Boys' School
I have been wanting to make a bit of space here at Grace to appreciate the guy artists who have been so inspiring to me. We are here to support and celebrate women artists, and some cross-pollination with guy artists is part of that. Lately, I've been feeling especially appreciative of and curious about men who are really pushing forward in their art and asking big questions--guys like Dave Chappelle, Alan Moore, Chuck D.
These men and more are gorgeous and revolutionary, the antithesis of the "wonder boys" who coast on their massive book deals for their realist novels of manners about the upper middle class. It's the marketing structure that prioritizes that boring sort of narrative above all else that I am so sick of.
But the sexy boy artists who are really pushing the envelope rather than relying on the artistic equivalent of the Williamsburg hipster uniform: how can we resist? I'll be putting up little interviews as the spirit moves me.
The first installment of Boys' School will be up today, featuring one of my favorite New York guy writers. Can't wait.
xxoo Elizabeth