This is Not a Willy Magazine: Promoting Gay and Queer Fine Art Photography with Ghislain Pascal, curator of BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! + co-founder of Little Black Gallery
JUN 30, 202267 MIN
This is Not a Willy Magazine: Promoting Gay and Queer Fine Art Photography with Ghislain Pascal, curator of BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! + co-founder of Little Black Gallery
JUN 30, 202267 MIN
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<p>Though Pride month 'technically' ends today, Pride for LGTBQ+ folk is year-round and this week's guest embodies that to the fullest. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/ghislain.pascal/'>Ghislain Pascal</a> is the co-founder of London's Little Black Gallery (<a href='https://www.instagram.com/tlbgallery/'>@tlbgallery</a>) and creator of <a href='https://boysboysboys.org/'>BOYS! BOYS! BOYS!</a> (<a href='https://www.instagram.com/boysfineart/'>@boysfineart</a>) a publication and platform dedicated to promoting queer and gay photography including exhibitions, books, a bi-annual magazine, photography courses, competitions, and an online art platform.</p><p>It now represents more than 65 photographers from 30 countries - including China, India, Iran, Poland, Russia, and Turkey where gay rights are repressed and queer lives are under constant threat. </p><p>In our conversation, we talk about the challenges of promoting queer artists, how he combats pervasive institutional homophobia, being kicked off Instagram, building a global platform, and his advice for artists everywhere. </p><p>Head over to the <a href='https://boysboysboys.org/'>BOYS! BOYS! BOYS!</a> site to purchase the magazine and original works by emerging and established gay and queer photographers. <br/><br/>Purchase your copy of BOYS! BOYS! BOYS!: <a href='https://boysboysboys.org/collections/books'>https://boysboysboys.org/collections/books</a><br/>Purchase With Love From Russia by Vlad Zorin: <a href='https://boysboysboys.org/collections/books/products/with-love-from-russia-by-vlad-zorin'>https://boysboysboys.org/collections/books/products/with-love-from-russia-by-vlad-zorin</a></p>