Projects tagged
LGBTQIA
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Rose Boy
Read more: Rose Boy“Rose Boy” (玫瑰少年) refers to Yeh Yung-chih, a 15-year-old junior high school student in Taiwan who died on April 20, 2000, after years of bullying due to his non-conforming gender expression. Though the official cause of death was ruled accidental—he…
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Tom of Finland
Read more: Tom of FinlandTouko Valio Laaksonen (8 May 1920 – 7 November 1991), known by the pseudonym Tom of Finland, was a Finnish artist who made stylized highly masculinized erotic art, and influenced late 20th-century gay culture. He has been called the “most…
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Becoming an Image
Read more: Becoming an ImageCassils’ Becoming an Image confronts issues of queer and trans visibility, bodily violence, and the politics of witnessing. The performance uses a powerful blend of media—including live action in darkness, flash photography, clay sculpture, and sound—to explore how trauma and…
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Inside Out Project
Read more: Inside Out ProjectAfter winning the TED Prize on March 2, 2011, the French-artist JR launched the Inside Out Project, in his first TED Talk. Using his own artistic practice as inspiration, this participatory platform helps individuals and communities to make a statement…
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The Archive Means We Are Counted in History.’ Zanele Muholi on Documenting Black, Queer Life in South Africa
Read more: The Archive Means We Are Counted in History.’ Zanele Muholi on Documenting Black, Queer Life in South AfricaIn the portrait Bester I, Mayotte, the sitter’s eyes stare directly at the camera, practically boring a hole in the lens. Their lips are painted white, their hair and ears adorned with clothespins. The self-portrait of Zanele Muholi is striking…
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The AIDS Memorial Quilt— NAMES Project
Read more: The AIDS Memorial Quilt— NAMES ProjectThe AIDS pandemic began in the early 1980s and brought with it a surge of emotions from the public: they were afraid, angry, fearful and defiant. The arrival of AIDS also brought with it a condemnation of the LGBT community.…
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Nail Transphobia
Read more: Nail TransphobiaOver the past few years, the public’s understanding of the issues that transgender people face has grown exponentially, but many people have never actually spoken to a transgender person. To help dispel common myths and preconceptions, 23-year-old trans activist Charlie…
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Bad Bunny’s ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’ is a form of activism
Read more: Bad Bunny’s ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’ is a form of activismBenito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, better known to the world as Bad Bunny, has once again proven that his artistry goes far beyond reggaeton and trap. On January 5, 2025 — the eve of Puerto Rico’s cherished Three Kings Day —…
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Creative Time NYC’s unique flag project
Read more: Creative Time NYC’s unique flag projectThe 14th day of June each year is celebrated as Flag Day, and in 2017 it was no different save for the fact that the project took center stage. The celebrations kicked off with hoisting the resist flag, a creation…
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The AIDS Memorial Quilt
Read more: The AIDS Memorial QuiltCleve Jones’s powerful vision for memorializing those lost to AIDS was realized in October 1987 in Washington D.C. It showcased the artistic contributions of people who’d lost loved ones to the virus from a number of US metropolitan centers. The…