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Presenting the first exhibition dedicated to queer British art Featuring works from 18611967 relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ) identities, the show marks the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of male homosexuality in England. Queer British Art explores how artists expressed themselves in a time when established assumptions about gender and sexuality were being questioned and transformed. Deeply personal and intimate works are presented alongside pieces aimed at a wider public, which helped to forge a sense of community when modern terminology of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans were unrecognised. Together, they reveal a remarkable range of identities and stories, from the playful to the political and from the erotic to the domestic. With paintings, drawings, personal photographs and film from artists such as John Singer Sargent, Dora Carrington, Duncan Grant and David Hockney the diversity of queer British art is celebrated as never before. Why is the word 'queer' used in the exhibition title? Queer has a mixed history from the 19th century onwards it has been used both as a term of abuse and as a term by LGBT people to refer to themselves. Our inspiration for using it came from Derek Jarman who said that it used to frighten him but now 'for me to use the word queer is a liberation'. More recently, of course, it has become reclaimed as a fluid term for people of different sexualities and gender identities. Historians of sexuality have also argued that it is preferable to other terms for sexualities in the past as these often don't map onto modern sexual identites. In addition to carrying out audience research, we took advice from Stonewall and other LGBT charities and held focus groups with LGBT people. The advice from all of these sources was overwhelmingly that we should use it. While we tried other titles, no other option captured the full diversity of sexualities and gender identities that are represented in the show. Text provided by Clare Barlow, curator of Queer British Art.
Tickets : £ Free/16 Tickets
Address : Tate Britain
Millbank
London
SW1P 4RG
Telephone : 020 7887 8888
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- 01 Mar – Lytton Strachey (1880–1932), British writer & critic
- 02 Mar – Matthew Mitcham (1988–), Australian diver
- 03 Mar – Perry Ellis (1940–1986), American fashion designer
- 03 Mar – Xavier Bettel (1973–), Prime Minister of Luxembourg
- 04 Mar – Chaz Bono (1969–), American advocate, writer & musician
- 04 Mar – Svend Robinson (1952–), Canadian former politician, 1st first openly gay Canadian Member of Parliament
- 05 Mar – Matt Lucas (1974–), English actor, comedian, writer & tv presenter.
- 05 Mar – Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975), Italian poet, intellectual, film director & writer
- 06 Mar – Charles I of Württemberg (1823–1891), German aristocrat, King of Wurttemberg
- 06 Mar – Francis Alick Howard OBE (1917–1992), English actor & comedian, better known by his stage-name Frankie Howerd
- 07 Mar – Sir Henry Channon (1897–1958), British Conservative Member of Parliament
- 07 Mar – Bret Easton Ellis (1964–), American novelist, screenwriter & short story writer
- 09 Mar – Lord Ivor Mountbatten (1963–), British aristocrat, farmer, geologist & businessman
- 09 Mar – Richard Adams (1947–2012), Filipino-American gay rights activist
- 09 Mar – Samuel Barber (1910–1981), American composer
- 09 Mar – Will Geer (1902–1978), American actor & social activist
- 11 Mar – John Barrowman (1967–), British-American actor, author, presenter, singer & comic book writer. Known for his roles in Torchwood & Dr Who
- 11 Mar – Christopher Rice (1978–), American writer
- 11 Mar – Bill Siksay (1955–), Canadian politician
- 12 Mar – Vaslav Nijinsky (1890–1950), Russian ballet dancer & choreographer
- 12 Mar – Edward Albee (1928–), American playwright
- 13 Mar – Armistead Maupin (1944–), American writer
- 14 Mar – Alfred Redl (1864–1913), Austrian counter-intelligence officer & spy
- 15 Mar – Kwame Harris (1982–), Jamaican-born American football player
- 15 Mar – Amir Ohana (1976–), Israeli lawyer & politician
- 16 Mar – Donal Óg Cusack (1977–), Irish hurling goalkeeper
- 16 Mar – Jon Hinson (1942–1995), American politician, former Republican congressman (Mississippi) (1979–1981)
- 17 Mar – Alexander McQueen (1969–2010), British fashion designer
- 18 Mar – Stanley Bennett Clay (1950–), American writer, publisher, novelist, director & actor
- 18 Mar – Wilfred Owen (1893–1918), British wartime poet
- 22 Mar – Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021), American composer/lyricist. VIP in 20thC musical theater
- 23 Mar – Joseph C. Leyendecker (1874–1951), German-born American illustrator
- 23 Mar – Prince Felix Yusupov (1887–1967), Russian aristocrat
- 24 Mar – Bob Mackie (1940–), American fashion designer
- 24 Mar – Jim Parsons (1973–), American actor & producer
- 25 Mar – Elton John (1947–), English singer-songwriter, composer & pianist
- 26 Mar – A. E. Housman (1859–1936), English classical scholar & poet
- 26 Mar – Rev Richard Coles FRSA FKC (1962–), English musician, journalist, radio presenter & C of E parish priest in Northamptonshire
- 28 Mar – Sir Dirk Bogarde (1921–1999), English actor, novelist & screenwriter. Born Derek Niven van den Bogaerde
- 28 Mar – Scott Mills (1974–), English radio DJ, tv presenter & actor, known for his BBC Radio 1 show
- 29 Mar – Bruce Weber (1946–), American fashion photographer
- 30 Mar – Jean-Claude Brialy (1933–2007), French actor, director & socialite
- 31 Mar – Richard Chamberlain (1934–), American actor
- 31 Mar – Barney Frank (1940–), American politician, former Democratic congressman (Massachusetts) (1981–2013)
- 31 Mar – Sir Alan James Carter Duncan KCMG (1957–), British Conservative Party politician who served as Minister of State for International Development (2010–2014), Minister of State for Europe & the Americas (2016–2019)
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