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American Gothic is one of the most parodied paintings of all time and a symbol for anti-gay groups even though Grant Wood, the artist who created the work was gay.
Today art historian R. Tripp Evans talks about his new book on the artist- Grant Wood: A Life- detailing the full rich gay life behind this American master.
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You’re probably familiar with American Gothic, Grant Wood’s masterpiece depicting a serious farmer standing beside a younger woman in front of a country house and you may have even wondered what the relationship is between […]
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OMG she is totally limitless. She has no limits.. like in every way. I do not posses the limitless brain that she does. She is so free. To be free is to be limitless. Boundless.
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A lecture by David C. Ward, historian at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C about the exhibition “Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture” which explores how sexual orientation and gender identity have shaped […]
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Nothing like combining candy and one of my all time favorite films “Showgirls.” Visual artist Jason Mecier takes his candy shaping skills to a whole new level by capturing Elizabeth Berkley’s kinetic portrayal of the […]
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It’s a shame that Annie Sprinkle and her wife’s sixth wedding in a series of seven was cancelled by the the LA County Parks. According to a press release, the Parks cited unsafe conditions as […]
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This image came up in my Modern Art class yesterday and of course I couldn’t help but see Lady Gaga. The progressive Black Mountian College in the mid-twentieth century provided a new and unique structure […]
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To outsiders, most comedy roasts seem horrific. Usually the guest of honor gets insulted and humiliated in such a vulgar manner that you’re left wondering if the party really consists of friends or it’s just an angry mob who loves to talk.
Today comedian Bill Cruz talks about his own roast that his friends gave him to celebrate his birthday.
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In Canada, they painted a three dimension image of a kid running after a ball to slow down motorists. From the article- From the far distance the image will look like just a mark on […]
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You can’t really call yourself a “performance artist” until you work with meat as art. Well, Lady Gaga has done the deed and she’s now in the company of great artists like Carolee Schneemann who […]