{"product_id":"queer-art-from-canvas-to-club-and-the-spaces-between-hardcover","title":"Queer Art: From Canvas to Club, and the Spaces Between - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGemma Rolls-Bentley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIsaac Julien\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe love and strongly recommend this beautifully curated book. Celebrating the massive and lasting global impact of LGBTQI+ artists, a book like this is long overdue!\u003c\/i\u003e Russell Tovey \u0026amp; Robert Diament, co-hosts of Talk Art podcast.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrate the LGBTQI+ community with this vivid collection of artworks that charts queer voices from around the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe twentieth century saw key shifts for the LGBTQI+ community across the western world: from the \u003cb\u003eStonewall uprising to the first pride parades and homosexuality law reforms\u003c\/b\u003e. The years following these milestone moments have seen queer life face new challenges, celebrations, injustices and liberations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs ever, \u003cb\u003ethis journey has been closely mapped by art and culture\u003c\/b\u003e. Artists working across all mediums - from painting, performance, digital and beyond - have captured key moments, from the HIV\/AIDS crisis and the rise of drag, to marriage equality and the fight for trans liberation. The artists include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndrew Logan, sculptor and founder of the Alternative Miss World party\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeading artists David Hockney, Nicole Eisenmann and Zanele Muholi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLate greats Greer Lankton, Andy Warhol, Francis Bacon and Tom of Finland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePioneers of Queer Cinema Derek Jarman and Sir Isaac Julien\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGround-breaking photographers Nan Goldin, Ajamu X, Wolfgang Tilmans and Catherine Opie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContemporary art stars Sin Wai Kin, Zackary Drucker and Clifford Prince King\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith nearly 200 artworks selected by leading LGBTQI+ curator Gemma Rolls-Bentley, this book mixes the high-brow with the low, gallery stalwarts with Instagram stars, and the racy with the fabulous. This is a unique celebration of queer life - a must-have for the LGBTQI+ community, art lovers and anyone interested in the culture surrounding queer identity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGemma Rolls-Bentley \u003c\/b\u003ehas been at the forefront of contemporary art for almost two decades, working passionately to amplify the work of queer artists and provide a platform for art that explores LGBTQIA+ identity. She curates exhibitions, builds art collections and leads projects internationally. Most recently she curated the group exhibition 'Dreaming of Home' at Leslie Lohman Museum of Art in NYC and the Tom of Finland Art \u0026amp; Culture Festival in London. She curated the 'Brighton Beacon Collection', the largest permanent display of queer art in the UK. Gemma is a visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Art and she has sat on the boards of numerous organisations and charities that support diversity in the arts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9.64 x 7.95 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763620413728,"sku":"9780711282674","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/40b1a435a2dbdcc66f733a98832aa9a5.webp?v=1780237152","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/queer-art-from-canvas-to-club-and-the-spaces-between-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}