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
Conrad Ventur Remembers Original Underground Superstar Mario Montez
Before Andy Warhol even heard the term, queer underground filmmaker and aesthetic genius Jack Smith anointed legendary drag actress Mario Montez a “Superstar.” Named after Smith’s favorite campy Hollywood starlet Maria Montez, Mario Montez’s exquisite beauty and attention-grabbing acting style made him an underground film sensation, starring in Smith’s controversial Flaming Creatures, Andy Warhol’s uncannily … Continue reading
Filthy Dream’s Interview with Defne Ayas, the curator-at-large of Performa
We met with Defne Ayas, the curator-at-large of Performa, the performance art biennial that defines the new trends in performance. Since its first installment in 2005, Performa has been offering a determined program that not only presents what’s new in this field, but also offers new ideas and discussions for the future of performance art. … Continue reading
A Dandy is a Dandy! A Look at the Most Baroque Show in New York These Days
Recently opened Raqib Shaw exhibition, Paradise Lost, at Pace Gallery truly does justice to its title inspiration, depicting the story of “the man” in all of its decadence, rise and everything between the two. Continue reading
Bonjour, Mary: 5 Queer Artists We Can’t Wait To See At The 2014 Whitney Biennial
To preempt all the multitudes of lists that will probably emerge about the 2014 Whitney Biennial, I thought I’d toss my confetti-covered hat in the ring with the 5 queer artists to look for in the 2014 Whitney BIennial. Continue reading
Rituals of Reductive Island: Why I Hated The Whitney’s ‘Rituals of Rented Island’
While I know this will certainly get me in trouble but try as I might, I can’t say it another way: I hated the Whitney Museum’s exhibition Rituals of Rented Island: Object Theater, Loft Performance and The New Psychodrama–Manhattan, 1970-1980. Even its Jack Smith-coined name couldn’t save the exhibition for me. Continue reading
Born To Be Cheap: Gossip as Queer Art History
In Gavin Butt’s fascinating and revolutionary Between You And Me: Queer Disclosures In the New York Art World, 1948-1963, Butt elevates this bitchy and queeny mid-20th century gossip to art historical importance. Continue reading
Why Don’t You Check YOUR Privilege: A Filthy Dreams Rant
Why hello! What’s that sound I hear? Is it your blood boiling? Oh me too, Mary, me too. Sometimes you just need a good rant to get all that fury out. Ranting and raving is one of our favorite past-times as we furiously rage-text each other about issues ranging from tattoos to academia to queer … Continue reading
Confessions of a Cronut: Nobody is Perfect
Yes I am a cronut. I am a cronut waiting inside the counter to be picked up by my customer; or better I should say client… Continue reading
Cut It Up And See What It Really Says: Collage As Subversion At The Brooklyn Museum
Last weekend, the Brooklyn Museum’s Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art and the International Collage Center hosted a panel, “Fashioning Personnae: Collage, Gender and Feminism,” bringing together an inspirational group of artists to question the nature of collage as it relates to gender, identity and the self. Continue reading
This Time Blue is the Warmest Color
In the first hour of Blue is the Warmest Color, the lead character, who also gives her name to the original title of the film, La Vie d’Adèle, finds herself in a discussion about Antigone in her literature class. This is not a coincidence for sure–Antigone, being the symbol of female potency and resistance towards … Continue reading