QUEER BRITISH ART 1861–1967
Tate Gallery, London
5 April – 1 October 2017
Presenting the first
exhibition dedicated to queer British art
Featuring works from 1861–1967 relating to
lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ) identities, the show marks the
50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of male homosexuality in
England. Queer British Art explores how artists expressed
themselves in a time when established assumptions about gender and sexuality
were being questioned and transformed.
Deeply personal and intimate works are presented
alongside pieces aimed at a wider public, which helped to forge a sense of
community when modern terminology of ‘lesbian’, ‘gay’, ‘bisexual’ and ‘trans’
were unrecognised. Together, they reveal a remarkable range of identities and
stories, from the playful to the political and from the erotic to
the domestic.
With paintings, drawings, personal photographs
and film from artists such as John Singer Sargent, Dora Carrington, Duncan Grant and David Hockney the diversity of queer
British art is celebrated as never before. (tate.org.uk)
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