The ribald, hot and at times hilarious art of Tom of Finland and British artist Beryl Cook are currently part of a joint exhibition at London's Studio Voltaire. In an essay originally presented as an reading at the gallery, Luke Turner explores how their work relates to the assumptions, fantasies and at times harsh realities of his bisexual identity.
The ribald, hot and at times hilarious art of Tom of Finland and British artist Beryl Cook are currently part of a joint exhibition at London's Studio Voltaire. In an essay originally presented as an reading at the gallery, Luke Turner explores how their work relates to the assumptions, fantasies and at times harsh realities of his bisexual identity.
We love it when our subscribers send in suggestions of things for us to talk about – but do we love what they’re suggesting? Is Eurythmics’ soundtrack to the 1984 film 1984 doubleplusgood or does it send John Doran into his own personal Room 101? Find out here.
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With music venues in crisis, does celebrating them as places where bands appeared on the way to fame overshadow their true purpose as the places in which music is played for the sake of communal joy, asks Luke Turner
With music venues in crisis, does celebrating them as places where bands appeared on the way to fame overshadow their true purpose as the places in which music is played for the sake of communal joy, asks Luke Turner
Luke Turner appraises Cherry Red's reissue of The Fall's Real New Fall LP, arguing that Mark E Smith's decision to remix the original version showed his judgement was correct as it paved the way for one of the best periods of the group's operation
Luke Turner appraises Cherry Red's reissue of The Fall's Real New Fall LP, arguing that Mark E Smith's decision to remix the original version showed his judgement was correct as it paved the way for one of the best periods of the group's operation