Posts Tagged ‘gay’
California, Meet Minnesota (and Delaware, and Rhode Island)
May 13, 2013
Today, Minnesota legalized gay marriage. This is amazing on many levels. When I was planning my wedding 9 short months ago, there were 6 states where marriage was legal. Of those, 3 were in the midst of some kind of repeal attempt, so we had 3 true options. Mia and I had to go outside [...]
2013 | Blog | Media: video | Tags: gay, Mia, PlacesComments (0)
Creative Team Presents Findings of LGBT Survey at Museum of Motherhood
November 26, 2012
Mothers of gay, lesbian, and bisexual children from all over the United States spoke out at the Museum of Motherhood in New York City, without ever leaving their homes. Their opinions on learning that their children were gay were given voice by the creative team of Maura McGurk and Mia Grottola, who conducted an anonymous [...]
2012 | News | Media: performance | Tags: Art installations and performance, art museums, gay, interviewsComments (0)
Listen to Your Mother Survey: Some Excerpts
November 9, 2012
Video by John Roberts. This video encapsulates many of the responses Mia and I received to our anonymous online survey of mothers of gay children. At this point in history, it could be argued that it’s never been easier to tell your parents you’re gay. But Mia and I can tell you from personal experience [...]
2012 | Blog | Tags: art museums, gay, interviews, MiaComments (0)
Public Art: The Andy Monument
September 12, 2011
New Yorkers always tend to look down as they speed around town, probably to avoid stepping in anything nasty. But there’s lots to see when you keep your eyes above street level. This sculpture of Andy Warhol, by Rob Pruitt, is located at the northwest corner of Union Square Park, outside of the building where [...]
2011 | Blog | Tags: Art movements and -isms, artist statement, artists, figurative art, gay, Places, public art, sculptureComments (0)
The Museum of Motherhood
September 10, 2011
As Mia and I were walking down the street the other day, we saw a large banner that proclaimed a new museum opening, right in our neighborhood. This was news, and how could we not have known about it, just three blocks from our place? It’s called the Museum of Motherhood. We wandered over and [...]
2011 | Blog | Tags: art exhibitions, Art installations and performance, art museums, artists, contemporary art, gay, life of an artist, MiaComments (0)
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September 8, 2011
Marisa Tomei and Cheyenne Jackson put their money where their mouth is. A year ago, when the Prop 8 trial in California wasn’t allowed to be televised, they re-enacted scenes themselves in parks, Marisa in LA, Cheyenne in NYC. Watch Marisa’s video here and Cheyenne’s here. Marisa’s involvement inspired me to produce an afternoon of [...]
2011 | Blog | Tags: Art installations and performance, gay, Mia, movies, People in the news, political art, public artComments (0)
Superheroes and Political Art
August 10, 2011
I love my EW magazine, and here’s one more reason: the July 29 issue features an article called “So One Comic-Book Legend Said to the Other…” that got me thinking about the connection between superheroes and political art. The article is a conversation between authors Neil Gaiman, who is, incidentally, a favorite of my old [...]
2011 | Blog | Media: paintings | Tags: authors, contemporary art, gay, gay art, gay bullying, interviews, People in the news, political artComments (0)
Road Trip: Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse, Atlanta GA
August 4, 2011
Outwrite is a gay bookstore in the Midtown neighborhood of Atlanta. They are also the largest LGBT landmark in the South. That strikes me as prestigious, but also a little scary, since they’re not THAT big. But I don’t mean to be that way, and what’s not to love? And I do love bookstores. This [...]
2011 | Blog | Tags: gay, gay art, Road tripsComments (2)
Broadway Sings for Pride
June 26, 2011
Still celebrating Pride here in NYC! Monday brings Broadway Sings for Pride, a benefit concert for The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center in NYC. Musical performances will feature cast members from Broadway’s The Book of Mormon, Wicked, Jersey Boys, Rent, Wonderland, Mamma Mia, Anything Goes and many more! Mia will be one of [...]
2011 | Blog | Tags: Art installations and performance, gay, MiaComments (0)
New York Senate Says Yes to Gay Marriage!
June 25, 2011
Thank you to the New York State Senate, especially the four Republicans who crossed party lines to do the right thing and pass gay marriage in our state. Mia and I were at a rooftop screening of Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same (it was excellent, by the way) when someone leaned over and whispered [...]
2011 | Blog | Tags: gay, Mia, People in the newsComments (0)
June is for Weddings, Why Not Gay Ones?
June 9, 2011
Check out this great map that lays out gay marriage laws in the US. Hopefully we can add a couple of more states by the end of the year (talking to you, New York).
2011 | Blog | Tags: gay, maps, PlacesComments (0)
Map of Gay Rights Worldwide
May 20, 2011
Checking to see who’s naughty and who’s nice…Zoom in, the details are pretty interesting.
2011 | Blog | Tags: gay, mapsComments (0)
Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same
January 26, 2011
No, that’s not my match.com ad, it’s a film playing at Sundance right now featuring the gifted Jackie Monahan. We bonded on a Provincetown street corner this summer (yes, it gets better and better) as she handed out clever comments along with tickets to her comedy show. She’s funny, and of course, she also got [...]
2011 | Blog | Tags: gay, moviesComments (0)
Happy Birthday, Ellen DeGeneres!
January 26, 2011
Happy Birthday today to Ellen DeGeneres! I was a fan in the 1980s when she emerged as part of a smart, funny bunch of female comics (her phone calls to God were hilarious) but she’s gone on to lead the pack and push the envelope in ways that have made me love her even more: [...]
2011 | Blog | Tags: gay, People in the newsComments (1)
Vermont Studio Center: Artist’s Statement
November 8, 2010
Of the recent suicides of gay youth due to bullying, Tyler Clementi’s story is especially heartbreaking. Tyler’s roommate used social media to “out” him, and secretly filmed Tyler’s intimate encounter with a man. The roommate, Dharun Ravi, planned to do it again, broadcasting the time and date over the internet, as well as promising to [...]
