Lush magic realism is a backdrop for
this exploration of sexual identity.
His ambitions are admirable, especially when it comes to
his exploration of sexual identity and sexual activity in young teens.
This year's stand - out debut novels include
explorations of sexual identity, a search for hidden treasure, and a peek into the bloody world of cults.
Not exact matches
The youngster is not only at a stage
of sexual exploration, an innocent in search
of his
sexual identity, but he's also often in rebellion against his parents, bent on taking risks.
But things get complicated when he meets Elliot (Antonio Marziale), a handsome and charming gay kid from the other side
of town, who unwittingly sends Alex on a rollercoaster journey
of sexual identity, kicking off a hilarious and moving
exploration of love, sex and friendship in our liberated and confusing modern times.
Decades, if not centuries,
of behavioural research have established a rather clear picture
of the tumultuous teenage years driven by
sexual maturation,
identity establishment, and social
exploration.
In this sense many works on view can be understood as
explorations of concepts like «surface» and «skin» translated as sites
of transformation, in the form
of the skin
of a building, the skin
of a painting as a material entity, or the artificial skin
of a latex mask that makes it possible to assume multiple
sexual identities.
He means Country Ball 1989 — 2012 as an
exploration of black motherhood, madness, and his own gay
sexual identity, but it has a hard time carrying that weight.
In his art Bjarne Melgaard points to problem areas that have been marginalized by society and which we perhaps prefer not to be confronted with: subcultures such as S&M, Black Metal,
sexual transgressions and abuse, the
exploration of identity and the testing
of the limits
of the body, existential loneliness, suicide, the constant search for love and a sense
of security.
Continuing a three decade long
exploration of issues
of gender
identity,
sexual commodification and depictions
of desire, this is Linder's first solo show in London for four years, and her second at Stuart Shave / Modern Art.
Devin N. Morris is a Baltimore born, Brooklyn based artist who is interested in abstracting American life and subverting traditional value systems through the
exploration of racial and
sexual identity in mixed media paintings, photographs, writings and video.
The Jewish Museum exhibit in which it was featured is a compact and focused show, curated by a talented young Jewish Museum curatorial assistant, Rachel Furnari, featuring work by seven contemporary artists whose wide - ranging
explorations of the complicated intersections
of national, ethnic, and
sexual identities are central to their artistic practice.
Topics include: - Increasing intimacy, passion or romance - Desire discrepancy (one partner wanting more sex)- Trauma: past or present - Couples who want to explore inhibitions - Increasing communication in and out
of the bedroom - Guilt, anxiety and / or difficulty with arousal or relaxing -
Exploration around
sexual orientation or gender
identity
We work with individuals as they face the challenges
of life — whether they're dealing with relationship struggles,
sexual or gender
identity exploration, anxiety, depression or another issue.