Queer Art: From Canvas to Club, and the Spaces Between

Curator Gemma Rolls-Bentley launches the U.S. publication of Queer Art: From Canvas to Club, and the Spaces Between at the Museum, in conversation with writer, curator, and activist Kimberly Drew and artist Clifford Prince King. Together, they reflect on supportive and shared approaches to queer art-making and documentation, and the history-defining impact of LGBTQIA+ communities in the cultural landscape.

Following the discussion will be a book-signing and brief reception in the Museum. Books will be available for purchase, get your copy signed at the Museum or order a signed copy in advance!

Bring LGBTQIA+ artistic history to life with artwork and cultural landmarks celebrating the community. The twentieth century saw landmark shifts for LGBTQIA+ rights and recognition across the western world: from the Stonewall uprising, to the first pride parades and homosexuality law reforms. The years following these milestone moments have seen queer life face new challenges, celebrations, injustices and liberations. As ever, this journey has been closely mapped by art and culture. Artists working across all mediums - from painting, performance, digital and beyond - have captured key moments impacting the LGBTQIA+ community, from the HIV/AIDS crisis and the rise of drag, to marriage equality and the fight for trans liberation. With a heady curation of artworks selected by leading LGBTQIA+ curator Gemma Rolls-Bentley, this book mixes the high-brow with the low, gallery stalwarts with Instagram stars, and the racy with the fabulous. With over 170 works across thematic chapters covering Queer Spaces, Queer Bodies and Queer Power this is a unique celebration of queer life - a landmark book for art lovers and anyone interested in the visual culture surrounding queer identity.

This conversation is organized in the framework of , Leslie-Lohman’s current recent acquisitions exhibition, on view March 15–January 5, 2025.

Located at 26 Wooster Street, the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art strives to provide a welcoming environment to all visitors. Five external steps lead to our entrance doors: a wheelchair lift is available. All galleries are wheelchair-accessible, and a single-occupancy accessible restroom is located behind the visitor services desk: all restrooms are gender-neutral. Large print didactics are available. Staff will work with individuals and groups who disclose accessibility needs in advance to accommodate them to the best of our ability.

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