ArtRabbit is an open submission platform. Anyone can add events. Organisation owners can manage their organisation presence. Use the events or the venues search to find listings near a location. Wu Tsang, Duilian, Film, Photo by Annie Sprinkle. Robert Mapplethorpe, Self Portrait , , gelatin silver print.
Solomon R. June and July see the celebrations of Pride around the globe, and in London, this culminates in the iconic Pride Parade on the 7th of July. Berenice Abbott Man Ray, Portrait of Berenice Abbott , She is known for her inter-war portraits of cultural figures including James Joyce as well as her astute portrayals of New York architecture and urbanism. While she had several documented relationships with well-known women in the scene, Abbott kept her private life to herself and rarely spoke of her orientation.
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Regardless, her legacy remains as a strong female figure in the arts in the earlier parts of the century, whose personal life was kept away from the scrutiny of puritanical judgment. Robert Mapplethorpe Perhaps one of the first names that comes to mind when mentioning artists and gay identity is Robert Mapplethorpe. A celebrated photographer known for his often divisive subject matter, his work ranged from portraits of socialites, statuesque figures of nudes, and scenes from underground BDSM gay scenes in New York.
Constantly at the forefront of controversy, his work has sparked public debate about censorship and art funding, as well as the objectification of black men in the gay community for his solo exhibition Black Males and subsequent book The Black Book. He undeniably pushed the boundaries in art, and consequently in visual culture as the shift from a heteronormative male gaze gave way to a more inclusive take on eroticism.
After his death, the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation raised millions in funds for medical research of the infection. You can see the impact Mapplethorpe had on other artists at the second part of this exhibition here: Exhibition. Keith Haring, Pop Shop , His work wears down the white cube model of the contemporary gallery, with murals and sculptures that take up public spaces as well as his Pop Shop which sold his designs in the form of everyday commodity.
