Welcome to Filthy Dreams
Well hello there! Welcome to Filthy Dreams, a blog that analyzes culture through a queer lens. Rather than jumping right into new content, we thought it best to introduce ourselves and our aesthetics with our Trash Manifesto
Latest Entries
The Revenge of the Filthy Dreams HALLOWREEN Playlist
Did you feel that first fall chill in the air, faithful Filthy Dreams followers? Do you know what that means?! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!! THE RETURN OF THE HALLOWREEN PLAYLIST! Continue reading
Warming Their Wasted Flowers: Representations Of Loss In ‘Jim Hodges: Give More Than You Take’
With his intuitive use of seemingly mundane materials such as denim, mirrors, silk scarves and, frequently fabric flowers, Jim Hodges’ art, like the final lines of Baudelaire’s “The Death of Artists” seeks to represent loss, as well as breathing new life into its remains. Continue reading
Why Can’t You Give Me The RESPECT That I’m Entitled To?!: The Lypsinka Video Lounge
Well, it’s that time again for another Party Out Of Bounds post. I was planning on writing a serious post today but then, I realized: it’s Friday! So sit back, grab another glass or two of our pumpkin punch and let’s celebrate that lip-synching queen of camp: Lypsinka! Continue reading
5 Films/Videos To Shock Your Vacation-Mates This Labor Day Weekend
It’s the end of the line, queens: Summer is over. I know, it went so fast for me too! One minute, I was sitting on the back porch of a shack at the Shack Up Inn in Clarksdale, Mississippi, downing Lazy Magnolia beers and listening to Jim Morrison’s heroically bad poetry and next thing I … Continue reading
Now You See Me…:(In)Visibility In Jordan Casteel’s ‘Visible Man’
Referencing Ellison’s novel, Brooklyn-based artist and recent Yale MFA graduate Jordan Casteel investigates the notion of invisibility and visibility in her monumental portraits of nude black men in repose in her exhibition Visible Man at Sargent’s Daughters. Continue reading
Filthy Dreams’ Carnival Of Sleaze Playlist
Step right up, queens! Step right up and listen to perhaps our most troubling Filthy Dreams playlist yet: our Filthy Dreams’ Carnival of Sleaze Playlist! Feel a little uneasy? Us too. Continue reading
Oh, Wow!: Filthy Dreams’ 5 Favorite Warhol Films In Honor Of Their Complete Digitization
This morning, the Museum of Modern Art announced a partnership with the Andy Warhol Museum and MPC, a digital visual effects (VFX) studio, to digitize the complete collection of Andy Warhol’s films. In honor of MoMA’s recent announcement, which we’re sure will bring even more Warhol favorites to light, here are our 5 favorite Warhol films. Continue reading
Filth Is My Politics! Filth Is My Life!: Documenting The Queen of Filth In ‘I Am Divine’
I’ll never forget the first time I laid eyes on Harris Glenn Milstead, better known as the cinematic terrorist, the filthiest person alive, the queen so fucking beautiful she cant stand it herself, Divine. She was strutting, sashaying and sneering her way through the streets of Baltimore, leaving a trail of shock and sleaze in her … Continue reading
Hustle With His Muscle: The John Sex Video Lounge
Well, don’t get your knickers…or panties, if you prefer, in a knot, Mary, because the Party Out Of Bounds series is back with a vengeance featuring my favorite sleazy, schmaltzy nightclub performer–John Sex! Continue reading
Mourning, Militancy and Art In ‘Let The Record Show’
Devastating, enraging, moving, motivating and yes, militant, Let The Record Show succeeds in powerfully and captivatingly revealing the innumerable and almost incomprehensible losses to the arts community, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as that community’s strong and outspoken response to the crisis. Continue reading