Performance
A New Play Celebrates the Lesbian Kiss that Scandalized Broadway in 1923
Indecent, by Paula Vogel and Rebecca Taichman, presents Sholem Asch's God of Vengeance as a triumphant, defiant showcase of queer love far ahead of its time.
Zachary Small
Zachary Small was a writer at Hyperallergic.
Art
Hints of Queer Desire in Erased Pornographic Images
In Stephen Irwin's altered images of pornography magazines, figures previously engaged in sex acts are now alone, or barely present at all.
Art
Depicting Nature’s Rebellion Against Humanity
In Thiago Rocha Pitta’s The First Green at Marianne Boesky Gallery, nature is not victimized, but rebellious and intent on reclaiming land lost to humanity.
Interview
“This Is a Revolutionary Moment”: Genesis Breyer P-Orridge on Intersectionality in Art
In an interview with Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, s/he attempts to define intersectionality and its tenuous position in the art world.
Art
With a New Expansion, the Leslie-Lohman Museum Broadens Its View of Queer Art
The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art in Soho has doubled in size, with a new exhibition that offers the opportunity to reconsider what constitutes queer art.
Art
The Solitude and Sensuality of an Artist's Studio
Paul Mpagi Sepuya's exhibition at Yancey Richardson Gallery illuminates the intimate terrains of the artist's studio life.
Art
Training to Be a Spy at the Brooklyn Museum
Top Secret International (State I), part of the Public Theater’s annual Under the Radar Festival, is an immersive play that reframes espionage through art.
Art
The Quintessentially Queer Art of Collage
In Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art’s latest exhibition, queer artists turn to collage to construct new worlds and identities.
Art
Considering the Environmental Damage Done by Art Fairs
Built with the collected detritus of art fairs, The Fair Housing Project illustrates just how much good material is thrown away once the tents fall.
Art
Modeling the Modern Witch in the Age of Trump
Americans love their mythos almost as much as they love their country. But with the appalling lack of civility during this year’s election, a few monsters of our past are returning to wreak havoc.
Art
Art Under the Influence of a Day Job
Now showing at David Zwirner, People Who Work Here is a celebration of the many artists who help run one of the world’s most powerful galleries.
Art
Praying at the Altar of Genesis Breyer P-Orridge
The psychic cross — a cultic symbol adapted from the Eastern Orthodox Church — hangs above the Rubin Museum’s winding staircase, alerting you that something unusual is happening on the top floor of a museum devoted to Asian culture.