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Ignacio Darnaude, a queer male art historian and film producer, joins Andrew in The Ivory Tower Boiler Room to open up conversations about the queer male art world. Ignacio starts by dissecting what he has coined "Breaking the Gay Code in Art."  He uses the analogy of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" to dig into why the closet has to be thrown open in the art world. For example, why do so many audience members, in his art lectures, audibly gasp when he reveals that a canonical male artist is in fact sexually interested in men.

Throughout the interview, Ignacio explains the nuances of labelling a male artist or his work as "gay," "homoerotic," or "queer." And, you better be taking notes since we talk about queer art all the way from ancient Greece to the 20th century. A few key figures include Michelangelo, Donatello, Thomas Eakins, J.C. Leyendecker, and Tom of Finland. Head to our Instagram to see some of these artists and their homoerotic works.

Ignacio's writing has appeared in the Gay and Lesbian Review where he has explored the queer art of Paul Cadmus, John Singer Sargent, Michelangelo, and Grant Wood.

You can find his Gay and Lesbian Review writing here: https://glreview.org/?s=ignacio+darnaude

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