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...deceptive depth of the piece is a common theme in the collection, billed as “A Melange of Queer Art Exploring Deviance, Allure and the Curious Concoction of the Two.” The multimedia representations of homosexuality on display are alluring and thoughtfully blended with images from mainstream life to question our assumptions of normal behavior. Seemingly small in scope, this gem of a collection is an ambitious project that ought not to be overlooked...
...patterned wall manages to do, the entire exhibit questions the very nature of queer art. Han Yu ’06, the exhibit’s curator, explains that she wasn’t merely attempting to display works by gay and lesbian artists. Even “straight up gay and lesbian depictions” were not on her radar; after all, she points out, with Abercrombie models photographed in homoerotic contexts and lipsticked models posing lesbian, the public has been flooded with such images. Yu wanted instead to gather works that could be read with a queer message...
...Beautiful Rebellion” does just that, in an aesthetically enticing display. From a grouping of picture frames etched with such phrases as “my autobiography began to seem suspicious” and “it must be so easy for you to pass” to a collection of mirrors angled to shine the light into writing “DUST” on the wall, the exhibit’s pieces, created by Harvard undergrads and local artists, break down everyday mediums to question our conceptions of identity...
...viewers to come to their own conclusions, but several also offer short, informative pieces about the artists’ own readings, gathered in a portfolio in the back. Queer or not, artistically inclined or not, any inquiring mind would be tempted and challenged by the multifaceted collection currently on display in Adams House...
...must have read too many Teen magazines in my formative years, because I can’t help but giggle every time I go to Best Buy and see the giant “PDAs” sign. (That’s “Public Displays of Affection,” for those not hip to the lingo.) Using a PDA is a public display of arrogance: I’ve seen college guys whip out their PDAs and compare them like old men swapping fishing stories. (“Check out the size on this baby...