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A Trio Of Queer Art Exhibitions The Wexner Center for the Arts at OSU is featuring three different exhibits from LGBTQ+ artists. By Kaylee Duff
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John Waters Beverly Hills John, 2012 Chromogrenic print Rubell Family Collection, Miami Image courtesy of Marianne Boesky Gallery © John Waters
he Wexner Center for the Arts — The Ohio State University’s “multidisciplinary, international laboratory for the exploration and advancement of contemporary art” — is showcasing art by three LGBTQ-identified artists. The Wexner Center is a space where both established and emerging artists can experiment, where the audience can participate in cultural experiences, where the community can come together to observe and understand the art of our time. These three exhibitions that offer a splash of color and hope during some of the grayest months of the year are inspiring, touching and culturally significant. Community members can come experience collections of art by John Waters, Peter Hujar and Alicia McCarthy through the end of April.
John Waters Image courtesy of the artist
16 | MARCH 2019
John Waters Jackie Copies Divine’s Look, 2001 Vinyl doll in fabric clothing with glass vitrine Collection of James Mounger, New Orleans Image courtesy of Marianne Boesky Gallery © John Waters
John Waters: Indecent Exposure The most comprehensive collection of his gallery-based art to date, Indecent Exposure draws from Waters’ experience with film and his interest in celebrity, crime, religion and kitsch. Waters is a filmmaker, writer, performer and visual artist who uses shocking, affectate humor to “subvert mainstream expectations of visual art” and draw viewers in with “his astute, provocative, and wickedly funny observations about society.” This exhibition is organized by The Baltimore Museum of Art.
John Waters Divine in Ecstasy, 1992 Chromogenic print Collection of Amy and Zachary Lehman Image courtesy of Marianne Boesky Gallery © John Waters
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