John Singer Sargent: Portrait of a Gilded Age Nomad
In the late 19th century, a certain magnetic glow seemed to follow John Singer Sargent wherever he set up his easel. His swift, unerring brushwork and incisive eye for detail would...
Beyond Brokeback: Gay Cowboys in the LGBTQ Wild West
On the windswept plains of the Old West, LGBTQ pioneers found a measure of liberation. Under endless star-sprent skies, these adventurers forsook the only homes they'd known to become who they wanted to be.
Homosexual Nerdery: Gay Codes & Symbols in Art History
To really grapple with the muscular power of gay coded art (mercurial thing to begin with) start with a deep fruity breath of camp defiance... then dive right in to uncover hidden gems obscured by the weight of history and the bitter sting of prejudice.
Gay Pop Art’s Radical Camp and Queer Subversion
It was a sultry night in 1965—the air crackling with irony and mischief—when a curious question floated through the silver-painted loft of Andy Warhol’s New York studio, The Factory: “Do you think Pop Art’s queer?”
