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PHOTOS: Drag Queens In South Africa Invent A Bold, Old Look

PHOTOS: Drag Queens In South Africa Invent A Bold, Old Look | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The limbo they live exists even in the terminology for their identity. There is no word to describe queerness in Xhosa, the indigenous language widely spoken in South Africa. The words that do exist are often insulting to the queer community, describing sexual behavior and denying queer people dignity. "When I came out to my family, I couldn't find the appropriate word in Xhosa to explain my queerness," Ka-Fassie says.

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Urban Culture Auctions to Host Sept. 26 Sale of Works by Influential Male Physique Photographer Bruce of Los Angeles

Urban Culture Auctions to Host Sept. 26 Sale of Works by Influential Male Physique Photographer Bruce of Los Angeles | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Bellas' artistic studio photos of male nude models and bodybuilders were in the vanguard of gay culture, triggering censorship challenges

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TaiwanFest celebrates overseas LGBT heroes with portrait and poetry exhibition on Granville Street

TaiwanFest celebrates overseas LGBT heroes with portrait and poetry exhibition on Granville Street | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Canadian artist Tong Zhou's created the images as part of a show called Courage.

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Wrightwood 659 In Chicago Exhibits Queer Art Curated By Jonathan David Katz

Wrightwood 659 In Chicago Exhibits Queer Art Curated By Jonathan David Katz | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The show features nearly 500 works in mediums ranging from video art to collage to photography.

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OC Museum of Art opens season 2 at its ‘Expand’ location

OC Museum of Art opens season 2 at its ‘Expand’ location | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

UuDam Tran Nguyen likes to break his artwork. And he doesn’t mind if others break it too. In fact, he encourages it. He's one of six artists featured in new solo exhibitions at the Orange County Museum of Art’s temporary space, OCMAExpand – Santa Ana.

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Photos of the UK's Older Trans Community

Photos of the UK's Older Trans Community | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Vice spoke to photographer Bex Day about her photo series 'Hen.'

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Pittsburgh Photography Exhibits Say 'We Are All Related'

Pittsburgh Photography Exhibits Say 'We Are All Related' | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Andrea London has been a portrait photographer for 30 years. She works from her studio in the heart of Shadyside , where she shoots everyone – individuals

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The Wild Life of the Photographer Who Survived WWII and Tattooed His Whole Body

The Wild Life of the Photographer Who Survived WWII and Tattooed His Whole Body | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Albrecht Becker's artistic life began with a failed experiment on his penis.

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Biggest ever LGBT Asian contemporary art show heading to Bangkok

Biggest ever LGBT Asian contemporary art show heading to Bangkok | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Spectrosynthesis II will be held at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre from November 23

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HKFP Lens: Leslie Kee's 'Out in Taiwan' captures the diversity of Taiwan's LGBT+ community ahead of historic referendum

HKFP Lens: Leslie Kee's 'Out in Taiwan' captures the diversity of Taiwan's LGBT+ community ahead of historic referendum | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Renowned Singaporean photographer Leslie Kee has photographed nearly 200 LGBT couples and individuals for a series of black-and-white stills called “Out in Taiwan.” The 14-hour marathon photo shoot featured a host of Taiwanese LGBT figures from veteran activist Chi Chia-wei to drag queens. When asked why he shoots in black and white, Kee said: “It’s a symbol of …

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Double alumnus, faculty member showcases LGBTQ sex in art exhibit

Double alumnus, faculty member showcases LGBTQ sex in art exhibit | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

For his junior curatorship at the D.C. Arts Center, Johnson put together two exhibits that explore identity and celebrate LGBTQ artists.

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Gay Place: The Flash Collective calls on the queer community to help create public art

Gay Place: The Flash Collective calls on the queer community to help create public art | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
The Flash Collective calls on the queer community to help create public art
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McDermott & McGough bring LGBT installation to London

McDermott & McGough bring LGBT installation to London | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Non-profit gallery Studio Voltaire has announced that it will be bringing artists McDermott & McGough’s The Oscar Wilde Temple to London in early October. The installation, which featured in New York City’s The Church of the Village in 2017

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The Carnival Des Couleurs of Montreal

The Carnival Des Couleurs of Montreal | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

From October 7 to 9, will be held the second annual edition of the Carnaval des Couleurs, a great event that brings together the multi-ethnic and LGBTQ communities of Montreal, at the Grande-Place of the Complexe Desjardins with free access to everyone!

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Viral Social Media Post Helps Artist Locate Man He Painted in San Francisco Pride Portrait

Viral Social Media Post Helps Artist Locate Man He Painted in San Francisco Pride Portrait | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Artist Robert Lange used social media to locate the man who was the inspiration behind a portrait he painted after San Francisco's Pride celebration--and it took mere hours.

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"Art After Stonewall" and the Promise of Queer Photography

"Art After Stonewall" and the Promise of Queer Photography | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Joan E. Biren’s images from the ’70s and ’80s—which appear in the new exhibit “Art After Stonewall”—reflect an effort to document and encourage lesbian love.

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5 Queer Art Shows to See In New York City Right Now

5 Queer Art Shows to See In New York City Right Now | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, New York is home base to a variety of exhibits exploring LGBT art.

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“PRIED” Exhibition Features Work by New England LGBTQIA Craft Artists

“PRIED” Exhibition Features Work by New England LGBTQIA Craft Artists | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Furniture, textiles, ceramics, and diverse works in many other mediums included. BOSTON—Works by nearly 40 LGBTQ-identifying craft artists from around New England and across the country converge at…

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DC’s Hamilton Hotel Unveils Alan Cumming–Curated Suite Honoring Gay Rights

DC’s Hamilton Hotel Unveils Alan Cumming–Curated Suite Honoring Gay Rights | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The hotel partnered with the actor and Newseum in honor of its new exhibit “Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement.”

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Talking LGBTQIA+ POC With Kirthana Selvaraj

Talking LGBTQIA+ POC With Kirthana Selvaraj | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Kirthana Selvaraj talks to our Australian Fair Director about her Queer identity and the radical subject matter in her work. This interview is part of our global International Women's Day campaign

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This Artist Collects the Everyday Objects That Define Lesbian Life

This Artist Collects the Everyday Objects That Define Lesbian Life | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Anyone who identifies as lesbian, butch, queer, non-binary, or trans was invited to send personal objects for the display.

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These portraits capture what it is to be both queer and ranchero

These portraits capture what it is to be both queer and ranchero | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

LA-based photographer, Fabian Guerrero photographs LGBTQ men in traditional Mexican attire.

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Gay Artist Unveils Secret Art Collection for 2019 Fine Art Gallery Tour

Gay Artist Unveils Secret Art Collection for 2019 Fine Art Gallery Tour | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Today, LGBT artist and philanthropist Ben Workman aka Jumper Maybach unveiled his latest series of artwork, a collection of 54 pieces never-before-seen in the United States which the artist created specifically for a 2014 exhibition in Venice, Italy. The collection, which the Artist is called The Venetian Series consists of over two dozen large format abstract pieces meant to become the focal point of a home.

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Recording masculinity and gay identity in the Twin Cities

The Soo Visual Arts Center in Lyn-Lake has opened both of its back gallery spaces to one artist for the first time ever — University of Minnesota alumnus Christopher Selleck’s exhibit, “This is a Record,” will fill the space with a range of visual art.

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Stars #Attitude300 celebrating with Three exhibition launch

Stars #Attitude300 celebrating with Three exhibition launch | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The exhibition of iconic Attitude covers is free to view at The Hospital Club until Sunday 19 August.

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