In this lecture we will dive into the long forgotten “Kryptadia” erotic journals published in a limited prints and in total secret over the time span of 30 years at the end of the 1800’s to the mid 1930’s.
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Japanese Calligraphy – ‘nectar’
Join our next online Japanese calligraphy session - enjoy meditation, poetry and practice a new character - 'nectar'.
In Plain Sight: (Un)Hidden Sexuality in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope (1948)
This session will discuss the use of metaphor throughout Rope along with Hitchcock’s concurrently advanced and adverse representations of queer characters, which are simultaneously progressive for having centre- stage but also problematic for being villainous.
Japanese Calligraphy – ‘secret’
Join our next Japanese Calligraphy session. Learn a new kanji 秘 and how it connects us to the boundless mysteries that surround us and the humility required to navigate the complexities of existence.
Amsterdam’s Our Lord in the Attic Museum: Former Hidden Church
This talk will introduce 'Our Lord in the Attic' museum, the position of the Catholics during the ‘Golden Age of the Netherlands’, famous Catholic artists and so called Dutch tolerance and liberalism.
Unveiling Secrets in Japanese Literature
Join us for an illuminating lecture where we delve into the timeless classics "The Pillow Book" and "The Tale of Genji."
Behind Closed Doors: Secrets and Taboos in Contemporary Art
In this session we will delve into all the ways artists have recently tackled in their works taboo themes linking to love, sexuality and trauma.
Artists’ Love Letters
During this lecture we explore the private thoughts of artists as they express themselves to/about the person they venerated.
Poetry Reading: Secrets and Confessions
Our next Poetry Reading session will focus on Secrets and Confessions. We will read 4 poems related to the theme and discuss them with the group.
A History of Queer Women’s Hairstyles
In this lecture, we’ll look at historic painting and illustrations, as well as modern photographs. We’ll read the words of queer women from the past and the present who found significance in their hair, as well as archival newspapers, biographies, and even modern-day Tumblr posts. A history of queer’s women’s hairstyles is as varied and diverse as the people whose heads are crowned by them.