This lecture will reveal how, despite societal repression, LGBTQ+ artists have been trailblazers who transformed art history, survived scandals, won landmark legal and political battles, and revolutionized mainstream culture from the Renaissance and Victorian times through the McCarthy Era and the AIDS epidemic, all the way to present day.
The lecture will spotlight dozens of renowned and lesser-known queer artists, uncovering the intricate connections between their complex sexual lives and their groundbreaking works, many of which have become some of the world’s most iconic and highest-priced artworks.
Get ready for a very different trip through art history, one that is rarely discussed in books, schools or even museums — one that will make you see art and popular culture through completely new eyes.
“The Revolutionary Power of Queer Art: Transforming Mainstream Culture Throughout History” will take place at the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Advocate & Gochis Galleries on Saturday, October 19, 2024, from 6-7:30 p.m.
This program may not be suitable for all ages.
Participants
Ignacio Darnaude is an art scholar and lecturer. His ongoing project, “Breaking the Queer Code in Art,” uncovers the creative alibies used by queer artists to express their forbidden desires during repressive times. His recent lectures include “Don’t Say Gay – the Erasure of Queerness in Art” for the University of San Francisco and “Exploring queer art history through a Latin American canvas” for MOLAA. A regular contributor to the Gay & Lesbian Review magazine, Mr. Darnaude was recently honored with an Arts Grant from the City of West Hollywood for his 4-lecture series about the impact of queer artists throughout history.
This program is organized by Ignacio Darnaude and co-presented with the Los Angeles LGBT Center as part of Circa: Queer Histories Festival 2024, presented by One Institute.
The Los Angeles LGBT Center is a safe and welcoming place where the LGBTQ+ community finds help, hope, and support when it is needed the most.