JOHN DUGDALE

John Dugdale (b. 1960).

“The mind is the essence of your sight. It’s really the mind that sees.”

HUGH STEERS

Hugh Steers (1962-1995).

ALVIN BALTROP

Alvin Baltrop (1948-2004).

 

Baltrop captured the gay cruising spots and hookup culture that existed in New York City before the AIDS epidemic. Baltrop’s photographs not only captured human personalities, but also the aesthetics of the dilapidated piers. His life work is a snapshot of gay, African-American, and New York City history.

LONGTIME COMPANION

LONGTIME COMPANION (1989)
Directed by Norman René.

Information about the movie HERE.

 

I hope you can watch the movie before YouTube delete it.

PETER HUJAR

Peter Hujar (1934-1987).

ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE

Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989).

TONGUES UNTIED

Directed by Marlon Riggs (1957-1994).
1989.

KEITH HARING

Keith Haring (1958-1990).

Why Mapplethorpe Still Matters

In a midcareer self-portrait, Robert Mapplethorpe depicted himself as a devil, with a bullwhip for a tail. But he ended up on the side of the angels. In 1989, a traveling survey of his work, with pictures of extreme homosexual acts, pushed the American culture wars into high gear. Religious groups raged. An indignant Congress cut federal money to artists. The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, set to host the show, dropped it like a shot.

Full article HERE.