Anita Berber: Femme Fatale of the Weimar Republic
Born on 10 June 1899 in Dresden Germany, Anita Berber shocked and entertained the cabaret and bourgeois crowds of the Weimar Republic right up to her...
Kelly Hill 26 July 2024
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Gerda Wegener: Art Deco Feminist
Today Gerda Wegener is best known for feminist art and portrayal of lesbianism. She was also married to Einar Wegener, who after the sex reassignment...
Kelly Hill 25 July 2024
Lili Elbe – The First Known Transgender Female Artist
Lili Elbe – born Einar Wegener – was a Danish landscape painter of the early 20th century and the first known transgender woman in arts. She was...
Pola Otterstein 23 July 2024
Masterpiece Story: Amor Vincit Omnia by Caravaggio
Virgil’s famous saying amor vincit omnia means “love conquers all.” Famous Baroque painter, Caravaggio, clearly inspired by the famous sentence...
Zuzanna Stańska 14 July 2024
Queer Mythological Characters
This list of queer mythological characters and deities from around the world, encompassing homosexuality, bisexuality, transgender identities, and...
Martha Teverson 27 June 2024
Rosa Bonheur’s Magnificent Lions and the Portrait of Wildlife
Painting animals is part of a tradition in European art dating back to the 17th century when animal-specialized painters began contributing to...
Rute Ferreira 26 June 2024
Alma López: Crossing the Borders of Identity, Sexuality, and Religion
Alma López (born 1966) is a queer Chicana artist, social activist, and lecturer for Chicana/o Studies at the University of California. Her main...
Iolanda Munck 24 June 2024
Celebrating the Male Body in Renaissance Florence
The adoration of the male body was an inspiration for many artists and there is no medium better suited to presenting the full beauty and complexity...
Joanna Kaszubowska 7 June 2024
The Victorians: An Unexpected World of Erotica and Pornography (NSFW)
The subject of erotica is vast. Even reduced to only the Victorian world of erotica, it’s a challenge to write about in the space of an article.
Sarah Mills 3 June 2024
About Face: Stonewall, Revolt, and New Queer Art
About Face: Stonewall, Revolt, and New Queer Art was initially an exhibition that marked the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. Previously on...
Ania Kaczynska 9 May 2024
Nothing Ever Just Disappears: A Queer Sense of Place
How does the place where art was created impact the work itself? And, in turn, can art influence how we view those very places? Diarmuid Hester...
Jenna Burns 9 May 2024
Mothers of Invention: The Feminist Roots of Contemporary Art – Book Review
The book Mothers of Invention: The Feminist Roots of Contemporary Art comprises an innovative collection of essays by four different authors. Each...
Kaena Daeppen 29 April 2024
