Queer Lives and Art

Highlights

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How Muholi is affirming beauty

Explore this visual-activist's practice through three photographic series
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Kids’ View

5 LGBTQ+ Art Stories

Join Olly Pike as he explores LGBTQ+ artists, their wonderful worlds and artworks
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Five Stories of Queer Artists

Discover five important stories of queer love and relationships told through art

If I have to change my lifestyle, I don't want to live.

Robert Mapplethorpe

If I wait for someone else to validate my existence, it will mean that I’m shortchanging myself.

Zanele Muholi

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.

Andy Warhol

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A Queer Little History of Art: Bathing

Discover a queer reading of art history through Duncan Grant’s Bathing
Talking Point

Susan Calman on queer role models, art and progress

The Scottish comedian discusses why the gay rights movement is still so important today
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Sunil Gupta: 'Being in the dark room is healing’

The photographer talks about how his work in the dark room helped him deal with his HIV positive diagnosis
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Portfolio: Rotimi Fani-Kayode – Desire In Exile

Mark Sealy

Rotimi Fani-Kayode arrived in Brighton aged 11 in 1966, having fled Nigeria’s civil war. After coming out as gay, he …
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Who is Bhupen Khakhar?

An introduction to the artists Bhupen Khakhar exhibiting at Tate Modern
Talking Point

Queer Lives: Channel 4 Random Acts

Watch six films, each providing glimpses into the lived experience of six individuals
Teaching Resource

Thinking about gender and bodies

Find ways to structure discussions and activities to explore identity and gender
Interview

Artist Meets: BBZ x Abondance Matanda

Hear BBZ, a collective for queer people of colour, in discussion with the up and comer they most admire

Black Identities and Art

Discover Black art and artists in Tate's collection
Wellbeing and Art

Explore mindfulness through the art and artists within Tate's collection
Women and Art

Explore the stories and achievements of women artists and their contributions to the art world
Disability and Art

Explore how artists have portrayed the range of human ability through their art
Migration and Art

Explore how artists reflect on moving to new places