Käthe Butcher (German, b. 1990) – A Hug in the Garden, 2020
As widespread lockdowns swept the globe earlier this year in response to the threat of COVID-19, intimacy became fraught. For artist Käthe Butcher, the loss of an embrace or casual peck on the cheek was incredibly difficult. This desire for connection culminated in “A Hug In The Garden,” an emotional rendering of two women holding each other. (Source)
marsha p. johnson and sylvia rivera, founders of STAR and the first pride parades, in 1989
happy pride month! the stonewall uprising was a riot started by trans women of colour against police brutality. support black lives. support trans lives. love fiercely. throw bricks. acab.
“Real greatness comes from that sort of spontaneity of the moment that takes it into another level. That can never be planned; it happens or it doesn’t. And you can’t force it.”
On his birthday, here is the great Malcolm McDowell behind the scenes of his most iconic film, Stanley Kubrick’s startling 1971 provocation, A Clockwork Orange, with Kubrick and others.
William-Adolphe Bouguereau — Portrait de jeune fille. detail. 1898
Natasha Lyonne / Tamara Jenkins’ Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
