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Queer Art Takes Center Stage in “The First Homosexuals”

In the hotly contested battleground of Gender Studies, art historian Jonathan D. Katz is a trailblazer. He was the first tenured faculty in Gay and Lesbian…

Claude Cahun, Self Portrait from the series I am in Training Don’t Kiss Me, 1927. Silver gelatin print, 117 x 89 mm. (11.7 x 8.9 cm.), Jersey Heritage Collections, © Jersey Heritage.
Gender and Identity in Claude Cahun’s Work

The masks of French …

Laurence Philomène, Detail of Self-portrait with Apple Branches, 2019.
6 Art World Events for Pride 2022
As usual, a dynamic host of exhibitions spotlighting queer artists are available throughout the month and beyond. To help you cut through the noise, Art & Object has assembled this shortlist of…
Miss meatface in neutral oranges and a leopard-print latex mask, sits in front of table loaded with pineapples, jello molds, and sausage plates. In front of busy floral background.
7 Queens Who Illustrate the Art of Drag
As American states levy an unprecedented amount of anti-trans bill proposals, the art of drag is gaining traction. We’ve rounded up artists who, whether working in drag or drag adjacent, have…
LAURA AGUILAR: Show and Tell
Laura Aguilar: Show and Tell is the first comprehensive retrospective of photographer Laura Aguilar (b. 1959, San Gabriel, CA; d. 2018, Long Beach, CA), assembling more than 70 works produced over…
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Soap Bubbles, after 1739, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation,
LACMA Presents NOT I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE–2020 CE)
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents NOT I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE–2020 CE), an exhibition using ventriloquism, literally and liberally, to explore the representations of sounds…