Graphic artist and illustrator Silverjow specializes in idealized depictions of the male physique but he’s getting some recent attention for a series of characterizations based on Snow White’s 7 dwarfs. Here are a few more reasons to whis…
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Henry Rollins and The Shirtless Painter Make Each Other into Works of Art: WATCH
Musician, actor, comedian, and author Henry Rollins joined Funny or Die’s The Shirtless Painter for a one-on-one art session in which they take “painting each other” quite literally. Watch: Henry Rollins Paints Shirtless with The Sh…
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Groundbreaking LGBTQ Art Show Opens in Taiwan
An LGBTQ art exhibition billed as the first of its kind in Asia opened in Taiwan on Saturday, just months after the island’s top court ruled in favour of gay marriage. A papercutting depicting two men having sex on a train and life-size charcoa…
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Governor Cuomo Unveils Design for New York’s Official Monument Honoring the LGBT Community
Governor Andrew Cuomo today unveiled the design for New York’s official monument honoring the LGBT community and all victims of hate, intolerance, and violence. The competition for the monument was launched after the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooti…
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Katy Perry Put Herself on Display at the Whitney Museum and Freaked a Few People Out: WATCH
In another bid to propel her single “Bon Appetit” up the charts, Katy Perry decided to do some performance art and install a live version of her album cover at the Whitney Museum in New York City. Perry put her head on a platter and elici…
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Tattoo Artist Sparks Homophobic Firestorm with Aaron Rodgers Jock Strap Masterpiece
A tattoo artist has sparked an intense reaction on Instagram after posting a photo of her latest work of art: Green Bay Packer Aaron Rodgers posing in a jock strap and a half shirt. The fetching tattoo apparently possesses the power to threaten anyon…
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‘Billboard’ Takes a Deep Dive into the Voyeuristic ‘Femme’ Gender Signals in Harry Styles’s Cover Art
Billboard took a deep dive into the artwork around Harry Styles’s first solo record and his single “Sign of the Times”, suggesting that Styles is playing with gender norms. Water returns in both the album cover and back image. On th…
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Ian McKellen Offers a Haunting Glimpse of His Youth as a Closeted Gay Man in New Short Film: WATCH
In a powerful short film directed by Joe Stephenson for Tate Britain’s new Queer British Art exhibit, Sir Ian McKellen provides a haunting glimpse of his childhood growing up in Britain. Actor Scott Chambers provides the visual for McKellen…
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Could You Encase Yourself in a Rock for a Week? This Guy Did — WATCH
French performance artist Abraham Poincheval put the bed in bedrock by spending a week inside solid rock, from which he emerged earlier this month. The stunt took place in the Palais de Tokyo museum in Paris, beginning on February 22, with the artist…
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The Artist Who Drew Trump Beheading Lady Liberty is a Cuban Refugee
“It’s pretty hilarious that in 2017, a drawing is making the world go nuts.” That’s what artist Edel Rodriguez says about his cover for Der Spiegel magazine that broke the internet last week. But to be fair, it’s not just any drawing. It’s a cartoon…
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