 60 years. The differences and similarities between these two artists whose careers overlapped are instructive.
18 May 2022
Artist Anka Dabrowska Discusses New Margate Project With James Payne
Anka Dabrowska, a Warsaw born queer woman artist living and working in London, spoke to Artlyst on the eve of an exciting new project in the seaside town of Margate.
13 April 2021
Clifford Chance Celebrates Pride With New London LGBTQ+ Art Exhibition
Clifford Chance celebrates Pride with an international series of exhibitions showcasing the work of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ+) and supported artists at its offices in Amsterdam, Dusseldorf London, Paris, Hong Kong, New York, Washington D.C., Sydney, Perth, Tokyo and Singapore.
26 June 2019
Gender Fluidity Celebrated In New Hayward Gallery Exhibition – Teo Robinson
Kiss My Genders at the Hayward Gallery curated by Vincent Honore is a dynamic voyage and vivacious celebration of infinite representations of gender-diversity, gender non-conformity, androgyny and gender-subversion over the course of 50 years, featuring a mélange of 100 artworks by 35 international artists.
17 June 2019
Queer Frontiers
ARTIQ and Hiscox join forces to launch the 2019 edition of Queer Frontiers.
Thursday 4th July: 10am-5pm Friday 5th July: 10am-5pm Saturday 6th July: 3pm-5pm (Pride party) Sunday 7th July: 10am-5pm Monday 8th July: 10am-5pm Tuesday 9th July: 10am-5pm Wednesday 10th July: 10am-3pm
Arcus Pride Art 2019: Diversity
For the 2019 Arcus London Pride show at Clifford Chance curator Michael Petry wants to show the diversity of LGBTQ+ work being made in the UK.
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Lola Flash [SUR]PASSING
Working at the forefront of genderqueer visual politics for more than three decades, photographer Lola Flash’s work challenges stereotypes and gender, sexual, and racial preconceptions.
Tues-Wed 11am-6pm Thursday 11am-9pm Friday 11am-6pm Sat 12-6pm
Artist to Artist – Interview with Guernsey born Jeni Snell by Anka Dabrowska
Guernsey-born artist Jeni Snell in converstation with artist Anka Dabrowska about Snell’s current exhibition Achtung Baby!
3 March 2019
Keith Vaughan Homoerotic Photos From The 1930s To Be Exhibited
A collection of rare vintage homoerotic photographs and collages by the British artist Keith Vaughan (1912-1977) from the 1930s, the majority never previously seen or exhibited, will be on view at Austin/Desmond Fine Art from the 25 October.
11 October 2017
Museum of Transology Launched To Celebrate Brighton’s LGBTQ Residents
This summer Brighton Museum launches Be Bold, a series of collaborative events and exhibitions funded by Arts Council England and programmed in partnership with Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ communities. The exhibitions aim to reflect the experiences of the city’s LGBTQ residents and begin with the acclaimed Museum of Transology.
7 June 2017
I am me
To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of male homosexual behaviour in England and Wales, the National Portrait Gallery is running a year-long season of displays and events examining wider issues of representation, gender and sexuality and the way in which art and portraiture explore and question ideas about identity.
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Tate Britain Comes Out – Queer British Art 1861–1967 By Simon Tarrant
Imagine in 1988 the public furore if the Tate had hosted an exhibition of queer British art – marking the 21st anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, which decriminalised private homosexual acts between men over 21 in England and Wales.
17 April 2017