Gay exhibitions
On the occasion of Self-acceptance Month, in which the LGBTQ+ Community celebrates diversity and tolerance, we contain compiled the most absorbing special exhibitions and interventions in existing collections for you under the collective term "queer perspectives".
From current exhibitions at the Schwules Museum to fresh perspectives on long-standing collections – discover queer takes on traditional gender roles and explore exciting special exhibitions during Pride Month and beyond.
Tip 1: Discover homosexual perspectives at Schwules Museum
You can currently see three interesting exhibitions with lgbtq+ perspectives at Schwules Musum (Gay Museum): In "Young Birds from Strange Mountains" you will encounter gender non-conforming art from Southeast Asia and its diaspora. Study more about the role of queer people as shamans and the current situation of queer experience in Southeast Asia."
"A Heart That Beats" gives a deep insight into queer Ukrainian art and shows how art becomes an act of resistance in the midst of war and repression. And with "Feuer + Flamme dem Patriarchat", the museum cel
Challenging Hetero-centrism and Lesbo-/Homo-phobia: A History of LGBTQ exhibi-tions in the U.S.
Notes
1 Peace Hammond, “A Lesbian Exhibit at Greene Street Workshop, January 21 - February 11, ,” In a Different Light: Visual Identity, Sexual Identity, Queer Practice, City Lights Publishers, San Francisco, , p.
2 Ibid., p.
3 Mark Joseph Stern. “Is MoMA Putting Artists Back in the Closet?” Slade, February
4 Ibid.
5 Ken Silver, “Modes of Disclosure: The Construction of Gay Culture and the Rise of Pop Art,” Hand Painted Pop: American Art in Transition, , Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, , pp.
6 Terry Wolverton, “Great American Female homosexual Art Show,” In a Different Light: Visual Identity, Sexual Identity, Queer Practice, City Light Publishers, San Francisco, , p.
7 From the GALAS Brochure, , unpaged.
8 Diane Elvenstar. “Art from Closet to Gallery.” Los Angeles Times, May 27, pp. G1–G2; “National network honors female homosexual artists.” Gay Community News , April 12, , p. 2. [No author.]
9 The 19 artists were Charley Brown, Scott Burton, Craig Car
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