London’s CUBITT GALLERY is currently presenting a solo exhibition of new and archival works that spotlight Black Queer legacies in Britain by photographer, artist-scholar, archive curator, and radical sex activist Ajamu X, curated by Languid Hands. Drawing on Ajamu’s personal archive, collected over the artist’s 30-year career, as well as previously unexhibited contact sheets, … Continue reading
English National Opera’s Artistic Consultant Daniel Kramer who is staging a revival of Harrison Birtwistle’s iconic masterpiece THE MASK OF ORPHEUS had the inspired idea of inviting artist/designer Daniel Lismore to design the costumes. Lismore, once described by Vogue as ‘England’s most outrageous dresser‘ has used 400,000 Swarovski crystals so that each of the … Continue reading
David Robilliard was a queer British poet and artist, and also sometime model for his artist friends the legendary Gilbert and George. He was also on of the very many talents that was lost to the AIDS pandemic in the 1980’s. However thanks to film/TV maker, Joe Ingham, Robilliard and his work are not forgotten. … Continue reading
If you wanted to be coy about describing the work of Brazilian artist Fabio da Motta you would call it the art of Shibari. It’s actually the Japanese word for bondage which da Motta combines with ikebana (flower arrangement) to produce some extraordinary images with excite worldwide fetish-enthusiasts and art lovers alike. In a recent … Continue reading
Regular readers of QUEERGURU will know that we are major fans of Alex Guerra part owner of Hotel Gaythering in Miami Beach and visionary creator of ART GAYSEL. Guerra, also an artist, is a passionate promoter of queer art from both up-and-coming and established queer artists around the globe. The Miami Beach event runs at … Continue reading