Rene Zhang·Oct 19Queer Looking: Claude Cahun’s Alternative PortraitureA visual analysis essay on Surrealism, androgyny, and the mystery of self-representation
Shokti·Oct 18Pointing into FairylandWhat an enormous honour and thrill it is to see my hand, enlarged, protruding from a wall and pointing the way into Tim Walker’s Fairyland…
Charlotte Grove Reynders·Jun 17Purple Power: Queer Artistry and Agency in Venus Gonzalez’s The AlchemistOf all the artwork at Ria x Gallery’s Pride Art Show Celebration in Montclair, New Jersey, there was one piece I couldn’t take my eyes off…
InNOT REAL ARTbyScott Power·Jun 2Portraits of Pride: Joan Cox on Painting Modern Love, Queer Visibility, and Finding Your Artistic…Baltimore’s harbor is calm, but resident artist Joan Cox is gathering momentum. Since her last appearance with NOT REAL ART, she’s been…
cha's digital writing & researches·Apr 17Good Luck, Babe?: Is this song for queers or cisheteros?Chappell Roan’s meteoric rise to pop stardom has been fueled by her unapologetic queerness, camp aesthetics, and high-octane vocals. Her…
R Tanaka·Aug 14, 2025The Many Faces of Shunga: Why This Erotic Art Still Matters By R. TanakaShunga isn’t just a type of erotic art — it’s a window into the heart of Japan’s cultural and human history. Whether it’s heterosexual…
InNOT REAL ARTbyScott Power·Jun 25, 2025Mixed-Media Artist Seth Prestwood Embraces Healing Through Water and Queer Community
Jymi Cliche·Mar 9, 2025A Few Art Therapy Assignments Since I’ve Been Living With Dissociative Identity DisorderI’ve had mild symptoms of DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) for years, as a result of my Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder but this…A response icon1A response icon1
