Explorations of intimate queer relationships by 48 LGBTQIA+ artists are currently on show at a two-part New York exhibition at Lehman College Art Gallery in the Bronx and La MaMa Galleria in Lower Manhattan. Queer Love: Affection & Romance in Contemporary Art presents paintings, photographs, sculpture, video, and multimedia works that celebrate queer carnality, camaraderie,... Continue Reading →
Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival 2021 – Tom of Finland 101: Raw Anatomy Dec 4th & 5th
The 26th annual Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival, Tom of Finland 101: Raw Anatomy, presented by the Tom of Finland Foundation (ToFF) will be open to the public this Saturday December 4th and Sunday December 5th from 11am - 5pm at Second Home, 1370 North Saint Andrews Place in Los Angeles. Tickets are... Continue Reading →
BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! queer fine art magazine Volume 2 Pride issue preview
Following the success of the first issue earlier this year, The Little Black Gallery has just announced the publication of Volume 2 of its stunning fine art photography magazine dedicated to queer and gay photography, BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! Here The Queer Review previews some of the work included in the magazine. Luiz © Xavier Samre.... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: erotic artist Sam Morris on his debut book Don’t Fall In Love, Sam – “usually my work is very carefully constructed but this is the reality of who I am & what I feel”
This month saw the publication of gay erotic artist Sam Morris' tender, intimate and emotional debut book Don't Fall In Love, Sam. Morris' unguarded personal essays take us behind his hugely popular online image as constructed by his visually sumptuous and carefully composed photography and video work, as he contemplates anxiety, sex, and sexuality as... Continue Reading →
Tom of Finland Foundation’s 25th Art & Culture Festival: Plugged In – December 11-13th 2020
This weekend sees the Tom of Finland Foundation's (ToFF) annual celebration of queer art and artists go digital with their 25th Art & Culture Festival: Plugged In. As the centennial year of the groundbreaking and much-loved Finnish artist's birthday draws to a close, ToFF, which was founded in his honour 36 years ago by his... Continue Reading →
DOC NYC 2020 Film Review: Wojnarowicz: F**k You F*ggot F**ker ★★★★★
In examining the life of artist, photographer, writer, actor, musician, filmmaker, and AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz, using his own words, imagery, and music, director Chris McKim (Freedia Got a Gun, Out of Iraq) has created a rich and riveting work that captures Wojnarowicz's unapologetically queer spirit, and serves as a testimony to the enduring power... Continue Reading →
Forbidden Letters and Passing Strangers: The Adult Film Romances of Arthur J. Bressan Jr.
In 1977, Arthur J. Bressan Jr. was promoting his landmark documentary Gay USA (1977) on the gay-centered New York City television program Emerald City TV at the height of gay liberation. He dressed unpretentiously in blue jeans and a t-shirt with long-hair and a mustache that made him look more 1960s San Francisco Haight Ashbury... Continue Reading →
The BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! are back in town with a new book & online photography exhibition “celebrating the nude male form in all its glory”
Main image: Lo cotidiano © Serge Le Hidalgo. A new photography book celebrating the beauty of the male form, BOYS! BOYS! BOYS!, has just been announced. Edited by Ghislain Pascal and published this Pride month by teNeues and Mendo, the latest volume in the series presents a contemporary collection of images from over 50 international queer photographers,... Continue Reading →
Other Boys & Lovers a pop-up gallery by Sam Morris. Friday 28th June, New York.
In celebration of New York City World Gay Pride and 50 Years of Stonewall, Travis Taddeo welcomes Berlin based artist Sam Morris to showcase a curated selection of his erotic photography at the TRAVIS TADDEO SoHo boutique. “This Pride, I will let you look though a window into the many different vulnerabilities that I’ve encountered... Continue Reading →