"...Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. They're allowed to take only a knapsack and a little cash with them, and even then, they're robbed of these possessions on the way. Families are torn apart;"
January 9, 2026 at 3:32 AM
"...Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. They're allowed to take only a knapsack and a little cash with them, and even then, they're robbed of these possessions on the way. Families are torn apart;"
When your friends understand exactly what flavour of queer you are and don't hesitate whilst used-booking to keep an eye out for a book you mentioned months ago.
When your friends understand exactly what flavour of queer you are and don't hesitate whilst used-booking to keep an eye out for a book you mentioned months ago.
I saw this piece at the Art Institute of Chicago years ago and at the time, they had the artist’s statement of intent intact. And he was very clear about what it meant and without the backstory, the piece has no meaning
January 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I saw this piece at the Art Institute of Chicago years ago and at the time, they had the artist’s statement of intent intact. And he was very clear about what it meant and without the backstory, the piece has no meaning
Bizarrely, the artist’s own estate is erasing the story behind it and suggesting it’s open to interpretation, which makes no sense unless they think disconnecting the work from the AIDS crisis and the artist’s queerness makes it more salable & they DNGAF about artist’s intent. In which case, F them
Bizarrely, the artist’s own estate is erasing the story behind it and suggesting it’s open to interpretation, which makes no sense unless they think disconnecting the work from the AIDS crisis and the artist’s queerness makes it more salable & they DNGAF about artist’s intent. In which case, F them
To be clear: I don’t have any opinion about the Out article—I just know the foundation has been very oppressive. They even insisted I not refer to FGT as Cuban American but just American, even though he didn’t come to the U.S. until he was an adult. It’s a kind of deracination.
January 28, 2025 at 3:07 AM
To be clear: I don’t have any opinion about the Out article—I just know the foundation has been very oppressive. They even insisted I not refer to FGT as Cuban American but just American, even though he didn’t come to the U.S. until he was an adult. It’s a kind of deracination.
This piece in particular has faced claims of gay/AIDS erasure before, and the SI/NPG woefully censored the last show they borrowed this piece for. I'm going back to re-see the full context before writing more, but this guy's Gay Code in Art prescriptivism is not the wagon to jump onto here
Bizarrely, the artist’s own estate is erasing the story behind it and suggesting it’s open to interpretation, which makes no sense unless they think disconnecting the work from the AIDS crisis and the artist’s queerness makes it more salable & they DNGAF about artist’s intent. In which case, F them
This piece in particular has faced claims of gay/AIDS erasure before, and the SI/NPG woefully censored the last show they borrowed this piece for. I'm going back to re-see the full context before writing more, but this guy's Gay Code in Art prescriptivism is not the wagon to jump onto here
The National Portrait Gallery's show of Felix Gonzalez-Torres is fine. Beyond that it's great! This text is hanging in the *same gallery* that Out magazine went nuclear over. Out should issue a correction or retract @jerrysaltz.bsky.social@espiers.bsky.social
February 1, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The National Portrait Gallery's show of Felix Gonzalez-Torres is fine. Beyond that it's great! This text is hanging in the *same gallery* that Out magazine went nuclear over. Out should issue a correction or retract @jerrysaltz.bsky.social@espiers.bsky.social
Frankly, Lynch's signing of Weinstein's petition in defense of Roman Polanski in 2000 gave me a sour taste that never fully left my mouth. That said, his artwork was undeniably impactful culturally and for so many individually. 1/2
January 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Frankly, Lynch's signing of Weinstein's petition in defense of Roman Polanski in 2000 gave me a sour taste that never fully left my mouth. That said, his artwork was undeniably impactful culturally and for so many individually. 1/2