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‘Young Monsters’ at Lychee One: a conversation with curator Marcelle Joseph on contemporary masculinities

The exhibition ‘Young Monsters ‘, on show at Lychee One until 26 October 2019, has been curated by London-based American independent … More

contemporaryart, curatorialpractice, gender, genderperformativity, installationart, lgbtq+art, londonart, masculinity, queerlondon, sculpture

“Let’s get physical”: ‘Shredded’, an exhibition exploring masculinities and bodybuilding by Paris-born artist Alix Marie

“Let’s get physical” says the 1981 song by Grease actress’ Olivia Newton John: in the music video we can see … More

#exhibitionlondon, alixmarie, artlondon, bodyart, bodybuilding, contemporaryart, genderperformativity, genderroles, installationart, malefragility, masculinity, queerart, romanroadgallery, toxicmasculinity

Metamorphosing bodies: meet London-based artist Marianna Simnett.

Marianna Simnett is a London-based multimedia artist, whose practice merges performance art, video, watercolour, and installation art. Through these media, … More

bodyart, bodymodification, feministart, genderperformativity, installationart, mariannasimnett, queerart, seizure

Experimental Relationship: Chinese-born artist Pixy Liao dismantling relationship stereotypes

Born and raised in Shanghai, Pixy Liao is a photographer currently residing in Brooklyn. Her photographs, sculptures (e.g. Soft-Heeled Shoes), … More

experimentalrelationship, genderequality, genderperformativity, genderroles, heteronormativity, pixyliao, portraitphotography, sexuality

Under Cover: A Secret History of Cross-Dressers. An exhibition co-curated by TPG senior curator Karen McQuaid and collector Sébastien Lifshitz.

Man in make-up wearing ring. Photograph from a photo booth, with highlights of colour. United States, circa 1920.  Courtesy of … More

crossdressing, exhibition, gender, genderperformativity, privatecollection, queerphotography, sebastienlifshitz

Paris is Burning: a discourse on reading, realness and houses.

Ferranti, F. (2017) Paris is Burning’s poster [Screenshot] [electronic print] Available from: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100332/mediaviewer/rm1750506752 [Accessed 6 December 2017]. Paris is Burning, directed by … More

ballroom, genderperformativity, parisisburning, performance, queer, safespace, voguing

An inspirational conversation with a colleague on ‘Undoing the princess’.

Ferranti, F. (2017) Rip gender roles. [Unpublished photograph]. Digbeth, Birmingham. While I was walking around Birmingham before the launch of Coming … More

genderfluid, genderperformativity, participation, princess, queerart

Club kids culture: fashion identity and ballroom scene.

Eichner, S. (1993) Club kids Michael Alig, Richie Rich, Nina Hagen, Sophia Lamar, and Jenny Talia pose for a portrait at … More

ballroom, clubkids, fashion, genderfluid, genderperformativity, subculture

Genderosity: a show curated by gender non-conforming artist Donald C. Shorter Jr on the process of self discovery through drag.

DONXMEN. 2017. GENDEROSITY (excerpt). [Online Video] Available from : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ2VS0OqtOc. [Accessed 27 November 2017]. This Youtube video shows an excerpt … More

drag culture, drag queen, gendernonconforming, genderperformativity, performance

A Queer journey with Sasha Velour: Judith Butler and Nightgowns drag show.

Sasha Velour is a Queer drag queen and performing artist living in Brooklyn , who was recently crowned winner of … More

drag culture, drag queen, genderperformativity, performance, rupauldragrace, sashavelour

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