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Viewing The Male Gaze: From Larry Stanton to Now

The Wick Culture - Larry Stanton, Untitled, 1981 Drawing on paper 46 x 61 cm, 18 1/8 x 24 1/8 ins 57.4 x 72.6 cm, 22 5/8 x 28 5/8 ins
Above  Larry Stanton, Untitled, 1981 Drawing on paper 46 x 61 cm, 18 1/8 x 24 1/8 ins 57.4 x 72.6 cm, 22 5/8 x 28 5/8 ins
The Wick Culture - Larry Stanton, Untitled, n.d. Drawing on paper 60 x 45 cm, 23 5/8 x 17 3/4 ins 72.6 x 57.4 cm. 28 5/8 x 22 5/8 ins framed
Above  Larry Stanton, Untitled, n.d. Drawing on paper 60 x 45 cm, 23 5/8 x 17 3/4 ins 72.6 x 57.4 cm. 28 5/8 x 22 5/8 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Larry Stanton, Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 42.5 x 34.8 cm, 16 3/4 x 13 3/4 ins 51.5 x 43.7 cm, 20 1/4 x 17 1/4 ins framed
Above  Larry Stanton, Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 42.5 x 34.8 cm, 16 3/4 x 13 3/4 ins 51.5 x 43.7 cm, 20 1/4 x 17 1/4 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Larry Stanton, Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 35 x 43 cm, 13 3/4 x 16 7/8 ins 44 x 52 cm, 17 3/8 x 20 1/2 ins framed
Above  Larry Stanton, Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 35 x 43 cm, 13 3/4 x 16 7/8 ins 44 x 52 cm, 17 3/8 x 20 1/2 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Larry Stanton Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 35 x 43 cm, 13 3/4 x 16 7/8 ins 43.5 x 51.5 cm, 17 1/8 x 20 1/4 ins framed
Above  Larry Stanton Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 35 x 43 cm, 13 3/4 x 16 7/8 ins 43.5 x 51.5 cm, 17 1/8 x 20 1/4 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Paul P. Untitled, 2008 Oil on canvas 46.4 x 61 cm, 18 1/4 x 24 1/8 ins 53.3 x 67.9 cm, 21 x 26 3/4 ins framed
Above  Paul P. Untitled, 2008 Oil on canvas 46.4 x 61 cm, 18 1/4 x 24 1/8 ins 53.3 x 67.9 cm, 21 x 26 3/4 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Cary Kwok Beguiled, 2022 Acrylic and ink on paper 42 x 30 cm, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4 ins 51 x 39 cm, 20 1/8 x 15 3/8 ins framed
Above  Cary Kwok Beguiled, 2022 Acrylic and ink on paper 42 x 30 cm, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4 ins 51 x 39 cm, 20 1/8 x 15 3/8 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Kenneth Bergfeld A home with no hands IX, 2019 Oil on canvas 40 x 30 cm 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 ins
Above  Kenneth Bergfeld A home with no hands IX, 2019 Oil on canvas 40 x 30 cm 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 ins
The Wick Culture - David Weishaar Moth Echoes, 2022 Oil on canvas 40 x 50 cm, 15 3/4 x 19 3/4 ins
Above  David Weishaar Moth Echoes, 2022 Oil on canvas 40 x 50 cm, 15 3/4 x 19 3/4 ins
The Wick Culture - David Weishaar Fleur de Garçon II [Boy's Flower II], 2022 Oil on canvas 50 x 30 cm, 19 3/4 x 11 3/4 ins
Above  David Weishaar Fleur de Garçon II [Boy’s Flower II], 2022 Oil on canvas 50 x 30 cm, 19 3/4 x 11 3/4 ins
The Wick Culture - Leon Pozniakow Nono, 2021 Watercolour on gesso panel 20 x 15 cm, 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 ins
Above  Leon Pozniakow Nono, 2021 Watercolour on gesso panel 20 x 15 cm, 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 ins
The Wick Culture - Leon Pozniakow Querelle, 2021 Watercolour on gesso panel 20 x 15 cm, 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 ins
Above  Leon Pozniakow Querelle, 2021 Watercolour on gesso panel 20 x 15 cm, 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 ins
The Wick Culture - Larry Stanton, Untitled, 1981 Drawing on paper 46 x 61 cm, 18 1/8 x 24 1/8 ins 57.4 x 72.6 cm, 22 5/8 x 28 5/8 ins
Above  Larry Stanton, Untitled, 1981 Drawing on paper 46 x 61 cm, 18 1/8 x 24 1/8 ins 57.4 x 72.6 cm, 22 5/8 x 28 5/8 ins
The Wick Culture - Larry Stanton, Untitled, n.d. Drawing on paper 60 x 45 cm, 23 5/8 x 17 3/4 ins 72.6 x 57.4 cm. 28 5/8 x 22 5/8 ins framed
Above  Larry Stanton, Untitled, n.d. Drawing on paper 60 x 45 cm, 23 5/8 x 17 3/4 ins 72.6 x 57.4 cm. 28 5/8 x 22 5/8 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Larry Stanton, Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 42.5 x 34.8 cm, 16 3/4 x 13 3/4 ins 51.5 x 43.7 cm, 20 1/4 x 17 1/4 ins framed
Above  Larry Stanton, Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 42.5 x 34.8 cm, 16 3/4 x 13 3/4 ins 51.5 x 43.7 cm, 20 1/4 x 17 1/4 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Larry Stanton, Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 35 x 43 cm, 13 3/4 x 16 7/8 ins 44 x 52 cm, 17 3/8 x 20 1/2 ins framed
Above  Larry Stanton, Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 35 x 43 cm, 13 3/4 x 16 7/8 ins 44 x 52 cm, 17 3/8 x 20 1/2 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Larry Stanton Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 35 x 43 cm, 13 3/4 x 16 7/8 ins 43.5 x 51.5 cm, 17 1/8 x 20 1/4 ins framed
Above  Larry Stanton Untitled, c.1980 Drawing on paper 35 x 43 cm, 13 3/4 x 16 7/8 ins 43.5 x 51.5 cm, 17 1/8 x 20 1/4 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Paul P. Untitled, 2008 Oil on canvas 46.4 x 61 cm, 18 1/4 x 24 1/8 ins 53.3 x 67.9 cm, 21 x 26 3/4 ins framed
Above  Paul P. Untitled, 2008 Oil on canvas 46.4 x 61 cm, 18 1/4 x 24 1/8 ins 53.3 x 67.9 cm, 21 x 26 3/4 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Cary Kwok Beguiled, 2022 Acrylic and ink on paper 42 x 30 cm, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4 ins 51 x 39 cm, 20 1/8 x 15 3/8 ins framed
Above  Cary Kwok Beguiled, 2022 Acrylic and ink on paper 42 x 30 cm, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4 ins 51 x 39 cm, 20 1/8 x 15 3/8 ins framed
The Wick Culture - Kenneth Bergfeld A home with no hands IX, 2019 Oil on canvas 40 x 30 cm 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 ins
Above  Kenneth Bergfeld A home with no hands IX, 2019 Oil on canvas 40 x 30 cm 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 ins
The Wick Culture - David Weishaar Moth Echoes, 2022 Oil on canvas 40 x 50 cm, 15 3/4 x 19 3/4 ins
Above  David Weishaar Moth Echoes, 2022 Oil on canvas 40 x 50 cm, 15 3/4 x 19 3/4 ins
The Wick Culture - David Weishaar Fleur de Garçon II [Boy's Flower II], 2022 Oil on canvas 50 x 30 cm, 19 3/4 x 11 3/4 ins
Above  David Weishaar Fleur de Garçon II [Boy’s Flower II], 2022 Oil on canvas 50 x 30 cm, 19 3/4 x 11 3/4 ins
The Wick Culture - Leon Pozniakow Nono, 2021 Watercolour on gesso panel 20 x 15 cm, 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 ins
Above  Leon Pozniakow Nono, 2021 Watercolour on gesso panel 20 x 15 cm, 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 ins
The Wick Culture - Leon Pozniakow Querelle, 2021 Watercolour on gesso panel 20 x 15 cm, 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 ins
Above  Leon Pozniakow Querelle, 2021 Watercolour on gesso panel 20 x 15 cm, 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 ins

5 — 30 July 2022
The Artist Room, London
https://theartistroom.com

Explore the power of the male-on-male gaze at The Artist Room this July as works by a radical group of contemporary artists go on display alongside unseen drawings by Larry Stanton, the New York-based portrait artist who tragically died in 1984 of AIDS-related complications, aged just 37.

Over the course of his short life, Stanton documented in his sketches and paintings the liberating pre-AIDS queer scene and the bohemian spirit in the city and beyond. ‘People make their own faces and Larry knew this instinctively,’ said Stanton’s friend and artist David Hockney.

Elsewhere, you’ll find works by Kenneth Bergfeld, Jimmy DeSana, Paul P. and Leon Pozniakow, the multi-disciplinary artist who draws inspiration from personal memories to explore the gay experience and love. Also included are works by Cary Kwok, who is best known for his graphic drawings which depict erotic — even fetishist — scenes.

Shown together, these works reveal the beauty found in fleeting and unexpected encounters. The result is superb and will leave you wanting more.
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05 July 2022 — 30 July 2022
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