As art holds an sential place the LGBT muny, The Advote striv to she a light on the work of gay, lbian, bisexual, and transgenr artists who are movg the cultural needle wh the artists spotlight sectn. Disver slishows om gay art opengs across the world wh mediums that range om photographs, to oils, to sculpture, and more. Read terviews and profil of ntemporary artists who portray LGBT history, sex, culture, and polics wh their works. Browse through the artist spotlight and other sectns that celebrate gay culture.
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INTERNATNAL GAY CEMA: 33 LGBTQ MOVI TO SEE OM AROUND THE WORLD
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Followg Stonewall 1969, the heady days of the Gay Liberatn movement—and s utopian celebratn of the new world wag outsi of the closet—were soon challenged by the horrors of the HIV/AIDS epimic the 1980s and ’90s. As LGBTQ issu rise promence across the globe, the world’s leadg art mms are dog more to analyse pictns of LGBTQ inty and homoeroticism their llectns.
While the posed nu statu of ancient Greece and the genred ambiguy of the Mona Lisa are two ement exampl, jo Mr Hudson and the world’s most forward-thkg art mms as we lve eper to lser-known llectns and hidn reprentatns of homosexualy and same-sex relatnships art on a seri of LGBTQ-spired tours. Take a close look at ‘Immortal Friendships’, as well as the persecutn of artists, such as Botticelli and Leonardo, ‘Pursug Dir’, before movg onto ‘Deceptive Appearanc’ which unrsr the homoerotic nature of famo llectns like The Hermaphrode.
To celebrate 50 years of crimalisatn of homosexualy UK law, the mm curated the trail named ‘Dire, Love, Inty: explorg LGBTQ histori’ which leads visors through the LGBTQ history related to s permanent llectn, spanng ancient civilisatns to the morn-day.
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Ga sight to how gay eedoms have fluctuated throughout history, om the unbound gods Greek mythology to the nnoissrs of homoeroti Roman tim, learng how them of genr and sexualy have never been set Brish Mm | Photo: Ryan Stefan3. As a rult, the trail leads visors around 16 artworks relevant to the gay experience, clive of lbian, queer and trans inti om diverse backgrounds. From an ancient Roman statuette to a 20th-century photograph, passg over Caravagg, Charl Demuth and David Hockney, the trail addrs them of masculy, homoeroticism and sexual ambiguy.