While many of the works are portraits in the narrowest sense (depictions of figurative subjects), what others more broadly portray are times, places or reflexive gestures that challenge the viewer. The artists represented in The Mutable Portrait represent a cross-section of the art world: some are well-established, some emerging, some obscure. Whether espousing visibility, evoking desire, critiquing cultural ideals of gender and sexuality, or celebrating either iconic LGBT figures or an intimate community of friends, in various ways the artists and subjects included in the exhibition assert themselves proudly. Untitled Figure Balancing on Dog, crafted in 1986. The multiplicity of perspectives, techniques and ideas embraced by The Mutable Portrait reflects the complexity and fluidity of human identity. Photo about Gay Pride Day 2018-Keith Harings playful work celebrates life, love, and the human spirit. The collection is housed at the New York office of international law firm Clifford Chance, which launched The Mutable Portrait at its Sixth Annual LGBT Pride Exhibition and is sponsored by Arcus Americas, a chapter of Clifford Chance’s global LGBT and allies community. The collection, The Mutable Portrait, consists of more than 100 paintings, photographs, prints and works on paper by a diverse group of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender artists who use portraiture to express such themes. of the gay liberation movement this summer, as New York City welcomes WorldPride.
These are some of the intriguing themes that will be explored through portraiture at a limited art exhibition curated to celebrate Gay Pride Month. New-York Historical Society commemorates the 50th anniversary of the.
Gender, sexual identity, desire, community and visibility. TOM OF FINLAND (Finnish, 1920 – 1991) Untitled (Premiminary drawing), 1981, Graphite on paper, 16.50” x 12.00”, ToFF #1099, © 1981 Tom of Finland Foundation Among the inspiring events in New York City are exhibitions and festivals filled with films, paintings, fashion designs, photography and other artworks that.