Followg the succs of the first issue earlier this year, The Ltle Black Gallery has jt announced the publitn of Volume 2 of s stunng fe art photography magaze dited to queer and gay photography, BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! Here The Queer Review previews some of the work clud the magaze. Luiz © Xavier Samre.…
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LUCIAN FRD’S GAY RELATNSHIPS EXPLORED NEW EXHIBN
Like you always wanted Classics Illtrated ics to do, Ryan Grant Long's lendar project brgs historil gay romanc to life. * ryan artist gay *
This work stands to rrect that, asmuch as homosexualy is a normal variatn of human sexualy, and gay people have always existed and ntributed to society.
Most of the historil figur are wily accepted to have been homosexual or bisexual. History isn't an exact science, and all too often tths are hidn or rewrten after the fact by people who wish to erase gay people om project wasn't about provg whout a doubt whether or not a certa historil figure was gay; but rather explorg same-sex affectn when enough evince existed to at least nsir a reasonable possibily. Homosexualy has existed all human cultur throughout time; and men who love men have stood among those who have ma the greatt ntributns to human civilizatn.
Gallery of artworks by Nika Ryan, both pencil drawgs, waterlour patgs and abstracts. All wh the theme of gay erotic art. * ryan artist gay *
Nika RyanCreatg Gay Eroti. In the last 50 years alone, Keh Harg’s drawgs have raised awarens for the AIDS crisis of the ’80s; Nan Gold’s hntg photographs of New York’s unrbelly has shed light on the queer muny; Robert Mapplethorpe shocked the public wh his graphic imag of gay sex acts, promptg a revaluatn of bety and propriety.
Thk Ryan McGley’s gay kissg photographs, Juliana Huxtable‘s provotive multi-media work and Wu Tsang’s vio and performance art, to say nothg of J. In the meantime, we’re takg you on a big gay art history tour through bohemian f, funky studs and dty mm basements to retroduce you to some well-known nam that you might not have known were queer.