EXPRESSION AGAINST REPRESSION: REVEALED, THE TRADITION OF MALE HOMOEROTIC ART

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EXPRESSION AGAINST REPRESSION: REVEALED, THE TRADITION OF MALE HOMOEROTIC ART


George Platt Lynes, Male Nude (Bill Harris), 1945, Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender,and Reproduction.

“Revealed, the tradition of male homoerotic art”, an exhibition – curated by Robert Diamond – which will be opened on 11th May 2010, held from 12th to 29th May 2010 in New York at the Leslie/Loham Gay Art Foundation – which is a precious resource for anyone interested in the rich art legacy of the LGBTQ community – and features works made by artists as Robert Mapplethorpe, Rick Castro, Andy Warhol, George Platt Lynes, Marsden Hartley, Charles Demuth, Paul Cadmus, Jared French, Pavel Tchelitchew, Andrey Avinoff, Tom of Finland, James Bidgood, Arthur Tress, Herb Ritts, Don Herron, Duane Michals, Paul Blanca, Mark Morrisroe, Keith Haring, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Horst P. Horst, Hoyningen-Huene, Minor White, Al Urban, Bruce of L.A., Bob Mizer, Mikel Marton and David LaChapelle. A celebration of the sensual male nude and homoerotic expression which reminds the history of suppression and secrecy shaped the development of homoerotic art and homophobia – continuing to affect the creative and artistic output of gay artists, as well as their personal lives -, successful evidence of artistic expression fighting against repression.

L’ ESPRESSIONE CONTRO LA REPRESSIONE: REVEALED, LA TRADIZIONE DELL’ARTE OMOEROTICA MASCHILE

Rick Castro, Tony Ward as a biker babe, 1997, courtesy of Antebellum Gallery, Los Angeles
“Revealed, the tradition of male homoerotic art”, una mostra, curata da Robert Diamond, che sarà inaugurata l’ 11 maggio 2010, aperta al pubblico dal 12 al 29 maggio 2010 a New York presso la Leslie/Loham Gay Art Foundation – che è una preziosa risorsa per chiunque sia interessato alla ricca eredità artistica della comunità LGBTQ -, e includerà opere realizzate da artisti quali Robert Mapplethorpe, Rick Castro, Andy Warhol, George Platt Lynes, Marsden Hartley, Charles Demuth, Paul Cadmus, Jared French, Pavel Tchelitchew, Andrey Avinoff, Tom of Finland, James Bidgood, Arthur Tress, Don Herron, Duane Michals, Paul Blanca, Mark Morrisroe, Keith Haring, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Horst P. Horst, Hoyningen-Huene, Minor White, Al Urban, Bruce of L.A., Bob Mizer, Mikel Marton e David LaChapelle. Una celebrazione del sensuale nudo maschile e dell’espressione omoerotica che ricorda anche la storia della soppressione e clandestinità che ha influenzato lo sviluppo dell’arte omoerotica e dell’omofobia – che continua a incidere sulla produzione degli artisti gay, come anche sulle vite private -, felice dimostrazione di espressione artistica che combatte la repressione.

James Bidgood, Apache, mid60s, Clamp Art, New York
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